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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is better than the Huawei P Smart (2020), getting a global score of 91.5 against 77.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is incredibly newer, but incredibly heavier and just a little thicker than the Huawei P Smart (2020). Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has an older 12 version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite bigger display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with just a little better performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures much better videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a lot better video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution. The Huawei P Smart (2020) has a bit more storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features better battery performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 26 percent more battery capacity.
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