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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 12 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a global score of 91.5, which is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's score of 75. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a incredibly newer phone than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but it is a bit thicker and noticeably heavier. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has Android 12 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Lumia 950 XL has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a better pixel density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a lot better camera than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos, a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality and a much higher 200 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with longer battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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