Xiaomi 11T vs Samsung Galaxy A71
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 11T (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A71, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 21 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11T
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (772K versus 344K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (803 against 519 nits)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (35:12 vs 32:03 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1-year and 9-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Weighs 24 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 87.2% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 3.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 178693 | 109500 |
| GPU | 277927 | 67070 |
| Memory | 142755 | 75848 |
| UX | 169123 | 88913 |
| Total score | 772254 | 344710 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40 °C | 37.5 °C |
| Stability | 81% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4520 | 740 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6966 | 5547 |
| Video editing | 5715 | 5841 |
| Photo editing | 25532 | 14060 |
| Data manipulation | 10154 | 6693 |
| Writing score | 14166 | 8941 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 23.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:40 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Watching video | 19:20 hr | 14:49 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 04:45 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | - | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- 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, HID, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2021 | December 2019 |
| Release date | October 2021 | February 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | 0.51 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.95 W/kg | 1.56 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 11T is definitely a better buy.