Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

1,349 USD

1,300 USD

Available

Available

Xiaomi Mobiles

25128PNA1G, 2512BPNDAG

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

2026, February 28

2020, August 15

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

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-N986U

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N986U

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

162.9 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)

218.4 g or 223.4 g (7.69 oz)

208 g (7.34 oz)

Glass front, fiber-reinforced plastic back / silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum alloy frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, HDR10+ , Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Black, White, Starlit Green

Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

1440 x 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density)

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Android 10, One UI 2.5

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

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

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

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global

Adreno 840

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global

16GB

12GB

512GB/1TB

128GB/256GB/512GB

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

200 MP, f/2.4-3.0, 75-100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2-4.3x continuous optical zoom, zoom ring

12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom

50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)

12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p)

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.7", 0.61µm, AF

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

HDR, panorama

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

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

Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh

Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable

90W wired, 90W PPS, PD3.0, QC3+ 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wired 10W reverse wireless

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

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

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

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

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

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

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

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

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG

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

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

AnTuTu: 508760 (v8) GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1) GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) , Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Photo / Video

-27.8 LUFS (Good)

Endurance rating 88h