Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

54 out of 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
VS
57 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 13 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1) that was released on February 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 1 month after. 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 13 Lite
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (859K versus 779K)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.7% more screen real estate
  • Weighs 31 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (21:52 vs 19:44 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Stereo speakers
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1009 and 865 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
56.1
(Average)
Value Index
77.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 402 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 82.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.8% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
939 nits
986 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) 158.2 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
13 Lite +8%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 768 160
GPU clock 443 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
865
1009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2423
2865
Compute Score (GPU)
2384
3003
Compute Score (GPU) 2384 3003
Single-core score 865 1009
Multi-core score 2423 2865
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13 Lite +10%
859516
779380
CPU 108282 320379
GPU 342590 91502
Memory 171953 118771
UX 236691 248788
Total score 859516 779380
Samples [4 tests] [28 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
265
278
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 265 278
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
13 Lite +2%
826
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 826 808
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11039
Video editing - 7267
Photo editing - 25604
Data manipulation - 9921
Writing score - 15745

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-04 (Amooarman)AnTuTu 11867019
📘 2026-04-18 (Ashnikko)AnTuTu 11859516
📘 2025-12-30 -> Kanat_arsen_1AnTuTu 11829085
📘 2025-10-23 (Zalkar)AnTuTu 11804954
📘 2023-09-05 (unreal3579)Geekbench 6 GPU2384
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu 11811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu 11779380
📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle)AnTuTu 11792970

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 33.1 GB 28 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:35 hr 08:04 hr
Watching video 12:35 hr 14:16 hr
Gaming 05:01 hr 05:24 hr
Standby 94 hr 106 hr
General battery life
19:44 hr
21:52 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX376 Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 53
Zoom - 79
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3D2 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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 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 5.2 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
13 Lite +3%
91.6 dB
88.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2023 March 2023
Release date March 2023 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $490
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.69 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.34 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
    - Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 13 Lite.

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