Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1680 and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
  • 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3531K versus 1390K)
  • Comes with 3580 mAh larger battery capacity: 8580 vs 5000 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
  • Weighs 39 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A57 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
103.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
59.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 88.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red Gray, Blue, Purple, Aqua
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series Samsung Exynos 1680
Max clock 4610 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 3 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Xclipse 550
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~1228.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3474
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10594
Compute Score (GPU)
20875
Compute Score (GPU) 20875 7924
Single-core score 3474 1382
Multi-core score 10594 4477
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3531378
1390055
CPU 1072515 510705
GPU 1108332 374535
Memory 543094 204469
UX 807437 300346
Total score 3531378 1390055
Samples Less than 3 [13 tests]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Darck)AnTuTu 111348067
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510AnTuTu 111434648
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Mehedi)AnTuTu 111351187
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (OverloadedPoortato)AnTuTu 111373963
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (xhnhx)AnTuTu 111413043

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.5
OS size - 24 GB
OS updates 4 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8580 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:09 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:41 hr
Watching video - 20:15 hr
Gaming - 05:40 hr
Standby - 85 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 60 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX258
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 25 mm
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 12 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV32D -
Sensor size 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced August 2026 March 2026
Release date August 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $550 $549
SAR (head) - 0.7 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.07 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W 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 Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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