Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Xiaomi 12T vs Xiaomi Poco F5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced 2021, January 14 October 2022 May 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - October 2022 Coming Soon - May 2023
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Black, Silver, Blue Black, Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
163.1 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
161.1 x 75 x 7.9 mm
(6.34 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 12 Android 13
User Interface One UI 3.1 MIUI 13 MIUI 14 for POCO
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (4x2.85 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Ultra Octa-core (1x2.91 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7475-AB Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G610 MC6 Adreno 725
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
QHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
500 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M Colour 68B Colors 68B Colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (446 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 86.69% 88.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, 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
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
108 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.47", 0.8µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 120W, 100% in 19 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W wired, PD3, QC4, 100% in 46 min (advertised)
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
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