Samsung Galaxy S20 5G vs Xiaomi 17 Max

599 USD

599 USD

Discontinued

Available

Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

Galaxy S20 5G

2605EPN8EC

2020, February 22

2026, May 21

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G981U

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66

2, 5, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G981U

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

HSPA, LTE, 5G

151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)

162.9 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)

163 g (5.75 oz)

219 g or 225 g (7.72 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red

Black, Blue, White

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)

6.2 inches, 93.8 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 114.4 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density)

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~420 ppi density)

Android 10, One UI 2

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - US

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA

Adreno 840

12GB

12GB/16GB

128GB UFS 3.0

256GB/512GB

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.4", 1.12µm, 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

50 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, LED flash, HDR, panorama

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (10-bit Dolby Vision HDR), 4K@120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide)

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery

Si/C Li-Ion 8000 mAh

Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 9W

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wireless 22.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

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/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5, MIHC

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG