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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Xiaomi 12X has an overall score of 77.8, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 overall score. Both of these phones have the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both of them should count with identical OS features. The Xiaomi 12X design is newer, a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
Xiaomi 12X features just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi 12X also has a little more pixels per screen inch and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a much faster CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi 12X counts with slightly more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi 12X has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography, it also counts with a camera in the back with more megapixels and a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The Xiaomi 12X features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 13 percent greater battery capacity.
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