Xiaomi 12X vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Xiaomi 12X Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12X (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on December 28 2021 against the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE which is powered by Exynos 990 and came out 15 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12X

Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Supports wireless charging up to 15W
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Reverse charging feature
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Xiaomi 12X 89 Galaxy S20 FE 83 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Xiaomi 12X 71 Galaxy S20 FE 71 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Xiaomi 12X 82 Galaxy S20 FE 89 Camera Photo and video recording quality Xiaomi 12X 74 Galaxy S20 FE 79 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Xiaomi 12X 88 Galaxy S20 FE 89 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Xiaomi 12X 78 Galaxy S20 FE 79

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Xiaomi 12X vs Galaxy S20 FE

Display

Type	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.28 inches	6.5 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	419 ppi	407 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	500 nits	740 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1100 nits	-
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	89.2%	84.8%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	98.6%	-
PWM	523 Hz	-
Response time	1 ms	-
Contrast	∞ Infinity	-

Peak brightness test (auto) Xiaomi 12X 929 nits Galaxy S20 FE n/a Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	152.7 mm (6.01 inches)	159.8 mm (6.29 inches)
Width	69.9 mm (2.75 inches)	74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness	8.16 mm (0.32 inches)	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	176 gramm (6.21 oz)	190 gramm (6.7 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black Blue Pink	White Blue Green Red Orange Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio Xiaomi 12X +5% 89.2% Galaxy S20 FE 84.8%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 12X and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870	Samsung Exynos 990
Max. clock	3200 MHz	2730 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 650	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU clock	675 MHz	800 MHz
FLOPS	~1372 GFLOPS	~1196 GFLOPS

Memory
RAM size	8 12 GB	6 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	-	2750 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	MicroSD
Memory card max. size	-	Up to 1024 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Xiaomi 12X +4% 952 Galaxy S20 FE 915 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Xiaomi 12X 3192 Galaxy S20 FE +4% 3310 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Xiaomi 12X +9% 685267 Galaxy S20 FE 625839

CPU	185270	160384
GPU	242268	217589
Memory	108952	121945
UX	148511	125154
Total score	685267	625839

3DMark Wild Life Performance Xiaomi 12X +13% 4243 Galaxy S20 FE 3770

Stability	99%	54%
Graphics test	25 FPS	22 FPS
Graphics score	4243	3770
PCMark 3.0 score	-	11233

Best Smartphones in AnTuTu Benchmark 9 (147th and 179th place) Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM	MIUI 13	One UI 4.1
OS size	29.3 GB	24 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4500 mAh	4500 mAh
Charge power	67 W	25 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging	No	Yes (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (78% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 45 min)
Full charging time	0:48 hr	1:35 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	13:05 hr	-
Watching video	16:44 hr	-
Gaming	05:31 hr	-
Standby	104 hr	-

General battery life Xiaomi 12X 35:28 hr Galaxy S20 FE n/a Phones With the Best Battery Life

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8700 x 5800	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Optical 3x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	123°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP)	3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56" Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76" Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06" OmniVision OV13B10 (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS)
Macro lens	- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	6528 x 4896
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	0.8 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3"	1/2.74"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Xiaomi 12X n/a Galaxy S20 FE 119 Video quality Xiaomi 12X n/a Galaxy S20 FE 101 Generic camera score Xiaomi 12X n/a Galaxy S20 FE 115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.1	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	3.2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo
NFC*	Depends on the region	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	-	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat*	-	19
5G support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Xiaomi 12X 90.1 dB Galaxy S20 FE n/a

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	December 2021	September 2020
Release date	December 2021	October 2020
SAR (head)	-	0.341 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	1.447 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and camera are more important to you then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12X.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi 12X 29 (53.7%) Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 25 (46.3%) Vote Total votes: 54

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