Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Xiaomi 15T - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Xiaomi 15T

65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi 15T
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Xiaomi 15T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990, vs Xiaomi 15T, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 194g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15T
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Xiaomi 15T
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
vs
Xiaomi 15T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 524 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)214 Hzn/a
Response time9 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Red		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %
Xiaomi 15T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Xiaomi 15T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max Frequency 3020 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Cores 704 896
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Xiaomi 15T
1603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Xiaomi 15T
6413
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11521603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31406413
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a11228
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
Xiaomi 15T
1872827
CPU210294448609
GPU235407683486
Memory128971396486
UX168138344246
NanoReview Score7428101872827
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Max Surface Temp.48.1 °Cn/a
Stability53 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4298n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Writing score13668n/a
Web score8813n/a
Video editing5865n/a
Data manipulation8637n/a
NanoReview Score11179n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
OS Size 23.6 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.1 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 84 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Web Browsing07:39 hn/a
Video Playback12:04 hn/a
Games04:46 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 1.1x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.761/1.55
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length29 mm46 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/1.721/2.76
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LAn/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 2592x3872 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX375 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.44
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/6/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category22n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB
Xiaomi 15T
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 650
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15T the clear winner in this comparison.

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