Xiaomi 11T vs Samsung Galaxy S10
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 11T (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 31 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 70% longer battery life (35:12 vs 20:46 hours)
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 15W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (772K versus 648K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 2-years and 7-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 39% higher pixel density (551 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 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 | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1215 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 88.08% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 432 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS | ~607 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 178693 | 148103 |
| GPU | 277927 | 236968 |
| Memory | 142755 | 121310 |
| UX | 169123 | 141476 |
| Total score | 772254 | 648880 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40 °C | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | 81% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4520 | 3230 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6966 | 6523 |
| Video editing | 5715 | 5794 |
| Photo editing | 25532 | 18751 |
| Data manipulation | 10154 | 7126 |
| Writing score | 14166 | 10017 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 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 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 9.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:40 hr | 06:12 hr |
| Watching video | 19:20 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 03:23 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 70 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 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 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
| 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 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2021 | February 2019 |
| Release date | October 2021 | March 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.95 W/kg | 1.59 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 |
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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.