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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.32 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a bit better than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, with a 91.5 score against 85.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a somewhat heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, but both of them have the same thickness. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a quite larger screen and a lot brighter display.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, and although they both have exactly the same 256 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 8 GB RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a 4300mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture, a lot larger back camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a way more mega-pixels back camera.
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