Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G

Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G or Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
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Release date 2020, September 30 2020, September 02
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.1 x 76.4 x 9.3 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.01 in 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.99 in
Weight 216 g | 7.62 oz 193 g | 6.81 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Cosmic Black, Lunar Silver Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 500 EUR 360 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.6" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 105.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 84.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 266 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10+
-144Hz refresh rate
-500 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
DxOMark Main Score 98
DxOMark Photo 97
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 619
External memory No microSDXC
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 645857
Antutu 8 Total 332111
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1046
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2962
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2732
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2965
GeekBench 5 Single Core 600
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1900

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W
-Power Delivery 3.0

- Fast charging

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