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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-03-29 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.47 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.25 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Ceramic Black and Ceramic White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Ceramic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1700 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Mi 11 Ultra is slightly better than Galaxy M31, getting a score of 90.7 against 86.5. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra construction is newer and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy M31's, although it's also heavier. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should provide you identical operating system features.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a greater pixels number in each screen inch, a little larger display, a really brighter screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega pixels resolution, a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video and a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing worse quality photos and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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