Xiaomi 13 vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
88
out of 100
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77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 11, 2022, against the Google Pixel 7 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 2 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
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1552K versus 805K)
- Shows 40% longer battery life (38:16 vs 27:19 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 23W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1244 against 1083 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- 24% higher pixel density (512 vs 414 PPI)
- 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.36 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 414 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 88.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 97% |
| PWM | 488 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 383141 | 236480 |
| GPU | 606113 | 191228 |
| Memory | 288406 | 166608 |
| UX | 279599 | 211508 |
| Total score | 1552748 | 805544 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 34.9 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 86% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 75 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12647 | 6383 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9149 |
| Video editing | - | 6747 |
| Photo editing | - | 18579 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10828 |
| Writing score | - | 16191 |
AnTuTu 10 Results (7th and 168th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 31.5 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:21 hr | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | 15:01 hr | 14:51 hr |
| Gaming | 06:32 hr | 04:48 hr |
| Standby | 136 hr | 76 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 5x |
| 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 | 120° | 126° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 75 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.75", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 15 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10 (PureCel) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | PureCel | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.1" |
| 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/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 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 | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2022 | October 2022 |
| Release date | December 2022 | October 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*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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