Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

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Xiaomi 12S Ultra or Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi 12S Ultra Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2022, July 04 2020, August 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.95 in 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in
Weight 225 g | 7.94 oz 208 g | 7.34 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
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Colors Black, Dark Green Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Battery 4800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPO2 AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.73" in 6.9" in
Screen area 108.9 cm2 116.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.0% 91.7%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3200 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 522 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1000 nits (HBM)
-1500 nits (peak)
- HDR10+
-Always-on display
-120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 108 MP, Triple
Camera specs -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)
-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
Functions Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p) 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
DxOMark Main Score 138 121
DxOMark Photo 144 130
DxOMark Video 113 101
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 0.7µm 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Yes 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 114 97
DxOMark Photo 103 101
DxOMark Video 132 90

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, MIUI 13 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) - Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
- Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
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Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 1107976 666453
Antutu 8 Total 603352
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1460 1133
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3976 3172
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 4370 3054
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6532 3266
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1332 893
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4382 3031

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid 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 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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 No FM radio (market dependent)
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by Harman Kardon
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer, proximity , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

- 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)

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