Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
- Lighter design: 179g vs 233g
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 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 | 6.8 in | 6.43 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 84.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | 95.1 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 171 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 159.87 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 73.87 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.09 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red - Purple |
- Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2400 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) |
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 284 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 558 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5221 | 1613 |
| CPU | 371084 | 103394 |
| GPU | 600732 | 39217 |
| Memory | 299004 | 88291 |
| UX | 270462 | 75911 |
| NanoReview Score | 1541246 | 306813 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.8 °C | 36.5 °C |
| Stability | 64 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 2 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12160 | 441 |
| Writing score | 19799 | 8451 |
| Web score | 16101 | 6774 |
| Video editing | 7815 | 3902 |
| Data manipulation | 13142 | 6045 |
| NanoReview Score | 16130 | 7169 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 39.9 GB | 18.7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 1:18 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:57 h | 08:59 h |
| Video Playback | 15:38 h | 13:48 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 05:50 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 125 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 230 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.14 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 141 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.1 |
| 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 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 | 5.3 | 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| 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 | n/a | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 179 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 33 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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