Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Xiaomi Mi 11

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Samsung Galaxy S21
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Xiaomi Mi 11
Samsung Galaxy S21
Xiaomi Mi 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Xiaomi Mi 11, Manufactured in January, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. 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 S21
  • Lighter design: 169g vs 196g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S21
vs
Xiaomi Mi 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 421 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 800 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S21
854 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 151.7 mm (5.97 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Pink
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21
85.9 %
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 2900 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)		 - 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 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 854 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21
1331
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21
3593
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13311426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35933840
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21
903780
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
CPU253391224221
GPU281676292912
Memory158352185743
UX210361216361
NanoReview Score903780919237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21
5715
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Max Surface Temp.38.9 °Cn/a
Stability66 %91 %
Graphics Test34 fps30 fps
Graphics Score57155029
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21], [Xiaomi Mi 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S21
13123
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Writing score1610115023
Web score1190911478
Video editing70977618
Data manipulation101539700
NanoReview Score1312312956

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 28.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 55 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 50 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21
17:54
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Web Browsing06:01 h05:56 h
Video Playback11:06 h10:13 h
Games04:21 h04:26 h
Standby Mode95 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 1.1x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX555Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.761/1.33
Pixel size1.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.72n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX563Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
129
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
137
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21
133
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21], [Xiaomi Mi 11]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.4
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
133

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2424
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S21
87 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2021 yr December, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2021 yr January, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 750
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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