Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7	Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer
Released · Jul 23, 2015	Released · Nov 01, 2022
5.5-inch · 1280x720px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
1.5GB · 16GB	8GB · 256GB
3000 mAh	4300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP57
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 615 8939	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 405	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Discover more

Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy J7 Specs

Full Specs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants


Memory	2GB
4G (FDD) Bands	12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1


Memory	2GB
OS	Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1