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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10T

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10T
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Mi 10T, Manufactured in December, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10T
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 216g vs 218g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T
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
Smartphones:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.9 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 620 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10T
619 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz2381 Hz
Response time1 ms39.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1279:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10T
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Xiaomi Mi 10T
1259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3474
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97503474
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Xiaomi Mi 10T
754313
CPU659871213061
GPU1294167194732
Memory471319145367
UX369782201153
NanoReview Score2795139754313
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3843
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.3 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a23 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3843
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 10T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10T
10022
Writing scoren/a13458
Web scoren/a6827
Video editingn/a5617
Data manipulationn/a6978
NanoReview Scoren/a10022

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 30.4 GB 19.8 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 MIUI 13

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 (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Xiaomi Mi 10T
25:11
Web Browsing11:10 h10:07 h
Video Playback19:32 h15:05 h
Games06:22 h05:39 h
Standby Mode160 h123 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Sony IMX682
Sensor size1/1.31/1.73
Pixel size0.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase 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
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.51/1.7
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Xiaomi Mi 10T
97
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Xiaomi Mi 10T
95
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Xiaomi Mi 10T
98
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.4
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 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 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 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, AVRCP, 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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a22
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10T
91.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr December, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 500
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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