Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	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, Green, Blue, Pink	Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" 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 (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	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
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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