Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
5G network

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA)

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass)
SIM

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

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

161.5 mm

168.6 mm
Width

75.6 mm

76.3 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

200 (Sub6) / 202 (mmWave) g

199 g
Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

-
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Splash resistant

-

IP53
Dust proof

IP68

IP53
Colors

Black, Gold, Pink, Red, Silver, Violet

Black, Blue, Silver

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.79 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2460 pixels
Pixel density

394 ppi

396 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak), Infinity-O display, Always-On display

90Hz, 550 nits

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 0.64 µm
(telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 1.1x optical zoom , 3x hybrid zoom

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm, 120˚
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
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

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

123

-
DxOMark zoom

77

-
DxOMark video

93

-
DxOMark camera score

116

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.2 , 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/3.24" , 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

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

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.2

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes