Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G or Xiaomi 12S Ultra Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G | Xiaomi 12S Ultra | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 05 | 2022, July 04 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in | 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.95 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 225 g | 7.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White | Black, Dark Green | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 1300 EUR | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | LTPO2 AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.9" in | 6.73" in | |
| Screen area | 116.7 cm2 | 108.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.7% | 89.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3088 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 0 PPI | 522 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
- 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1000 nits (HBM) -1500 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µ |
-50.3 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1.0", 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 128˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, Dual-Pixel PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p) | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 121 | 138 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 130 | 144 | |
| DxOMark Video | 101 | 113 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 32 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 0.7µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | Yes | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 97 | 114 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | 103 | |
| DxOMark Video | 90 | 132 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 12, MIUI 13 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
- Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
- Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
Adreno 730 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 666453 | 1107976 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 603352 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1133 | 1460 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3172 | 3976 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3054 | 4370 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3266 | 6532 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 893 | 1332 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3031 | 4382 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market dependent) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer, proximity , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 41 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 52 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Quick Charge 4 -Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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