Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Xiaomi Mi 10

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Galaxy S20 compared with Mi 10

	SamsungGalaxy S20	XiaomiMi 10
Overview
Released
Released	March 2020	February 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.2″	6.67″
Resolution
Resolution	3200 × 1440 (better)	2340 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	566 pixels per inch (better)	386 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	90 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	–	1,200 nits
Display type
Display type	Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display (3,200 × 1,440), HDR10+ certified; 120 Hz supported at up to FHD+ (60 Hz by default); 6.2 inches as a full rectangle, 6.1 inches with rounded corners	Curved AMOLED with Gorilla Glass 5.
Pixel density
Pixel density	563 ppi (Samsung)	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	Up to 1,200 nits peak (Samsung)	500 nits typical, 800 nits high-brightness mode and 1,200 nits peak.
Display features
Display features	–	HDR10+, P3 colour and 180 Hz touch sampling.
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front and back (Corning)	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 990	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory
Memory	8 GB – 12 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	128 GB	128 GB, 256 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	7 nm, 64-bit octa-core, 2.73 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2 GHz; 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (4G) or 12 GB (5G)	7 nm Snapdragon 865 with one CPU core at 2.84 GHz, three at 2.42 GHz and four at 1.8 GHz.
GPU
GPU	–	Adreno 650, up to 587 MHz.
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (104 GB available); microSD card slot up to 1 TB (shared with the second SIM)	LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0; no microSD expansion (TechRadar).
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	108 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	13 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	64 MP	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	1.06× (better)	None
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	20 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP wide-angle, F1.8, 79°, Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS	f/1.69, 1/1.33-inch sensor, optical stabilisation and four-pixel binning.
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2, 120°	f/2.4 and 123° field of view.
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	64 MP, F2.0, 76°, PDAF, OIS; approximately 1.06x optical zoom (Notebookcheck)	–
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP, Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, 80°	–
Zoom
Zoom	Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x; Space Zoom (digital) up to 30x	–
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; 4K at 60 fps; up to 960 fps super slow motion at HD resolution	Rear 8K at 30 fps, 4K at 30/60 fps and 1080p at 30/60 fps; 720p and 1080p slow motion at 120 fps.
Front video
Front video	–	1080p at 30 fps; 720p slow motion at 120 fps.
Camera features
Camera features	Single Take; Night mode; Super Steady video	Additional 2 MP f/2.4 macro and 2 MP f/2.4 depth cameras; no optical distance zoom.
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	4,000 mAh	4,780 mAh (better)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 30 W (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Up to 30 W
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,000 mAh typical, 3,880 mAh rated; internet use up to 14 hours (LTE) or 15 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 20 hours (4G)	4,680 mAh minimum capacity.
Wired charging
Wired charging	25 W fast charger included; compatible with QC2.0 and AFC	30 W charger included; Quick Charge 4+ and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 with chargers of 10 W or more (WPC)	30 W wireless charging. TechRadar reports 5 W reverse charging for its UK unit; Android Authority describes 10 W as specific to India.
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	163 g (better)	208 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.9 mm (better)	8.96 mm
Height × width
Height × width	151.7 × 69.1 mm	162.5 × 74.8 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	–
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 6 front and back with a metal frame	Gorilla Glass 5 display; glass back and metal frame (Android Authority).
Colours
Colours	Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink	Twilight Grey and Coral Green.
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68, up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	In-display fingerprint reader.
Sensors
Sensors	Ultrasonic fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, proximity, RGB light	Infrared blaster, proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, barometer and Hall sensor.
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers and earphones sound by AKG; Dolby Atmos	Dual stereo speakers.
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 10	MIUI 11; Android 10 confirmed by Android Authority.
In the box
In the box	–	UK charger, cable, USB-C audio adapter, case, SIM tool and documents. February 2020 is the conservative first-sale month from Gizmochina's actual China sale report; the precise maker-confirmed day remains unverified. These UK configurations became available later.
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G model: 5G Sub6 (NSA, SA, DSS); both models: LTE Cat 20 (up to 2.0 Gbps down, 200 Mbps up), 4×4 MIMO, up to 7CA, LAA	5G and 4G; bands vary by market.
SIM
SIM	Hybrid dual SIM (nano-SIM plus nano-SIM or microSD) and eSIM	Single nano-SIM on the UK model.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 6, 2×2 MIMO and WPA3.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0; ANT+	Bluetooth 5.1 with AAC, LDAC, LHDC and LLAC.
NFC
NFC	Yes	Multifunction NFC with Google Pay.
USB
USB	USB Type-C; no 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB-C; no 3.5 mm socket (TechRadar).
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	–