Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 167g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4250mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
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 Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
824 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz373 Hz
Response time10 ms2.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 688
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 810 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
1875
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37961875
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
407741
CPU302471128013
GPU37364496983
Memory17496275545
UX237420107200
NanoReview Score1088497407741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
1110
Max Surface Temp.38 °C40.5 °C
Stability60 %99 %
Graphics Test39 fps6 fps
Graphics Score65301110
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
8199
Writing score1512710073
Web score103246475
Video editing72445710
Data manipulation109266828
NanoReview Score124228199

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30.2 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.1 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:08 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
19:06
Web Browsing07:10 h06:36 h
Video Playback11:44 h11:27 h
Games04:49 h04:29 h
Standby Mode100 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)G5M 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/3
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
86.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 300
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 the clear winner in this comparison.

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