Xiaomi 14 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23
90 out of 100
VS
79 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S23, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and came out 9 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 14 Pro
- Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 4880 vs 3900 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Shows 15% longer battery life (25:21 vs 22:02 hours)
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2055K versus 1522K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 23% higher pixel density (522 vs 425 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1203 against 1050 nits)
- Weighs 55 grams less
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Longjing Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 98.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Green | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 437279 | 380535 |
| GPU | 858445 | 598896 |
| Memory | 436964 | 273271 |
| UX | 323273 | 270109 |
| Total score | 2055961 | 1522811 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [41 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 48.2 °C | 34.3 °C |
| Stability | 80% | 60% |
| Graphics test | 96 FPS | 72 FPS |
| Graphics score | 16045 | 12038 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14615 | 14216 |
| Video editing | 7913 | 7839 |
| Photo editing | 31726 | 33785 |
| Data manipulation | 14777 | 12689 |
| Writing score | 20041 | 19369 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | - | 29.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4880 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:18 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:49 hr | 08:12 hr |
| Watching video | 16:30 hr | 13:41 hr |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Light Hunter 900 | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.57" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/3.94" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3.24" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | February 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | February 2023 |
| Launch price | $1100 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.3 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 | Not included |
Further details
Notes on 14 Pro:
- New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.
Notes on Galaxy S23:
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
