Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

79 out of 100

72 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 990 and came out 17 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro

54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1162K versus 753K)
Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1642 and 1183 points
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.73 inches	6.9 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	521 ppi	496 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	Yes
Max rated brightness	970 nits	600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1500 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, Dolby Vision	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio	89.6%	91.7%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99.8%	96.9%
PWM	367 Hz	245 Hz
Response time	5 ms	6 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)	164.8 mm (6.49 inches)
Width	74.6 mm (2.94 inches)	77.2 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness	8.66 mm (0.34 inches)	8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight	204 g (7.2 oz)	208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue, Green, Pink	White, Black, Brown
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Samsung Exynos 990
Max clock	3000 MHz	2730 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5
L3 cache	6 MB	2 MB
Lithography process	4 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU shading units	1536	704
GPU clock	818 MHz	800 MHz
FLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS

CPU	310850	211637
GPU	404697	216705
Memory	206389	152008
UX	238519	169293
Total score	1162829	753550

Max surface temperature	41.2 °C	37.3 °C
Stability	68%	49%
Graphics test	55 FPS	25 FPS
Graphics score	9302	4249

Web score	11824	8916
Video editing	7637	6869
Photo editing	29183	28845
Data manipulation	9393	8839
Writing score	14790	10870

RAM size	8, 12 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2750 MHz
Channels	2	-

Storage size	128, 256 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	MicroSD
Memory card max size	-	Up to 1000 GB

Operating system	Android 12	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	MIUI 13	One UI 5.0
OS size	26.5 GB	34.7 GB

Capacity	4600 mAh	4500 mAh
Max charge power	120 W	25 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 8 min)	Yes (43% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:21 hr	1:20 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:57 hr	08:59 hr
Watching video	10:04 hr	13:52 hr
Gaming	05:05 hr	04:58 hr
Standby	89 hr	74 hr

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	108 megapixels
Image resolution	8700 x 5800	12000 x 9000
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Optical, 5x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	Up to 24FPS
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 240FPS
Slow motion	1920 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	115°	120°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP)	4 (108 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX707 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 103 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- 0.3 MP
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	3872 x 2592
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.14"	1/3.2"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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	5.1
Bluetooth features	LE	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	20	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	Yes
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	December 2021	August 2020
Release date	December 2021	August 2020
SAR (head)	-	0.319 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	1.557 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 120 W	-

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

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Display

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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