Nokia G21 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

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Nokia G21 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer
Released · Mar 14, 2022
Released · Nov 01, 2022
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
5050 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€189

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm
6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches
162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g 7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP57
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.60% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc T606 (12 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x1.6GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.6G​Hz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2600 MHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
3GB/64GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC not expandable
OS
Android (11) Android (12)

Battery

Type
5050 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) 200 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) 8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) 2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM
Memory 4GB
With 4GB and 128GB internal storage
Memory 4GB/128GB
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