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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Nokia |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2020-09-23 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 8.01 ounces |
| Black | Polar night |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.97 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4500mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is much better than Nokia 8.3 5G, getting a 91.5 score against 80.5. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a newer 12 version and Nokia 8.3 5G has Android 11 version, providing a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a a little bit lighter device than Nokia 8.3 5G, but both are equally thin.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit more vivid display than Nokia 8.3 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a little better pixel density. Nokia 8.3 5G has a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little bit better hardware performance than Nokia 8.3 5G. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Nokia 8.3 5G features just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots much clearer videos and photos than Nokia 8.3 5G, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a back camera with a way better 200 megapixels resolution, a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a larger camera aperture.
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