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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 12 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is a lot better than Sony Xperia Z3+, getting a 91.5 score against 73.7. Even though the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is newer than the Sony Xperia Z3+, it's extremely heavier and a lot thicker. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a newer 12 version while Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version, providing you a couple nice extra features.
Xperia Z3+ features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a faster CPU than Xperia Z3+, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and faster).
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much longer battery performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 47 percent more battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a very superior camera than Sony Xperia Z3+, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a larger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos, a much better resolution back-facing camera and a lot larger sensor.
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