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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 2659mAh 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a bit better than Apple iPhone XS, with a global score of 91.5 against 84.2. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer design is extremely newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than Apple iPhone XS. IPhone XS counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a little smaller display and way darker display, it also counts with a little higher 1125 x 2436px resolution and a just a little higher pixels amount per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 192 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a way bigger sensor capturing lot better quality photos.
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