Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, Manufactured in August, 2025 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
- Lighter design: 192g vs 234g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.81 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 86 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP54 |
| Back panel | Ceramic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 1330 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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)) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 121.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1463 | 953 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3911 | 2003 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1318 |
| CPU | 246800 | 138446 |
| GPU | 260294 | 69251 |
| Memory | 182528 | 99549 |
| UX | 233954 | 109306 |
| NanoReview Score | 923576 | 416552 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 91 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5285 | n/a |
| Writing score | 14672 | n/a |
| Web score | 11015 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7568 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9531 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12250 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 31 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (67 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | 1:19 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:28 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:22 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:38 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 90 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 128 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 64 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | n/a |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 142 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850 900 1800 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 239 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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