Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Xiaomi 12S Pro

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

Xiaomi 12S Pro

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE-A
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

161.6 mm

163.6 mm
Width

75.2 mm

74.6 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.2/8.7 mm
Weight

192 g

203/204 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Gray, Green, Purple, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen

LTPO AMOLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

521 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 3.0

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.28" , 1.22 µm, (wide)
64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 3x hybrid zoom

50 MP, f/1.9 , 50 mm, (telephoto) , 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

50 MP, f/2.2 , 115˚ , (ultrawide)
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8190 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, cyberfocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.22 µm

32 MP, f/2.5 , 26 mm, 0.7 µm, (wide) , 80˚
Selfie camera resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

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Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR10+

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope
Power bank function

Yes

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