Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Xiaomi 14
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 193g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 524 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz214 Hz
Response time1 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3020 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 750 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 1536 704
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69913140
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
CPU452780210294
GPU851183235407
Memory411673128971
UX315477168138
NanoReview Score2031113742810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °C48.1 °C
Stability70 %53 %
Graphics Test92 fps25 fps
Graphics Score154194298
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14], [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Writing score1965313668
Web score157688813
Video editing78915865
Data manipulation161208637
NanoReview Score1636411179

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 28 GB 23.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 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 (58% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 84 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Web Browsing10:59 h07:39 h
Video Playback17:04 h12:04 h
Games05:15 h04:46 h
Standby Mode111 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 1.1x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size1/1.311/1.76
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length75 mm29 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size1/2.761/1.72
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Bokeh5570
Preview7372
Zoom134126
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14], [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 2592x3872 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX375
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1200
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* 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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