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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.97 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting a global score of 91.5 against 76.5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's construction is incredibly newer than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s, but it's just a bit thicker and heavier. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the previous 12 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little lower amount of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features slightly more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little better battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and videos.
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