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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a global score of 91.5, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is incredibly newer, but noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has 5 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower pixel number per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bigger display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 43 percent larger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back camera with a way better 200 MP resolution, a way higher video definition and a larger aperture to take better captures and video in low-light environments.
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