Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, getting a 94.8 score against 88.9. Galaxy S20 is a way lighter and incredibly thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, even when they were only released 5 months apart. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S20 has 13 version while Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has Android 10 version, so it offers lots of additional features and performance improvements.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy S20. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and 12 GB of RAM. Galaxy S20 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 3200, it also counts with a higher pixels quantity per inch of screen.
Galaxy S20 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels, a tinier aperture and a way smaller back camera sensor capturing way worse quality pictures and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S20, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S20, because it has a 4050mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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