Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Lighter design: 183.5g vs 190g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 95.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 484 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.66 mm (6.52 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 75.96 mm (2.99 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Green |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
- 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 | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | 319.2 GFLOPS | 1202.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 375 | 1230 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1494 | 3392 |
| CPU | 117343 | 228069 |
| GPU | 42979 | 255465 |
| Memory | 113571 | 124277 |
| UX | 72798 | 166174 |
| NanoReview Score | 346691 | 773985 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.9 °C | 37.9 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | 3 fps | 23 fps |
| Graphics Score | 641 | 3875 |
| Writing score | 10190 | 13128 |
| Web score | 8571 | 10145 |
| Video editing | 4771 | 7149 |
| Data manipulation | 7223 | 9664 |
| NanoReview Score | 8890 | 11992 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 21 GB | 25.6 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (37% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:11 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:20 h | 08:09 h |
| Video Playback | 15:10 h | 13:42 h |
| Games | 05:33 h | 05:01 h |
| Standby Mode | 113 h | 114 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 6 (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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | 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 | 13 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 229 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | Yes 15 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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