We recently found something fascinating. Once we got our hands on the Redmi Note 12 Pro Explorer and Infinix Zero Ultra, they started to feel very similar? If you think about it, both have 200 MP main cameras, both have superfast charging speeds, both also have mid-range chips, and even the lens design is a bit similar. Does that mean someone out there is confused about which one to buy.
This video below mainly compares charging, performance and photography, and maybe after watching this video, you will know which one to buy.
The Note 12 Pro Explorer and Zero Ultra both charge at over 150w, especially the 12 Pro Explorer at 210w. I think it’s hard to visualize how mind-bendingly fast it is with just give you a charging graph. So I decided to plug them in first and wait until the end of this video, and then we’ll see how much they charge in. This way, you will be able to experience just how fast they charge.
Although the Note 12 Pro uses MediaTek’s latest Dimensity 1080, the review video of the 12 Pro doesn’t show it to be much better than the Zero Ultra’s Dimensity 920. And so it is, the difference in scores between the two phones is very small. But when it comes to the gaming test, there is a clear difference, as the two phones have completely different responses to large games.
Since the chip is not as powerful, we chose medium Graphics. Note 12 Pro Explorer tends to release all the power, so its average fps is a little higher than Zero Ultra. But the cost is more power consumption, and with the smaller battery, the difference in power consumption with the Zero Ultra is 3%. So all things considered, these two phones perform about the same in terms of performance. Their performance will not sway your purchase choice.
Redmi Note 12 Pro Explorer vs Infinix Zero Ultra – CAMERAS
Their camera systems are equally interesting, and while they both have pros and cons, they are both completely different. For example, the Zero Ultra’s main camera algorithm likes to add sharpening effects that make the image very messy. This is not the case with the Note 12 Pro Explorer. The Note 12 Pro Explorer, for example, likes to make the dynamic range of the night mode lower, so that the contrast is increased and the photos look more like night, while the Zero Ultra likes to make the dynamic range of the night mode photos higher. Although not all photos will have a higher dynamic range, some scenes have a better dynamic range in auto mode instead. So it’s hard to say who is better when you just focus on the main camera.
200MP mode surely many people wonder, does it really give us sharper photos? The answer depends on the conditions under which you shoot. It does take super clear photos. For example, in these two pictures, both phones took 200MP photos with a clarity that no other phone could. In good light, the two phones are very similar sharpness in this mode. But as soon as evening came, the difference between turning on 200MP mode and automatic 12MP mode was narrowing. In very dark conditions, the Note 12 Pro Explorer is only a little better than 12MP mode in terms of sharpness, while the Zero Ultra has just less sharpening effect and 200MP mode has almost no improvement in sharpness. And the size of 200MP photos is 7 to 10 times bigger than 12MP photos. So I think it’s usually better to use the automatic mode, 200MP mode is more like a gimmick.
Coming to the ultra-wide angle camera part, I declare Zero Ultra the overall winner. The samples from both phones in auto mode look like they’re about the same, but in fact the Zero Ultra has more detail and better noise control than the Note 12 Pro Explorer. What’s really great about the Zero Ultra is the Night View mode. Whether it’s exposure, dynamic range or clarity, it’s much better than the Note 12 Pro Explorer. If you are a fan of ultra-wide angle lenses, then you must try the Zero Ultra’s ultra-wide angle camera.
Both phones recorded 4K 30fps video without EIS, so the footage looked shaky. If you switch back to 1080p 30fps, the EIS is back. And the Zero Ultra has less image crop, so it doesn’t look as stable as the Note 12 Pro Explorer. But with Ultra steady mode turned on, the Zero Ultra is as stable as the Note 12 Pro Explorer. So in terms of video recording, they are a tie.
The video is also near the end, let’s see how much the two phones have been charged.
What do you think, the time to watch a video can charge so much, over your expectations, it is? Even if you forget to charge it at night, the time it takes to brush your teeth and wash your face in the morning can charge it to more than 70%. So the world’s fastest charging phone is actually a mid-range phone, which is kind of what Redmi and Infinix deserve the most praise for, right?
After our test, although they are very similar, they are not exactly the same.
I have made a table, you can refer to the table to choose which one is more suitable for you. Of course, if you find that one phone is much cheaper than the other, then we recommend you to choose the cheaper one. Because the difference between them is not very huge, saving money is more important than anything else.
