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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 12 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a lot better than Xperia Z2, having a 91.5 score against 72.9. These phones use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the older 12 version while Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's design is newer, but much heavier and a little thicker than Xperia Z2.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit more powerful CPU than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 5 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Sony Xperia Z2 counts with a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a greater camera than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a lot bigger sensor, a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a camera in the back with a way higher 200 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Xperia Z2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z2, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh.
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