Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (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

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • 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 232g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 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

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 640 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 750 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 144
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2271602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71191684
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU432608120779
GPU80187078652
Memory41892672733
UX30129996826
NanoReview Score1954703368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability59 %87 %
Graphics Test96 fps7 fps
Graphics Score160561321
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing score225908202
Web score183256022
Video editing80005662
Data manipulation159217000
NanoReview Score180298104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 28 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 (69% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing10:18 h07:29 h
Video Playback18:00 h12:01 h
Games05:51 h05:02 h
Standby Mode122 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 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
Main lens
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Samsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size0.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Bokeh70n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom145n/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 1/3.2 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category2012
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 S24 Ultra
93 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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