Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
- Larger display: 6.43in
- Higher pixel density: 409ppi
- Lighter design: 176g vs 177g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 409 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 355 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 in) | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 2050 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 243 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 680 | 1371 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1688 | 3396 |
| CPU | 124765 | 247848 |
| GPU | 63661 | 311997 |
| Memory | 95926 | 152639 |
| UX | 108276 | 182414 |
| NanoReview Score | 392628 | 894898 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5704 |
| Writing score | 10309 | 14216 |
| Web score | 6774 | 11960 |
| Video editing | 4587 | 7049 |
| Data manipulation | 7052 | 10196 |
| NanoReview Score | 8306 | 12441 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 20 GB | 17.5 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6 |
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 (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:12 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:34 h | 06:11 h |
| Video Playback | 12:36 h | 11:05 h |
| Games | 05:22 h | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | 105 h | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | 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 | 118 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 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 |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 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 Hi847 |
| 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 | n/a | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 3/5/8 | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | 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 | 13 | 19 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 289 | 790 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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