Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
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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 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. 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
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- 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 8 Pro
- Lighter design: 200g vs 233g
- Infrared port
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 - 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | 640 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 84.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP52 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red - Purple |
- White - Gray - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | MediaTek Helio G90T |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 2.0 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G76 MP4 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 144 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 230.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 602 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5221 | 1684 |
| CPU | 371084 | 120779 |
| GPU | 600732 | 78652 |
| Memory | 299004 | 72733 |
| UX | 270462 | 96826 |
| NanoReview Score | 1541246 | 368990 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 64 % | 87 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 7 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12160 | 1321 |
| Writing score | 19799 | 8202 |
| Web score | 16101 | 6022 |
| Video editing | 7815 | 5662 |
| Data manipulation | 13142 | 7000 |
| NanoReview Score | 16130 | 8104 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 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 - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) |
| OS Size | 39.9 GB | 10.3 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | MIUI 12.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 18 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 (30% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 2:00 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:57 h | 07:29 h |
| Video Playback | 15:38 h | 12:01 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 05:02 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 9000x7000 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) | 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: 200 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 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 | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung S5KGW1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.8 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 | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 141 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 5184x3880 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3T1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.9 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 |
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, 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 - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| 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 | Yes |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | October, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 220 |
| 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 |
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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.
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