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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note9, having a 91.5 score against 87.1. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a a bit heavier device than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, but both of them have the same thickness. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
The Galaxy Note9 has a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has an 8% more battery size. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking pictures or video in poorly lited environments and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor and a lot more MP back facing camera.
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