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Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Xiaomi 13

54 out of 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi 13

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 13 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1) that was released on February 26, 2023, against the Xiaomi 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 3 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 Lite
  • Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1743K versus 859K)
  • Shows 27% longer battery life (24:59 vs 19:44 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1261 against 938 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
56.1
(Average)
Value Index
5.8
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
13 Lite
vs
Xiaomi 13

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 414 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1900 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.8% 98.6%
PWM 120 Hz 488 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
13 Lite
938 nits
Xiaomi 13 +34%
1261 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
13 Lite
89.5%
Xiaomi 13
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
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		 - 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 - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 443 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
13 Lite
865
Xiaomi 13 +132%
2004
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13 Lite
2423
Xiaomi 13 +119%
5311
Compute Score (GPU)
13 Lite
2384
Xiaomi 13 +269%
8801
Compute Score (GPU) 2384 8801
Single-core score 865 2004
Multi-core score 2423 5311
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13 Lite
859516
Xiaomi 13 +103%
1743949
CPU 108282 579791
GPU 342590 433528
Memory 171953 291203
UX 236691 439427
Total score 859516 1743949
Samples [4 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
13 Lite
265
Xiaomi 13 +311%
1090
Stability 97% 89%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 265 1090
3DMark Solar Bay
13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13
5308
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
13 Lite
826
Xiaomi 13 +344%
3665
Stability 99% 89%
Graphics test 4 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 826 3665
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-04 (Amooarman)AnTuTu867019
📘 2026-04-18 (Ashnikko)AnTuTu859516
📘 2025-12-30 -> Kanat_arsen_1AnTuTu829085
📘 2025-10-23 (Zalkar)AnTuTu804954
📘 2023-09-05 (unreal3579)GeekBench GPU2384
Add View all (6)
Xiaomi 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu1830711
📘 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu1793929
📘 2026-08-24 (Simon)AnTuTu1845042
📘 2026-05-28 (vrostyy)AnTuTu1728936
📘 2026-05-13 (Bek)AnTuTu1800492
Add View all (26)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 33.1 GB 31.5 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:35 hr 09:47 hr
Watching video 12:35 hr 14:15 hr
Gaming 05:01 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 94 hr 127 hr
General battery life
13 Lite
19:44 hr
Xiaomi 13 +27%
24:59 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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 (720p) 1920 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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 IMX800
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX376 Omnivision OV13B10
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 -
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
13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13
131
Video quality
13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13
121
Generic main camera score
13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13
130
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 68
Zoom - 131
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3D2 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.2 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, 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 20
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
91.6 dB
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced February 2023 December 2022
Release date March 2023 December 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $999
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
SAR (head) - 0.998 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.997 W/kg
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, 67 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.

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So, which phone would you choose?
56 (20.1%)
222 (79.9%)
Total votes: 278

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