Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 13 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on April 18, 2023, against the Vivo X90 Pro Plus, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 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 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4700 mAh
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1219 against 1130 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2008 and 1778 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo X90 Pro Plus
- 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 517 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 222 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.18 mm (6.42 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 74.64 mm (2.94 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) | 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 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 | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 376532 | 376680 |
| GPU | 598629 | 595343 |
| Memory | 289746 | 293195 |
| UX | 271122 | 285286 |
| Total score | 1550310 | 1557280 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 52 °C | 35 °C |
| Stability | 85% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 71 FPS | 79 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11959 | 13242 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8905 |
| Video editing | - | 5957 |
| Photo editing | - | 32893 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9340 |
| Writing score | - | 18851 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Android Ranking List (10th and 8th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | OriginOS |
| OS size | - | 37 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:34 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:19 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:02 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:12 hr | - |
| Standby | 108 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50.3 megapixels | 50.3 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 114° |
| Lenses | 5 (50.3 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 4 (50.3 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP + 48 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/0", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1.0", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.51", Sony IMX858 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.51", Sony IMX858 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX598 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Vivo X90 Pro Plus from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2023 | November 2022 |
| Release date | April 2023 | December 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on 13 Ultra:
- The rear cover is made of eco-leather.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Vivo X90 Pro Plus.
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