Xiaomi 14T vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14T
- Higher pixel density: 446ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 195g vs 200g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3350 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1400 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2150.4 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1402 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4410 | 3840 |
| CPU | 278150 | 262973 |
| GPU | 526726 | 294382 |
| Memory | 309549 | 147307 |
| UX | 236967 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 1351392 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5538 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 22 GB | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:49 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:03 h | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | 13:20 h | 13:15 h |
| Games | 05:09 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 95 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | 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 | 960 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 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/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | 70 |
| Preview | 68 | 72 |
| Zoom | 140 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6560x4928 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 | 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- 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 * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2/3/5/8 | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/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 | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 549 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - 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 | No | n/a |
Note
Xiaomi 14T:
The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14T the clear winner in this comparison.
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