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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.97 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, with a overall score of 91.5 against 90.5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a a little bit heavier device than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, but both of them are 0.35inches thick. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the newer 12 version and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has Android 10, so it gives lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. They have the same number of cores and a 8 GB RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer both feature really similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have exactly the same 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a superior camera than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
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