Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 9T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 228g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 9T
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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 830 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 86.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9T
646 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %95.1 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 9T
86.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 9T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2200 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))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Qualcomm Hexagon 688
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 700 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 358.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Xiaomi Mi 9T
670
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Xiaomi Mi 9T
1797
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1710670
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38091797
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
Xiaomi Mi 9T
363688
CPU315483130482
GPU34698464564
Memory18325371242
UX23353797400
NanoReview Score1079257363688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Xiaomi Mi 9T
875
Max Surface Temp.39.7 °C38.6 °C
Stability64 %99 %
Graphics Test41 fps5 fps
Graphics Score6875875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Xiaomi Mi 9T
8064
Writing score157999099
Web score114746144
Video editing72005542
Data manipulation110827012
NanoReview Score130718064

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 26.8 GB 11.3 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Xiaomi Mi 9T
21:41
Web Browsing09:06 h08:09 h
Video Playback13:47 h12:36 h
Games05:57 h04:15 h
Standby Mode113 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 2x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.331/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/2.4
Focal length230 mm53 mm
SensorSony IMX574Omnivision OV8865
Sensor size1/3.521/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX563Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 9T
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Xiaomi Mi 9T
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Xiaomi Mi 9T
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.82 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 9T
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145
Xiaomi Mi 9T
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9T
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 290
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 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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