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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 6.08 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a global score of 91.5, which is slightly better than Huawei P40 Pro's 88.2 score. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the newer 12 version and Huawei P40 Pro has Android 10 version, so it gives you a lot of extra features. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei P40 Pro, but it is a little bit lighter.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit sharper display than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite lower pixels count in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bit larger display. The Huawei P40 Pro counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. They have a 8 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has more internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes better photographs and videos than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures and slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a bigger aperture for better captures in low light situations and a camera with a much higher 200 mega-pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little better battery lifetime than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has a 2% greater battery capacity.
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