Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 30, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm	6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	7.32 oz / 207.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Plastic	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
Interstellar gray, Tropical green, Glacier white	Black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 210.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

12h 17min

Gaming

10h 56min

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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
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 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

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