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| Global Score | |
| 89.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-31 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Celestial Silver, Cosmic Black and Frosty White | Black, blue and white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4520mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.4 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 11i has a general score of 89.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M12's global score of 80. Xiaomi Mi 11i is a somewhat lighter and thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M12, although both of them were only released with a few months difference. The Xiaomi Mi 11i has a little faster processor than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 11i also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 11i features a way better display than Galaxy M12, because it has a little bigger display, more pixels per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 11i, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy M12 has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 11i, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 11i shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way higher video resolution and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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