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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | Android 12 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, 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 Xiaomi Mi-3, with a 91.5 score against 71.6. Even being the best in this review, Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a a bit thicker and much heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi-3. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the previous 12 version and Xiaomi Mi-3 has Android 4.4.2.
Xiaomi Mi-3 has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit greater display pixels density. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a superior memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more processing cores and 6 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes a lot better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a way more MP back-facing camera, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a very superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 41% larger battery capacity.
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