Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Yes; IP57
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Yes	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	Untested
3D Mark High
636	Untested
3D Mark Low
631	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 210.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
32 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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