Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	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
Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue	Black

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 210.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.12 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
2 MP (Depth information)	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), 720p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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, 20	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	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

Comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.

Memory	4GB/64GB

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