Xiaomi 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
70
out of 100
VS
72
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 11, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 2 months after. 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 13
- Shows 27% longer battery life (24:59 vs 19:44 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2292K versus 1743K)
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1390 against 1246 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Weighs 22 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.36 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 414 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | - |
| PWM | 488 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 147 mm (5.79 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8801 | 17327 |
| Single-core score | 2004 | 2066 |
| Multi-core score | 5311 | 6434 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 579791 | 738110 |
| GPU | 433528 | 814230 |
| Memory | 291203 | 244427 |
| UX | 439427 | 495918 |
| Total score | 1743949 | 2292685 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [18 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 89% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1090 | 1507 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 98% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5308 | 7976 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | 50% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3665 | 4826 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 18350 |
| Video editing | - | 7968 |
| Photo editing | - | 35076 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14984 |
| Writing score | - | 21029 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#200th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (SHtorm) | AnTuTu 11 | 1755989 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (ArJasonStathem) | AnTuTu 12 | 1979341 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Andrewei) | AnTuTu 11 | 1830711 |
| 📘 2026-08-29 (Pat) | AnTuTu 11 | 1793929 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 (Simon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1845042 |
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Y4nnick23) | Battery life | SOT 5:30 / 18:00 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Iizzzuu) | AnTuTu 12 | 2391410 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Самса с24) | AnTuTu 11 | 2278769 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Flames-2) | AnTuTu 11 | 2364143 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (mrtcn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2068918 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 31.5 GB | 24.1 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:47 hr | 07:07 hr |
| Watching video | 14:15 hr | 15:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:57 hr | 05:03 hr |
| Standby | 127 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX800 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.75" (≈ 0.27 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 65 |
| Preview | 68 | 69 |
| Zoom | 131 | 135 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2022 | January 2024 |
| Release date | December 2022 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) |
| SAR (head) | 0.998 W/kg | 0.87 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.997 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
- There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon). But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 13.
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