Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi 12S Ultra	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Jul 09, 2022	Released · Mar 20, 2024
6.7-inch · 3200x1440px	6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera	Triple camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4860 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 2.95 x 0.36 inches 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
7.94 oz (225.0 g)	7.51 oz (213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Leather Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
89.36 %	84.30 %
Peak brightness
1500 cd/m2 (nit)	550 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.19GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.75GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 4x 2.7GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 730	Yes
RAM
8GB	8GB
Internal storage
256GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)

Battery

Capacity
4860 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50.3 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F4.1 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (1920 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
20 MP	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

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Overall

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Photo

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Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
	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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 489

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 04, 2022	Mar 11, 2024

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM


RAM	12GB

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

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Full specifications
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