Xiaomi Redmi 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Xiaomi Redmi 12 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on June 15, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, which is powered by Exynos 990 and came out 2 years and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 12
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (909K versus 370K)
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 990
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 740 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.3% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 26 ms | - |
| Contrast | 898:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Redmi 12
6.79″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Galaxy S20 FE
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) | 159.8 mm (6.29 inches) |
| Width | 76.28 mm (3 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 198.5 g (7 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 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 | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 352 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 832 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 434 | 1234 |
| Multi-core score | 1223 | 3385 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 142919 | 359475 |
| GPU | 26174 | 155594 |
| Memory | 90544 | 153878 |
| UX | 110528 | 240732 |
| Total score | 370165 | 909679 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 81 | 247 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1061 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8703 | 9860 |
| Video editing | 6840 | 6780 |
| Photo editing | 18638 | 29317 |
| Data manipulation | 6312 | 8978 |
| Writing score | 8610 | 10600 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-07 (ID sanul) | AnTuTu 12 | 441356 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (R12 User) | AnTuTu 12 | 445418 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ) | AnTuTu 11 | 375099 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis) | AnTuTu 11 | 373290 |
| 📘 2026-05-29 (Sanul) | AnTuTu 11 | 370165 |
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-25 (Pearlescent) | AnTuTu 11 | 895369 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (Naynay(guaranay)) | AnTuTu 11 | 886994 |
| 📘 2026-01-31 (Victor) | AnTuTu 11 | 792094 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1027276 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1020628 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 24 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 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 (29% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 45 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:07 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:58 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | - |
| Standby | 118 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8150 x 6150 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 76 mm |
| Sensor | - | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.5" (≈ 0.22 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 19 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2023 | September 2020 |
| Release date | June 2023 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $700 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.341 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.447 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 4