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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A73 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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4 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
95.8
(Very good)
Value Index
88.4
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space 90.2% -
PWM 521 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 840 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
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
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
737242
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
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Prodexos1)AnTuTu 11593037
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Volodymyr)AnTuTu 11610290
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (Said)AnTuTu 11538229
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-27 -> MidoriiyyyaaaaAnTuTu 11582398
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-04 (dannym420)Geekbench 6 CPU894 / 2030
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu 11721991
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu 11721991
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekbench 6 GPU2451

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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
Battery life tests
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
Standard lens
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‰ˆ 0.66 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV12A10 GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 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‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 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
Network
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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