Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	May 24, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm	6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.35 mm
Weight
7.32 oz / 207.5 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP57
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black,

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)	MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 2000 MHz Cortex-A75
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 210.0W	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	Infrared

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 3, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal stotrage

Memory	128GB