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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-09-15 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Celestial blue, Meteorite Gray and Moonlight White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S21 has a score of 91.8, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi 11T's overall score of 85.3. Both of these devices have the same Android 11 operating system, so they should provide you identical OS features. Even when the Samsung Galaxy S21 and the Xiaomi 11T were released only 8 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S21 is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner.
Xiaomi 11T has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S21. Both have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Galaxy S21 features a sharper display than Xiaomi 11T, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Galaxy S21 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy S21 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi 11T, although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a same size camera aperture. The Xiaomi 11T's storage to install applications and games is just as good as the Galaxy S21 one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi 11T has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S21, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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