Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global)

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global) or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global) Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Release date 2022, October 27 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.9 x 76.2 x 8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3 in 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 234 g | 8.25 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Frosted Green, Matte Black, Mystique Blue Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 180 EUR 1400 EUR
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.8" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 114.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.0% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 500 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - 120Hz
-1200 nits (peak)
- 120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-1200 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 200 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 140
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.5, (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 141
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 145

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, MIUI 13 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM4375 Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 740
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1530695
Antutu 10 CPU 377291
Antutu 10 GPU 595608
Antutu 10 Mem 286984
Antutu 10 UX 377291
Antutu 9 Total 389687 1287951
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1883
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4993
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8807
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 5815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 602 1396
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1891 4882

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC No Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W, 50% in 22 min
- IP53, dust and splash resistant

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 45W, 65% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Versions
- Not to be confused with Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 for China market

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