Xiaomi 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S22
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 Samsung Galaxy S22, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 10 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
- 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1562K versus 925K)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3700 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 46% higher peak brightness (1261 against 865 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Weighs 22 grams less
- 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
Size | 6.36 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 414 ppi | 425 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 780 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1300 nits |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 87.4% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 98.6% | 99.3% |
PWM | 488 Hz | 239 Hz |
Response time | 1 ms | 10 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 146 mm (5.75 inches) |
Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
GPU shading units | 2560 | 1920 |
GPU clock | 680 MHz | 810 MHz |
FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 383141 | 307260 |
GPU | 606113 | 267241 |
Memory | 288406 | 160658 |
UX | 279599 | 183358 |
Total score | 1562116 | 925145 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 34.9 °C | 38 °C |
Stability | 86% | 60% |
Graphics test | 75 FPS | 39 FPS |
Graphics score | 12647 | 6533 |
PCMark 3.0
Web score | - | 10239 |
Video editing | - | 7179 |
Photo editing | - | 27256 |
Data manipulation | - | 10601 |
Writing score | - | 15034 |
AnTuTu 10 Android Ranking (7th and 123rd place)
Memory
RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Channels | 4 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 5.1 |
OS size | 31.5 GB | 30.2 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3700 mAh |
Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:03 hr |
Web browsing | 13:21 hr | - |
Watching video | 15:01 hr | - |
Gaming | 06:32 hr | - |
Standby | 136 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3x |
Flash | Dual LED | 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 (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 10 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/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 |
- 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Sony IMX772 (Exmor-RS 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 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX713 (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 Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3872 x 2592 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | PureCel | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.24" |
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 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 | 5.2 |
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 |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | Yes | No |
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* | 20 | 20 |
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 | February 2022 |
Release date | December 2022 | March 2022 |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - 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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