Xiaomi 13T vs 13 Pro

65 out of 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi 13 Pro

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 Xiaomi 13 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 10 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13T
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (23:22 vs 21:44 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Weighs 32 grams less
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1770K versus 1175K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 17% higher pixel density (522 vs 446 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13T and 13 Pro 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 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
59.4
(Average)
Value Index
5.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1256 nits
1242 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 8.38 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
87.5%
13 Pro +3%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3100 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78
- 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
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC6 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 384 1536
GPU clock 950 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~729.6 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1261
13 Pro +58%
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4018
13 Pro +32%
5323
Compute Score (GPU)
3492
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 3492 -
Single-core score 1261 1987
Multi-core score 4018 5323
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1175951
13 Pro +51%
1770620
CPU 421303 586438
GPU 209708 432270
Memory 221082 302195
UX 323858 449717
Total score 1175951 1770620
Samples [9 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
13 Pro +88%
1085
Stability 91% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 577 1085
3DMark Solar Bay
5226
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 22 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5226
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
3614
Stability - 89%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3614
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T +21%
13055
10810
Web score 11689 9431
Video editing 6802 6387
Photo editing 23185 23700
Data manipulation 12111 9121
Writing score 17261 13667

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Kubyshko)AnTuTu 111130854
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Maragidyne)AnTuTu 111291153
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 (Gadfiq)AnTuTu 111287453
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (notmihnea1)Geekbench 6 CPU1346 / 4133
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-15 (DQP)AnTuTu 111169170
Xiaomi 13 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (stepp90q)AnTuTu 111810366
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (glib)AnTuTu 111718692
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-28 (Dench1k)AnTuTu 111806080
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (xstanz_)AnTuTu 111799801
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Thanuz0)AnTuTu 111770620

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 32 GB
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4820 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 9 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 0:22 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 08:06 hr
Watching video 12:58 hr 13:19 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 04:43 hr
Standby 121 hr 110 hr
General battery life
23:22 hr
21:44 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED Dual 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) 1920 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 115Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50.3 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50.3 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Sony IMX989
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) 1/1" (β‰ˆ 1 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 50 mm 75 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 14 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
13 Pro +12%
136
Video quality
132
129
Generic main camera score
13 Pro +11%
136
Bokeh 65 60
Preview 65 70
Zoom 101 143
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
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* Depends on the region 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 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
91.4 dB
88.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2023 December 2022
Release date September 2023 December 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $1299
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Xiaomi 15 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on 13 Pro:
    - Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13 Pro. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 13T.

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