Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 2 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 Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (737K versus 593K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.67 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 | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9% | 87% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 90.2% | - |
| PWM | 521 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 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) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2149 |
| Single-core score | 894 | 1016 |
| Multi-core score | 2030 | 2829 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 244614 | 313621 |
| GPU | 52776 | 99691 |
| Memory | 117908 | 124102 |
| UX | 177739 | 199828 |
| Total score | 593037 | 737242 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 223 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 358 | 686 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8210 | 10894 |
| Video editing | 4089 | 7273 |
| Photo editing | 17969 | 26058 |
| Data manipulation | 7924 | 9082 |
| Writing score | 11067 | 14693 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-08 (Prodexos1) | AnTuTu 11 | 593037 |
| π 2025-11-22 (Volodymyr) | AnTuTu 11 | 610290 |
| π 2025-11-06 (Said) | AnTuTu 11 | 538229 |
| π 2025-09-27 -> Midoriiyyyaaaa | AnTuTu 11 | 582398 |
| π 2024-04-04 (dannym420) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 894 / 2030 |
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz) | AnTuTu 12 | 851236 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz) | AnTuTu 12 | 822536 |
| π 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54 | AnTuTu 11 | 721991 |
| π 2026-07-17 (juguilon54) | AnTuTu 11 | 721991 |
| π 2026-06-19 -> Fatih | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2451 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 8 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 36.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | - |
| Standby | 119 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (β 0.66 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV12A10 | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, 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* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2022 | March 2022 |
| Release date | February 2022 | April 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $465 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 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 Samsung Galaxy A73 5G is definitely a better buy.
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