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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia 5 III, with a general score of 91.5 against 90.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a newer cellphone than the Sony Xperia 5 III, but it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a newer 12 version and Sony Xperia 5 III has Android 11, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features.
Xperia 5 III features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density and a quite lower 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a little larger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a very superior camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a F1.7 aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a back facing camera with a much better resolution and a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality photos and videos.
The Xperia 5 III has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia 5 III also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III features just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4300mAh.
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