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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 12 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.69 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 an overall score of 91.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, but it is somewhat heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the older 12 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM and more cpu cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 54 percent more battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
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