Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A52

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Samsung Galaxy A52, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 234g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A52
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 85 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Samsung Galaxy A52
792 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz183 Hz
Response time2.8 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 159.9 mm (6.3 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Ceramic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Samsung Galaxy A52
85 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A52 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2300 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))
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 692
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Samsung Galaxy A52
641
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Samsung Galaxy A52
1750
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1463641
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39111750
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Samsung Galaxy A52
376232
CPU246800135651
GPU26029473380
Memory18252871690
UX23395495511
NanoReview Score923576376232
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Samsung Galaxy A52
1039
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C40.1 °C
Stability91 %99 %
Graphics Test31 fps6 fps
Graphics Score52851039
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Samsung Galaxy A52
8913
Writing score146729328
Web score110157276
Video editing75686297
Data manipulation95317453
NanoReview Score122508913

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 31 GB 25.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 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 (35% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Samsung Galaxy A52
22:27
Web Browsing06:28 h08:10 h
Video Playback11:22 h12:28 h
Games04:38 h04:57 h
Standby Mode90 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 9000x7000 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) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX682
Sensor size1/1.121/1.7
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.1n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a

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
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
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/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2415
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy A52
88.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* 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

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below