Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1480, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 234g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1000 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
1011 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz510 Hz
Response time1 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Ceramic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Blue
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
85.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2750 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 530 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 332.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
1168
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
3503
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11681463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35033911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
723621
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU233611246800
GPU175311260294
Memory139428182528
UX175271233954
NanoReview Score723621923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
3898
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.1 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
13120
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing score1708714672
Web score1177511015
Video editing72787568
Data manipulation113059531
NanoReview Score1312012250

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 20.1 GB 31 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
26:41
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsing10:24 h06:28 h
Video Playback17:52 h11:22 h
Games05:16 h04:38 h
Standby Mode125 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom 75 Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
SensorSony IMX258Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/3.061/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
110
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
117
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
108
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokeh4575
Preview5472
Zoomn/a142

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category1824
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
91.4 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1299
MSRP ($) 439 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G:

The barometer is only available in the model for the USA. SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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