Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G runs at 2.73 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers 10 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 09m, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G the better option for storage.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

₹56,990

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

₹99,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

15 Jan, 2022

07 Aug, 2020

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 865	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
20 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4500 mAh	6600 mAh
120W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Superb display
S Pen capabilities
Smooth performance
Capable cameras

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Massive camera bump
S Pen silo placed on the left
In-display fingerprint scanner can be iffy
Pricey

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(1,533 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	488,007 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 07, 2020

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Mali-G77 MP11

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

488,007

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.7 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

1500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.3:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

494 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.52 %

92.94 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.3 mm

164.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75 mm

77.2 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

8.1 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

221.8 grams

208 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

N/A

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size 1.2µm pixel size

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/4.1 Periscope Camera1200 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

12 MP
f/3.0 Periscope Camera120 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

20 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

12000 x 9000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.3 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size CMOS 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 24 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Fast Charging 100% in 23 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

N/A

14h 09m

15h 10m

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

N/A

1h 7m 46s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Stylus

N/A

Yes

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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