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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-11-15 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black | Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 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 | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.97 | 9.02 |
| 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 |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| 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 has an overall score of 91.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate X's global score of 89.4. These phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has older 12 version while Huawei Mate X has Android 9.0 Pie. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer body is noticeably newer, much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Huawei Mate X.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer and Huawei Mate X have similar CPUs, both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with just a bit better display than Huawei Mate X, although it has a quite lower pixels quantity in each display inch, a bit smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much better camera than Huawei Mate X, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels, a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in low light situations. Huawei Mate X features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has more internal memory.
The Huawei Mate X has a little better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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