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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a general score of 91.5, which is much better than Galaxy M30's score of 82.4. These phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the previous 12 version while Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's body is newer than the Galaxy M30's, although it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit better CPU than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Galaxy M30 counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 has better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a way better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture to take better low light photos and video, a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality, a way more MP back camera and a much better video resolution.
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