Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy A25 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 11, 2023	Sep 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$300	8GB/128GB - $650

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm	6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm	6.35 x 3.02 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 161.3 x 76.6 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.32 oz / 207.5 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP57		Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue	Navy, Jetblack, White, Icyblue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.06% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1439 (Good)	1761 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Exynos 2400 S5E9945 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Deca-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 2x2.9GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.6​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.9​5GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Mali-G68	Xclipse 940
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS)	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	977	2170
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2170	7110
3D Mark High
Untested	647	3623
3D Mark Low
Untested	639	2253

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 210.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 16min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 59min

Browsing

15h 3min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

10h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 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: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes
Front
16 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

127

Overall

136

Photo

119

Video

143

Overall

148

Photo

139

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
		Yes
VoLTE
		Yes

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