Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Samsung Galaxy S10
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 2 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- Comes with 850 mAh larger battery capacity: 4250 vs 3400 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 778G
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 37% higher pixel density (551 vs 402 PPI)
- Shows 11% longer battery life (22:50 vs 20:31 hours)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Reverse charging feature
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.3 mm narrower
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1215 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 373 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3.4 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
11 Lite 5G NE
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 158 g (5.57 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (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 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 702 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2311 | 4837 |
| Single-core score | 1012 | 986 |
| Multi-core score | 2801 | 2961 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 322951 | 303198 |
| GPU | 100623 | 133774 |
| Memory | 153686 | 148749 |
| UX | 213770 | 161536 |
| Total score | 791030 | 747257 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 367 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 688 | 949 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8806 | 7433 |
| Video editing | 6423 | 5772 |
| Photo editing | 22314 | 18351 |
| Data manipulation | 8898 | 7663 |
| Writing score | 13001 | 10349 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-17 -> tosaino | CPU Throttle | 88% |
| 📘 2026-04-13 -> tosaino | AnTuTu | 792686 |
| 📘 2026-03-18 (Vynx) | AnTuTu | 738260 |
| 📘 2026-03-07 (Shornmino) | AnTuTu | 791030 |
| 📘 2026-02-08 (Romakalus) | AnTuTu | 807764 |
Samsung Galaxy S10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx) | AnTuTu | 777426 |
| 📘 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE) | GeekBench CPU | 1065 / 2623 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 -> Sergo67 | AnTuTu | 613741 |
| 📘 2026-04-10 (Dio) | AnTuTu | 756403 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (LowbudgetNontecktoker) | AnTuTu | 752759 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 14.8 GB | 9.5 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4250 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 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 (60% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:37 hr | 13:03 hr |
| Watching video | 13:17 hr | 14:48 hr |
| Gaming | 04:48 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 100 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | 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 | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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, NAVIC | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2021 | February 2019 |
| Release date | October 2021 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $320 | $900 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.
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