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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.97 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 better than the Samsung Galaxy S8, having a global score of 91.5 against 81.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is a lot newer, but way heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S8. The Galaxy S8 features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has 4 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better camera than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
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