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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a 91.5 score against 80.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is extremely newer and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark's, but it's just a little bit heavier. These phones use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the previous 12 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a bit lower count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a really brighter screen and a little bit larger display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both of them have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has an 8 percent more battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots greater pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera, a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures and a way larger back camera sensor shooting lot better quality photos.
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