Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-08

2022-07
Status

2020-08

2022-07

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), 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

164.8 mm

163.2 mm
Width

77.2 mm

75 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

9.1 mm
Weight

208 g

225 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

-
Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Bronze, White

Black, Green

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen

LTPO2 AMOLED
Physical size

6.9 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

496 ppi

522 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

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

90

-

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 9825 - global / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

12 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Storage

UFS 3.0

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

Android 10; One UI 2.5

Android 12, MIUI 13

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1.0" , 1.6 µm, (wide)
12 MP, f/3.0 , 120 mm, 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom

48 MP, f/4.1 , 120 mm, 0.8 µm, (periscope telephoto) , 1/2.0"
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm

48 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm, 128˚ , (ultrawide)
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

-
Primary camera 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)
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous 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, laser 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, HDR10 video recording
DxOMark photo

119

-
DxOMark zoom

75

-
DxOMark video

103

-
DxOMark camera score

117

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

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

32 MP, f/2.4 , 25 mm, 1/3" , 0.7 µm, (wide) , 80˚
Selfie camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR, panorama
Selfie camera video

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

1080p@30/60fps
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

90

-
DxOMark camera score

97

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM radio (Snapdragon model only)

No

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
WLAN DLNA

-

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

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing
Power bank function

Yes

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