Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 11, 2024	Mar 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	6GB/128GB - $369	8GB/128GB - $550

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm	6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.32 oz / 207.5 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g	6.31 oz / 179.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP57	Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint	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	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Awesome Navy, Awesome Grey, Awesome Icyblue, Awesome Lilac

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.87% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits	Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.4 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)	Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x 2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Mali-G68 MP5	Samsung Xclipse 550
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 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	1027	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2937	Untested
3D Mark High
Untested	811	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	807	Untested

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 210.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" 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: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) 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	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
16 MP	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
		M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 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	1, 2, 4, 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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