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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 13.97 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a general score of 91.5, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9's 83.2 score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer body is noticeably newer than Xiaomi Mi 9's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a brighter screen, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bigger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit superior 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 captures much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor, a much higher 200 MP resolution back-facing camera and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 30% bigger battery size.
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