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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | HTC |
| Android 12 | Android 5.0 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is better than the HTC One M9, having a 91.5 score against 77.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer body is noticeably newer and just a bit thinner, but extremely heavier than the HTC One M9. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has newer 12 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, providing the user lots of additional features and performance improvements.
The HTC One M9 has a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater count of pixels per inch of screen. HTC One M9 features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a GPU.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a lot better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot bigger aperture for better images and video in low-light situations.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 4300mAh battery size.
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