Gionee M12 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Gionee M12

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 900, 1900

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40

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

11.5 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, 50 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, plastic back

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

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

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

163.9 mm

154.9 mm
Width

76.8 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

9.3 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

196 g

177 g
Colors

Black, Green

Black

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

Quad-core 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Chipset

MediaTek Helio A25 / Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Adreno 630
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

eMMC 5.1

-

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 115˚

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
(depth) , 2 MP
(depth) , 2 MP
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 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, phase detection autofocus

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

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