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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 13.97 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, getting a 91.5 score against 87.1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a notably newer phone than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, but it is a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. IPhone 8 Plus features a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger display, more display brightness and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Apple iPhone 8 Plus has as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, both have the same 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a greater camera than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a way bigger sensor, a way more MP camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and videos.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 60 percent larger battery capacity.
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