Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S vs Honor X8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Honor Xiaomi
Announced January 2022 March 2022 October 2022
Status Coming Soon - January 2022 Coming Soon - March 2022 Coming Soon - November 2022
Colors Graphite Gray, Pearl White, Twilight Blue Titanium Silver, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.9 x 73.9 x 8.1 mm
(6.3 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
163.4 x 74.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.43 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
(6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 207.5 g (7.3.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE (unspecified) 1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash protection
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP53, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11, Google Play Services Android 12
User Interface MIUI 13 Magic UI 4.2 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 1080 (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MC4
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
700 nits, 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
500 nits (typ), 900 nits (HBM)
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.43 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.60% 89.17% 86.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Unspecified No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 200 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/1.9, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 100% in 60 min (advertised)
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 3+
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 210W, 66% in 5 min, 100% in 9 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -