Phone Comparison - Xiaomi 12X vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Xiaomi 12X
xiaomi 12x
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
samsung galaxy s21 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced 2021, December 28 2021, January 14
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, December 31 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Pink Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
(6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 11
User Interface MIUI 13 One UI 3.1
Processor Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
GPU Adreno 650 [Similar] Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 1B Colors 16M Colour
Size 6.28 inches [Similar] 6.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (419 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.24% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps (HDR10), 4K@30fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 32 MP, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W, 100% in 39 min (advertised)
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 4+
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -