Xiaomi Poco C75 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco C75 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.88 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G81 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco C75
  • Larger display: 6.88in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 393ppi
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 204g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco C75 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.88 in 6.6 in
Resolution 720x1640 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 89 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1201 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 171.88 mm (6.77 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 76.2 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.22 mm (0.32 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco C75
85.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
89 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco C75 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 48 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 91.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco C75
408
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco C75
1330
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
4917
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4081856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)13304917
Geekbench Compute (GPU)910n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco C75
274375
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
1546241
CPU83087380742
GPU35448611422
Memory75682279241
UX80158274836
NanoReview Score2743751546241
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
12142
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.2 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12142
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
15595
Writing scoren/a19600
Web scoren/a13816
Video editingn/a7828
Data manipulationn/a12458
NanoReview Scoren/a15595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 42.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:16 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
26:32
Web Browsingn/a10:37 h
Video Playbackn/a15:54 h
Gamesn/a06:37 h
Standby Moden/a128 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGN3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.57
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
129
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco C75
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
91.8 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 147 999
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Xiaomi Poco C75:

Xiaomi Poco C75 is rebranding of the Redmi 14C.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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