Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 161.81 x 75.34 x 8.92 mm
Weight
8.04 oz (229.0 g)	6.70 oz (190.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom black, Silver	Chrome Silver, Graphite Gray, Nighttime Blue, Aurora Green

Display

Size
6.8-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz (adaptable)	90Hz
Screen-to-body
89.33 %	83.57 %
Peak brightness
1500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 2200 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
12GB (LPDDR5)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.1)	64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11), One UI	Android (11), MIUI 12 UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 15min

Browsing

14h 43min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

8h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS	Yes
Front
40 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.15 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1200 / € 1399	$ 199
In The Box
C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Mar 04, 2021

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
Colors	Phantom black
MSRP	$ 1250

With 128GB internal storage

Internal storage	128GB

with 512GB storage

RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
Colors	Phantom black
MSRP	$ 1380

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	8.01 oz (227.0 g)
5G	Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.16 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 3.86 W/kg

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