Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Takes On The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The battle of flagship smart phones has been heating up lately and Xiaomi has just released specs on their latest premium model the Mi 11 Ultra, so we take a look at how it stacks up against one of the current best smart phones you can get, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.


Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Display

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 900 nits, 1700 nits (peak)
6.81 inches, 112.0 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Dolby Vision

CPU & GPU

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
Adreno 660

Main Cameras

50 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.12″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 128˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 1.1” AMOLED selfie display
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+ rec.

Selfie Camera

20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4″, 0.8µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, gyro-EIS

Battery & Charging

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Fast charging 67W, 100% in 36 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 67W, 100% in 39 min (advertised)
Reverse wireless charging 10W
Quick Charge 4+
Power Delivery 3.0

Dimensions & Features

164.3 x 74.6 x 8.4 mm (6.47 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
234 g (8.25 oz)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), ceramic back, aluminum frame
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)


Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Display

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display

CPU & GPU

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) – USA/China
Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – International
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) – USA/China
Mali-G78 MP14 – International / Adreno 660 – USA/China

Main Cameras

108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Battery & Charging

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Dimensions & Features

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support

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