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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a lot better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 91.5 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a larger screen and a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has greater battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 19% more battery capacity.
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