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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-11-01 | 2019-11-20 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black | Aurora green, Glacier white and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 377.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.97 | 13.09 |
| 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 | 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, with a 91.5 score against 83.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is much newer, a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a newer 12 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has Android 10 version, providing you a couple nice extra features.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a little bit larger display and way more screen brightness. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, because although it has a smaller camera sensor, and they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has a 22% more battery capacity.
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