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Xiaomi 13 vs Xiaomi 12T

70 out of 100
Xiaomi 13
VS
60 out of 100
Xiaomi 12T
Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 12T

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 Xiaomi 12T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1743K versus 1111K)
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (24:59 vs 21:37 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (1246 against 952 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
  • Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12T crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
5.8
(Bad)
Value Index
64.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 13
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Xiaomi 12T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 414 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1900 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 86.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 99.8%
PWM 488 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 12T
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Xiaomi 13
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 13 +31%
1246 nits
Xiaomi 12T
952 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 +3%
89.4%
Xiaomi 12T
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12T
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max clock 3200 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
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		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 1536 384
GPU clock 680 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 +58%
2004
Xiaomi 12T
1266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 +31%
5311
Xiaomi 12T
4052
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 13 +101%
8801
Xiaomi 12T
4380
Compute Score (GPU) 8801 4380
Single-core score 2004 1266
Multi-core score 5311 4052
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 13 +57%
1743949
Xiaomi 12T
1111150
CPU 579791 410599
GPU 433528 171066
Memory 291203 225193
UX 439427 304292
Total score 1743949 1111150
Samples [14 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 13 +92%
1090
Xiaomi 12T
569
Stability 89% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1090 569
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5308 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 13 +134%
3665
Xiaomi 12T
1567
Stability 89% 98%
Graphics test 21 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 3665 1567
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11868
Web score - 10817
Video editing - 6857
Photo editing - 19993
Data manipulation - 10380
Writing score - 15465
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (SHtorm)AnTuTu 111755989
📘 2026-10-04 (ArJasonStathem)AnTuTu 121979341
📘 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu 111830711
📘 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu 111793929
📘 2026-08-24 (Simon)AnTuTu 111845042
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Xiaomi 12T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia)AnTuTu 111125997
📘 2026-07-09 -> Tem4kAnTuTu 111120838
📘 2026-02-28 -> GogoglAnTuTu 111103123
📘 2026-02-26 (FAN KLYB PROVOKATOR)AnTuTu 111133244
📘 2025-12-22 (JC)AnTuTu 111089139
Add View all (16)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 31.5 GB 25.5 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 08:33 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 12:21 hr
Gaming 05:57 hr 04:59 hr
Standby 127 hr 109 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 13 +16%
24:59 hr
Xiaomi 12T
21:37 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9204
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX800 Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 75 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.75" (≈ 0.27 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 +9%
131
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Xiaomi 13
121
Xiaomi 12T +5%
127
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 13 +13%
130
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokeh 55 65
Preview 68 63
Zoom 131 67
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 18
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
Xiaomi 13 +5%
91.4 dB
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2022 October 2022
Release date December 2022 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $600
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Xiaomi 15T
SAR (head) 0.998 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.997 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 120 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 Xiaomi 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
115 (52.8%)
103 (47.2%)
Total votes: 218

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