Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: 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, Gold, Pink, Blue, Red	Black

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.32% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 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 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 260	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 512	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3010 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 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
20 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" 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 (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
20 MP (Flash, HDR) 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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
Infrared, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	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, 20	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB of storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

with 64 GB of storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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