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
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 β 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
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 | 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 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Xclipse 550 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS | ~1228.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20875 | 7924 |
| Single-core score | 3474 | 1382 |
| Multi-core score | 10594 | 4477 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1072515 | 510705 |
| GPU | 1108332 | 374535 |
| Memory | 543094 | 204469 |
| UX | 807437 | 300346 |
| Total score | 3531378 | 1390055 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [13 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#43rd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (El Bicho) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3349 / 10094 |
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 11 | 1434648 |
| π 2026-09-04 (Mehedi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1351187 |
| π 2026-08-19 (OverloadedPoortato) | AnTuTu 11 | 1373963 |
| π 2026-08-18 (xhnhx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1413043 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 60 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 0.29 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 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 |
| 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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