Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Lighter design: 200g vs 205g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.81 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1461 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3910 | 3840 |
| CPU | 242692 | 262973 |
| GPU | 263225 | 294382 |
| Memory | 174582 | 147307 |
| UX | 223963 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 904462 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | 90 % | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | 30 fps | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5153 | 5538 |
| Writing score | 15135 | n/a |
| Web score | 11250 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7600 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8595 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12141 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | 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 | Yes (67 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:15 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 13 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/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 64 | 72 |
| Zoom | 117 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) | 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, A2DP | 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/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 | 24 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1099 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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