Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 190g vs 226g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
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 | 522 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 95.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 9.35 mm (0.37 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Green |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 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 | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 1202.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3008 | 1230 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9065 | 3392 |
| CPU | 558586 | 228069 |
| GPU | 1040161 | 255465 |
| Memory | 520300 | 124277 |
| UX | 425326 | 166174 |
| NanoReview Score | 2544373 | 773985 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37.9 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 23 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 3875 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13128 |
| Web score | n/a | 10145 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7149 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9664 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11992 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 23.9 GB | 25.6 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5410 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (37% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:51 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 12:19 h | 08:09 h |
| Video Playback | 18:43 h | 13:42 h |
| Games | 06:45 h | 05:01 h |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | 114 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 115 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
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/1.63 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.0 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 100 mm | 76 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 89 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | 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 | 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 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 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | n/a |
| 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 * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/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 category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 700 |
| MSRP ($) | 1099 | n/a |
| 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 90 W | Yes 15 W |
Note
Xiaomi 15 Ultra:
The Chinese version of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 6000 mAh battery, while the international model comes with 5410 mAh, leading to a noticeable difference in battery life.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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