Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Xiaomi 14 Civi

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Xiaomi 14 Civi across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 14 Civi scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,087, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G scores 4,870, making Xiaomi 14 Civi the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi 14 Civi offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 6.1 inches, making Xiaomi 14 Civi the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 14 Civi's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Xiaomi 14 Civi feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Xiaomi 14 Civi offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 14 Civi better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi 14 Civi delivers longer battery life with 12h 15m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers 11h 50m, making Xiaomi 14 Civi the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi 14 Civi offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi 14 Civi the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Xiaomi 14 Civi equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi 14 Civi has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
12 Jun, 2024
13 Sep, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
Super Retina XDR
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1236x2750 px (FHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP + 32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3900 mAh
4700 mAh
3349 mAh
25W Fast Charging
67W Turbo Charging
20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Clean and compact design
  • Stellar performance
  • Excellent cameras
  • Improved battery life
  • Stunning design and in-hand feel
  • Bright and attractive display
  • Good Leica cameras for photos and videos
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Persistent shutter lag
  • Slow 25W charging speed
  • Average battery life
  • CPU throttles under stress
  • Portraits lack sharpness
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(80,890 ratings)
4.2/5
(2,761 ratings)
4.6/5
(261,119 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652
AnTuTu Score
1,443,011
AnTuTu Score
N/A
11h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
Jun 12, 2024
(Official)
Sep 13, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v14
iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Years
3 Years
5 Years

Security Updates

5 Years
4 Years
5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
HyperOS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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Apple A16 Bionic
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Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510
Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520
Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740
Adreno 735
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
Hybrid Cooling System
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,207,652
1,443,011
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
18.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %
25.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1236x2750 px (FHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
3000 nits
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
1000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
2160 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi
460 ppi
461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %
90.55 %
86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Design

Height

146.3 mm
157.20 mm
147.6 mm

Width

70.9 mm
72.77 mm
71.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.45 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

168 grams
179.3 grams
171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Vegan Leather
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.63 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size Light Fusion 800 CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.98 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Xiaomi ProFocus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps
HD @1920 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Vlog Mode
Short Video Mode
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
32 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle 100° field-of-view Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3900 mAh
4700 mAh
3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 67W Turbo Charging 100% in 40 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 50m
12h 15m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 4m 16s
40m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.869 W/kg
Head: 0.926 W/kg Body: 0.812 W/kg
Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.4
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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