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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 is better than Galaxy A30, with a 91.5 score against 79.6. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's design is newer than the Galaxy A30's, but it is thicker and notably heavier. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little worse display pixel density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A30, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little better performance than Galaxy A30, 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 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a way higher resolution camera, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and pictures and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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