Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
	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
Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Mali G52 MC2	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 210.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	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: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, 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, 28	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	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, HSUPA 5.76 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

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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