Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
68
out of 100
VS
65
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Mi 10T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 18 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10T
- 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (731K versus 431K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1267 and 852 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (837 against 622 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1280
- Weighs 27 grams less
- 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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 620 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.2% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 97.6% |
| PWM | 2381 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 39.8 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | 1279:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 216 g (7.62 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | - |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 229256 | 112133 |
| GPU | 194210 | 130492 |
| Memory | 143156 | 77548 |
| UX | 161454 | 107735 |
| Total score | 731567 | 431745 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 41.3 °C | 45.2 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3843 | 2287 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7591 | 9497 |
| Video editing | 5616 | 7594 |
| Photo editing | 27611 | 21637 |
| Data manipulation | 7190 | 9220 |
| Writing score | 13527 | 14992 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 19.8 GB | 36 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:38 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:55 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:01 hr |
| Standby | - | 120 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung S5KGW1P (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX616 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 10T from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 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 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, AVRCP, 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 | Depends on the region |
| 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 * | 22 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2020 | March 2022 |
| Release date | December 2020 | April 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mi 10T . But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G .
