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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is better than the Galaxy M12, getting a 91.5 score against 80. These devices work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has newer 12 version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10 version, so it offers lots of additional features and performance improvements. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is newer, a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Galaxy M12.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little bit better performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a quite bigger screen, a better quantity of pixels per display inch and a much better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a way higher video resolution, a lot more MP back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features slightly more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a very superior battery duration than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has a 40% larger battery capacity.
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