Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Xiaomi 12T
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Lighter design: 195g vs 202g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 446ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1220x2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 163.1 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 in) | 75.9 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
- Black - Silver - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 580 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G610 MP6 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 860 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1309 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1856 | 1209 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4917 | 3544 |
| CPU | 380742 | 261543 |
| GPU | 611422 | 203940 |
| Memory | 279241 | 181754 |
| UX | 274836 | 197371 |
| NanoReview Score | 1546241 | 844608 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.2 °C | 35.7 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 35 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12142 | 5860 |
| Writing score | 19600 | 16185 |
| Web score | 13816 | 10678 |
| Video editing | 7828 | 6831 |
| Data manipulation | 12458 | 10178 |
| NanoReview Score | 15595 | 11924 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 42.5 GB | 25.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 120 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:23 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:37 h | 08:33 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 12:21 h |
| Games | 06:37 h | 04:59 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 109 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 12032x9204 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.67 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 65 |
| Preview | 72 | 63 |
| Zoom | 126 | 67 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX596 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.47 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | October, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | October, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 600 |
| 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 | Yes 120 W |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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