Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S20
60
out of 100
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58
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on December 28, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S20, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 11 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 Mi 11
- Has a 0.61 inch larger screen size
- Shows 11% longer battery life (17:51 vs 16:07 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (55W versus 25W)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 907K)
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (929 against 821 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 10% higher pixel density (566 vs 515 PPI)
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 | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 566 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 242 Hz |
| Response time | - | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Mi 11
6.81″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple | Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 352 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6113 | - |
| Single-core score | 1705 | 996 |
| Multi-core score | 4383 | 2914 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 394288 | 370196 |
| GPU | 190657 | 130687 |
| Memory | 214745 | 151878 |
| UX | 302937 | 254379 |
| Total score | 1102627 | 907140 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 88% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 476 | 391 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1194 | 1414 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12575 | 9900 |
| Video editing | 7614 | 5850 |
| Photo editing | 28730 | 32007 |
| Data manipulation | 9914 | 8870 |
| Writing score | 14770 | 13632 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Mi 11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-19 (nonhuman) | Battery life | SOT 3:58 / 7:32 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| 📘 2026-06-21 (Abil) | AnTuTu 11 | 1230004 |
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Goku) | AnTuTu 11 | 1098795 |
Samsung Galaxy S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu 11 | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu 11 | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu 11 | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu 11 | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | - | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 55 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:56 hr | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | 10:13 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | 04:26 hr | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 69 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHMX | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 29 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | - |
| 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
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 100 | - |
| Video | 133 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 24 | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
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 | December 2020 | February 2020 |
| Release date | January 2021 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $750 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mi 11. But if the camera, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S20.
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