Xiaomi 11T Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

58 out of 100
Xiaomi 11T Pro
VS
55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 11T Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11T Pro
  • 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1140K versus 737K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1469 and 1016 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Weighs 23 grams less
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 11T Pro and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G crucial features
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.
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8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
95.4
(Very good)
Value Index
88.4
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1% 87%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.5% -
PWM 490 Hz -
Response time 3.4 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
840 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) 163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP67
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
85.1%
87%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 11T Pro and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 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)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 840 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 11T Pro and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
11T Pro +45%
1469
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11T Pro +32%
3730
Compute Score (GPU)
11T Pro +116%
4642
Compute Score (GPU) 4642 2149
Single-core score 1469 1016
Multi-core score 3730 2829
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
11T Pro +55%
1140220
737242
CPU 422281 313621
GPU 191899 99691
Memory 210319 124102
UX 315721 199828
Total score 1140220 737242
Samples [28 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 223
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 686
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10894
Video editing - 7273
Photo editing - 26058
Data manipulation - 9082
Writing score - 14693

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 11T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekBench CPU1412 / 3348
📘 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu1210861
📘 2026-07-30 (Raffi)CPU Throttle95%
📘 2026-07-26 (hazlanmy)AnTuTu1192922
📘 2026-07-16 (OniSama)AnTuTu1207839
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu721991
📘 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu721991
📘 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekBench GPU2451
📘 2026-04-12 -> FatihGeekBench CPU1029 / 3091
📘 2026-02-27 (Nek)AnTuTu675794

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS One UI 8
OS size 32 GB 36.9 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (63% in 10 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:20 hr 1:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:37 hr -
Watching video 13:08 hr -
Gaming 05:09 hr -
Standby 85 hr -
General battery life
19:18 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9204 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual 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 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 50 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K5E9 GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital No

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 50 -
Preview 72 -
Zoom 61 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T Pro from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A10 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 111 -
Video 137 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2021 March 2022
Release date September 2021 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $465
Successor - Xiaomi 15T Pro -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 11T Pro. But if the camera and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G.

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