Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Lighter design: 190g vs 225g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 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 | 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 | 1000 nits | 740 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 186 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.17 mm (6.42 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1458 | 1243 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3970 | 3430 |
| CPU | 331276 | 212654 |
| GPU | 485862 | 215469 |
| Memory | 182917 | 137373 |
| UX | 234174 | 147707 |
| NanoReview Score | 1234229 | 713203 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 70 % | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | 22 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9860 | 3784 |
| Writing score | 15792 | 10576 |
| Web score | 11773 | 9360 |
| Video editing | 7444 | 6950 |
| Data manipulation | 9984 | 9003 |
| NanoReview Score | 13365 | 11015 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 13 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4860 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 45 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:50 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:46 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:01 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:25 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | 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 | 3840 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 128 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 76 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 63 | n/a |
| Zoom | 136 | n/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 OV32C | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 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 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 19 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | Yes 15 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12S Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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