Xiaomi 13T vs Samsung Galaxy S22
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 13T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S22, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 1 year and 8 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 13T
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3700 mAh
- Shows 38% longer battery life (23:22 vs 16:55 hours)
- Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1256 against 856 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1398K versus 1175K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Reverse charging feature
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1600 and 1261 points
- Weighs 30 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
- 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 | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 780 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 10 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 13T
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S22
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 146 mm (5.75 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 580 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC6 | Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~729.6 GFLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3492 | - |
| Single-core score | 1261 | 1600 |
| Multi-core score | 4018 | 3840 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 421303 | 462329 |
| GPU | 209708 | 376985 |
| Memory | 221082 | 231805 |
| UX | 323858 | 327154 |
| Total score | 1175951 | 1398273 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 91% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 577 | 820 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 17 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3751 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1830 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11689 | 11192 |
| Video editing | 6802 | 7372 |
| Photo editing | 23185 | 21608 |
| Data manipulation | 12111 | 11423 |
| Writing score | 17261 | 14877 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 13T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Kubyshko) | AnTuTu 11 | 1130854 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Maragidyne) | AnTuTu 11 | 1291153 |
| 📘 2026-06-27 (Gadfiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 1287453 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (notmihnea1) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1346 / 4133 |
| 📘 2026-01-15 (DQP) | AnTuTu 11 | 1169170 |
Samsung Galaxy S22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Battery life | SOT 5:35 / 7:27 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Geekbench 6 GPU | 10630 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik)) | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Hangal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1587642 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 30.2 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3700 mAh |
| Max 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) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:51 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:04 hr | 05:42 hr |
| Watching video | 12:58 hr | 10:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 04:06 hr |
| Standby | 121 hr | 90 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | Sony IMX713 |
| 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 | 65 | 70 |
| Preview | 65 | 72 |
| Zoom | 101 | 126 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 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 | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2023 | February 2022 |
| Release date | September 2023 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - |
| Sensors | - 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13T. But if the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22.
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