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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-10 |
| -- | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 524 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is slightly better than the Galaxy A40, having a overall score of 81 against 79.6. Xiaomi 12S Ultra is a incredibly lighter and notably thinner cellphone than the Galaxy A40. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but Xiaomi 12S Ultra has newer 12 version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a really superior performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a brighter screen than Galaxy A40, because it has a quite larger display, a little better pixels count in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 3200.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a better storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a really longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4800mAh battery size.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality, a back camera with a much higher resolution and a way larger sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality.
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