Xiaomi 13 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 13 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 11, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1541 mAh larger battery capacity: 4820 vs 3279 mAh
- Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
- 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1292K versus 822K)
- Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1262 against 841 nits)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
- Shows 10% longer battery life (37:24 vs 33:56 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
- Weighs 57 grams less
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1742 and 1490 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 12 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 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 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 278655 | 212927 |
| GPU | 578893 | 344469 |
| Memory | 241568 | 130488 |
| UX | 189574 | 132690 |
| Total score | 1292275 | 822503 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36 °C | 42.4 °C |
| Stability | 82% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 76 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12802 | 9418 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | - |
| OS size | 32 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4820 mAh | 3279 mAh |
| Charge power | 120 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 9 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:22 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:49 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 17:34 hr | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:37 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Phones With the Best Battery Life (142nd and 58th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50.3 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 75 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2022 | September 2022 |
| Release date | December 2022 | September 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 13 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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