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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra's strong camera system and high score of 96 make it the clear winner in this use case. Its superior camera capabilities outshine the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G's camera.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra's exceptional gaming performance and high score of 93 make it the clear winner in this use case. Its powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset outperforms the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G's gaming capabilities.
Although the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G performs well in everyday use, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra's slightly higher score of 90 and excellent display make it the winner in this use case. Its overall performance and display quality edge out the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G.
82 | Display | 91 |
59 | Camera | 96 |
48 | Performance |
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25 | Gaming | 93 |
71 | Battery | 88 |
75 | Connectivity | 98 |
63 | QuickComparison Score | 93 |
| 6.6 inches Super AMOLED 1080 x 2340 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches AMOLED 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Samsung Exynos 1480 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 50 megapixels | Camera | 50 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 6000 mAh |
| Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | OS | Android 16 |
| 213 g (7.51 oz) | Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) |
| Super AMOLED | Type | AMOLED |
| 6.6 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 2340 pixels | Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 390 ppi | PPI | 416 ppi |
| 120 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Yes (60-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 1000 nits | Max rated brightness | 1200 nits |
| — | Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits |
| Yes, HDR10+ | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 |
| 85.80% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 100% | RGB color space | 100% |
| 120 Hz | PWM | 121 Hz |
| 1 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| ∞ Infinity | Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
| 1017 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 3678 nits |
| 1140 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3711 |
| 3346 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11259 |
| 4101 | Compute Score (GPU) | 27219 |
| 997728 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3667711 |
| 223245 | GPU | 1296835 |
| 162635 | Memory | 518366 |
| 234581 | UX | 788139 |
| 997728 | Total Score | 3667711 |
| 459 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2568 |
| 98% | Stability | 81% |
| 3 FPS | Graphics test | 19 FPS |
| 459 | Graphics score | 2568 |
| — | 3DMark Solar Bay | 11330 |
| — | Graphics test | 43 FPS |
| — | Section 1 | 49 FPS |
| — | Section 2 | 42 FPS |
| — | Section 3 | 37 FPS |
| — | Graphics score | 11330 |
| — | SoC | — |
| Samsung Exynos 1480 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 2750 MHz | Max clock | 4610 MHz |
| 8 (4 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| Samsung | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 4 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Yes | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) |
| 213 g (7.51 oz) | Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) |
| IP67 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Plastic |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| White, Blue, Purple, Yellow | Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Yes, in-display | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| — | Repairability | Average (2.63/5) |
| — | Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
| 85.80% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 6 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 2 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Operating system | Android 16 |
| 3 years | OS updates | 5 years |
| 4 years | Security updates | 5 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 6000 mAh |
| 25 W | Max charge power | 90 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| No | Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) |
| No | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| No | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (55% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| 1:03 hr | Full charging time | 0:50 hr |
| — | Battery cycles | 1000 cycles |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 10:24 hr | Web browsing | 14:05 hr |
| 17:52 hr | Watching video | 17:21 hr |
| 05:16 hr | Gaming | 07:28 hr |
| 125 hr | Standby | 140 hr |
| 26:41 hr | General battery life | 30:46 hr |
| 50 megapixels | Matrix | 50 megapixels |
| 8160 x 6120 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 4.3x |
| LED | Flash | Dual LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 30FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| 240 FPS (720p) | Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| 123° | Angle of widest lens | 115° |
| 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 50 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/1.8 | Aperture | f/1.7 |
| — | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sony IMX906 | Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 1050L |
| 1/1.56 (≈ 0.64 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1 (≈ 1 inch) |
| Phase autofocus | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 12 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.4 - 3.0 |
| — | Focal length | 100 mm |
| Sony IMX258 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPE |
| 1/3.06 (≈ 0.33 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.4 (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.56 micron |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| 32 megapixels | Megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| 6464 x 4864 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 21 mm |
| Sony IMX616 | Sensor | Omnivision OV50M |
| 0.8 micron | Pixel size | 0.61 micron |
| No | Autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| 5.3 | Bluetooth version | 6 |
| LE | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 2 | USB version | 3.2 |
| - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| — | DisplayPort | Yes |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Depends on the region | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | Yes |
| — | Network | — |
| Nano | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Standby | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| Yes | eSIM support* | Yes |
| Yes | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | 3G network | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B66(AWS-3) | 4G network | LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/B38/39/40/41/42/48/66/71 |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| No | FM radio | No |
| Stereo | Speakers | Stereo |
| No | Headphone audio jack | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 91.4 dB | Max loudness | 84.7 dB |
| Mid-range | Category | Flagship |
| March 2024 | Announced | December 2025 |
| March 2024 | Release date | December 2025 |
| - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W |
