Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 vs Xiaomi 14

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus, vs Xiaomi 14, Manufactured in November, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
  • Larger display: 6.6in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 4050mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 and Xiaomi 14
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 TFT LCD AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.36 in
Resolution 1080x2408 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 77.7 % 89.4 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
559 nits
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a429 Hz
Response time24 ms1 ms
Contrast1053:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 169 mm (6.65 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 80.1 mm (3.15 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 10.2 mm (0.4 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors Black - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
77.7 %
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 and Xiaomi 14 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
688
Xiaomi 14
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
1900
Xiaomi 14
6991
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6882182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19006991
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
414935
Xiaomi 14
2031113
CPU129606452780
GPU63977851183
Memory114137411673
UX101572315477
NanoReview Score4149352031113
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
n/a
Xiaomi 14
15419
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.9 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a92 fps
Graphics Scoren/a15419
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
n/a
Xiaomi 14
16364
Writing scoren/a19653
Web scoren/a15768
Video editingn/a7891
Data manipulationn/a16120
NanoReview Scoren/a16364

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 22 GB 28 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4050 mAh 4610 mAh
Max Charging Power 15 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable Yes No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
19:05
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Web Browsing07:32 h10:59 h
Video Playback11:43 h17:04 h
Games04:42 h05:15 h
Standby Mode92 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/2.761/1.31
Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a75 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
n/a
Xiaomi 14
137
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
n/a
Xiaomi 14
138
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
n/a
Xiaomi 14
138
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a134

Front camera

Matrix 5 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size n/a 1/3
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
84.3 dB
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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