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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2022-11-01 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Blasting black | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 12.43 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, with a global score of 91.5 against 90.1. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a more recent 12 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has Android 10, offering a couple nice extra features and performance optimizations. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it is also thinner and a little lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen, a just a bit worse pixels density and a way worse 1080 x 2400 resolution. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro both have similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both have the same 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has a 16 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back, a larger aperture and a bigger camera sensor.
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