Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz)

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

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

LTE
5G speed

5+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

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

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

166.9 mm

158.6 mm
Width

76 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

222 g

181 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Grey

Black, Champagne Gold, Magic Blue, Rose Gold

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.9 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

511 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, HDR10+

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DxOMark display score

87

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

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CPU

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585

Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
CPU(second)

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA

Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650

Adreno 509
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

3, 4, 6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

1 TB

256 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm
48 MP, f/3.5 , 103 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

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Primary camera video

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

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dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

128

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DxOMark zoom

88

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DxOMark video

106

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DxOMark camera score

126

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Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

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BDS

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Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

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Email
Messaging IM

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IM
Messaging Push Email

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Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

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