Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
64
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 29, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 10 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Shows 28% longer battery life (23:05 vs 17:59 hours)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1267 against 946 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1434K versus 1100K)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1648 and 1523 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.81 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 510 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Ceramic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2800 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 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1523 | 1648 |
| Multi-core score | 3979 | 4351 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 398735 | 472427 |
| GPU | 180832 | 390230 |
| Memory | 194748 | 216173 |
| UX | 326051 | 355339 |
| Total score | 1100336 | 1434169 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 900 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 65% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 18 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3874 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1314 | 1967 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11865 | 13423 |
| Video editing | 7582 | 7399 |
| Photo editing | 28098 | 24771 |
| Data manipulation | 9632 | 12643 |
| Writing score | 14688 | 16337 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1523 / 3979 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1225128 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1204573 |
| 📘 2026-04-10 -> LORIX | AnTuTu 11 | 1004194 |
| 📘 2026-02-24 (N00b1k_x) | AnTuTu 11 | 1028590 |
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (RAID_0) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 10479 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (João_Rosário_67) | AnTuTu 11 | 1474557 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Unknown) | AnTuTu 11 | 1318666 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Fsoceinty) | AnTuTu 11 | 1329673 |
| 📘 2026-03-28 (Bakzhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1530447 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 26.8 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (67 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:28 hr | 09:06 hr |
| Watching video | 11:22 hr | 13:47 hr |
| Gaming | 04:38 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 128° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) | 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 230 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 73 |
| Zoom | 142 | 141 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 117 | 139 |
| Video | 139 | 145 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 24 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | February 2022 |
| Release date | April 2021 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 12S Ultra | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.58 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - 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 | - | Not included |
*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 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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