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Xiaomi introduces the World’s fastest-charging smartphone

The world’s fastest-charging phone has been announced by Xiaomi. As announced by company Redmi Note 12 series consist of four devices. Among them, the Redmi Note 12 Explorer Edition offers the fastest charging.

The latest smartphone by Redmi supports 210W of fast charging. It is accompanied by a 4,300mAh battery that could be recharged in just nine minutes.

One important thing to note here is that previously a 240W was considered fast charging. It was in accordance with the announcement made by OPPO. But unfortunately, not a single smartphone demonstrating the said charging has been launched. It seems that Redmi is leading the competition as of now.

Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro+, and Redmi Note 12 Explorer Edition are the three smartphones of the Redmi Note 12 series. There are some similarities as well as some differences between the three smartphones. Talking about the similarities, all three smartphones feature:

  • 120Hz display
  • a 240Hz touch sampling rate
  • supports HDR10+
  • a 6.67-inch full HD+ (2400 x 1080) LED display
  • Dimensity 1080
  • Android 12
  • MIUI 13
  • 6GB, 8GB, and 12GB with LPDDR4X RAM variants respectively
  • two SIM card slots
  • a 16-megapixel front-facing camera
  • in-display fingerprint scanner
  • infrared sensor
  • Dolby Atmos support
  • Bluetooth 5.2
  • audio jack: as are super-linear stereo speakers

The first two models of the Redmi Note 12 series feature 128GB UFS 2.2 storage. Whereas, the 12GB RAM variant features 256GB storage.

Differences between the three smartphones

The three smartphones of the Redmi Note 12 series differ based on the cameras.

Redmi Note 12 ProRedmi Note 12 Pro+Explorer Edition
a 50-megapixel main camera (Sony’s IMX766 sensor, OIS, f/1.88 aperture)a 200-megapixel main camera (Samsung’s HMX sensor, OIS, f/1.65 aperture)a 200-megapixel main camera (Samsung’s HMX sensor, OIS, f/1.65 aperture)
an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera (120-degree FoV, f/2.2 aperture)an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera (120-degree FoV, f/2.2 aperture)an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera (120-degree FoV, f/2.2 aperture)
a 2-megapixel macro camera (f/2.4 aperture)a 2-megapixel macro camera (f/2.4 aperture)a 2-megapixel macro camera (f/2.4 aperture)

Differences among the features of Redmi Note 12 Pro, Note 12 Pro+, Explorer Edition

Redmi Note 12 ProRedmi Note 12 Pro+Explorer Edition
a 5,000mAh batterya 5,000mAh battery
supports 67W chargingSupports 120W chargingSupports 210W charging
measures 162.9 x 76 x 7.9mm, and weighs 187 grams8.98mm weighs 208.4 grams8.98mm weighs 207.5 grams

The three devices have been announced in China. Soon they are expected to make their appearance in the global market.