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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| -- | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 |
| 9.35 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is much better than the Samsung W2017, having a 91.5 score against 73.2. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer design is a bit lighter and extremely thinner than the Samsung W2017. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the older 12 version and Samsung W2017 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a little better performance than Samsung W2017, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has just a bit better looking display than Samsung W2017, because although it has a lot worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a really larger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung W2017, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung W2017, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a way better battery life than Samsung W2017, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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