Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Google Pixel 7a vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Xiaomi
Announced 2023, February 01 2023, May 10 August 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Available. Released 2023, May 10 Coming Soon - August 2023
Price Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Arctic Blue, Carbon, Cotton Jade Black, Pastel Blue, Moonstone Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
152 x 72.9 x 9 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
168.6 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
(6.64 x 3 x 0.32 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 193.5 g (6.81.0.18 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GWKK3, G0DZQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 - GHL1X, G82U8
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GWKK3
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G0DZQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GHL1X, G82U8
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 Android 13 Android 13
User Interface One UI 5.1 - MIUI 14
Processor Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x Cortex-A55), Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 613
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.27% 81.24% 84.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Portrait
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W, PD3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3900 mAh 4385 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -