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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 12 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a global score of 91.5, which is way better than the Microsoft Lumia 950's global score of 74.1. Even though the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is notably newer than Microsoft Lumia 950, it's notably heavier and a bit thicker. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has Android 12 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a greater processing power than Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Lumia 950 has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel number per inch of display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much better battery performance than Lumia 950, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures way better pictures and videos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality photos and videos, a much more megapixels camera in the back and a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations.
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