Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos), Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Lighter design: 167g vs 219.8g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.2 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 522 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9 % | 90.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.9 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 483 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 147 mm (5.79 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 9.2 mm (0.36 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 219.8 g (7.75 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Samsung Xclipse 940 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 2181 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7058 | 6889 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 16435 | 13839 |
| CPU | 436541 | 421930 |
| GPU | 840663 | 672525 |
| Memory | 431435 | 340303 |
| UX | 328880 | 290571 |
| NanoReview Score | 2019519 | 1725329 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 47.7 °C | 46.6 °C |
| Stability | 86 % | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | 92 fps | 76 fps |
| Graphics Score | 15437 | 12828 |
| Writing score | 19642 | 21676 |
| Web score | 14876 | 16585 |
| Video editing | 7929 | 8032 |
| Data manipulation | 15903 | 15131 |
| NanoReview Score | 16417 | 17199 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| OS Size | 31 GB | 24.1 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (52% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:34 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:23 h | 07:20 h |
| Video Playback | 12:26 h | 11:58 h |
| Games | 04:35 h | 04:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 109 h | 97 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Samsung GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.0 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/3.9 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 83 | n/a |
| Zoom | 160 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | 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 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2024 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2024 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1499 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 90 W | No |
Note
Xiaomi 14 Ultra:
The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos):
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0. There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.