Coolpad Cool 12A vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Coolpad Cool 12A

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, glass back

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Nano-SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

156.2 mm

154.9 mm
Width

75.2 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

202.5 g

177 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Silver

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.5

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
2 MP

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity