Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP57
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 630	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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 (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
20 MP (HDR)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Memory	8GB/128GB
Type	3000 mAh
Weight	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Biometrics	Optical in-screen fingerprint

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