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| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.32 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Lake Green, Onyx Gray and Pebble White | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh 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 | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, having a 91.5 score against 78.3. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer body is newer, but a little bit thicker and heavier than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a newer 12 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has Android 11, providing the user some extra features.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 features just a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 also counts with a bit more brightness and a bit higher pixel density.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has superior battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a very superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a way larger camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a camera with a way better 200 mega-pixels resolution.
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