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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| 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 990 5G 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.97 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 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
The Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's global score of 91.5. Huawei Mate Xs is an a lot older, way heavier and somewhat thicker device than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a little smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per inch of display and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures greater photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a larger sensor providing a better image quality, a way higher 200 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images.
Huawei Mate Xs has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 256 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4300mAh.
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