Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 204g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
817 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %95.7 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz227 Hz
Response time5 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 159.8 mm (6.29 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 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 Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
3392
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16741230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40293392
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
773985
CPU314669228069
GPU437869255465
Memory204120124277
UX237360166174
NanoReview Score1194018773985
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
3875
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C37.9 °C
Stability67 %91 %
Graphics Test55 fps23 fps
Graphics Score92993875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
11992
Writing score1313213128
Web score1084510145
Video editing74407149
Data manipulation93419664
NanoReview Score1176211992

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26.5 GB 25.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (37% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
22:18
Web Browsing06:40 h08:09 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:42 h
Games04:44 h05:01 h
Standby Mode81 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.281/1.76
Pixel size1.22 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length48 mm76 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Hynix HI-847
Sensor size1/2.761/4.5
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/3.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
90.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 15 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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