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Xiaomi 13 vs Xiaomi 12

70 out of 100
Xiaomi 13
VS
58 out of 100
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 12

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 Xiaomi 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year 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
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Shows 56% longer battery life (24:59 vs 15:58 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (1245 against 888 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1743K versus 1322K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
5.8
(Bad)
Value Index
79.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 13
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.28 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 414 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1900 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% -
PWM 488 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 13 +40%
1245 nits
Xiaomi 12
888 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 152.7 mm (6.01 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 69.9 mm (2.75 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13
89.4%
Xiaomi 12
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 +101%
2004
Xiaomi 12
998
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 +46%
5311
Xiaomi 12
3638
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 13 +10%
8801
Xiaomi 12
7989
Compute Score (GPU) 8801 7989
Single-core score 2004 998
Multi-core score 5311 3638
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 13 +32%
1743949
Xiaomi 12
1322176
CPU 579791 501164
GPU 433528 224623
Memory 291203 208718
UX 439427 387671
Total score 1743949 1322176
Samples [14 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 13 +85%
1090
Xiaomi 12
590
Stability 89% 92%
Graphics test 8 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1090 590
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 13
5308
Xiaomi 12
n/a
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
Xiaomi 13 +63%
3665
Xiaomi 12
2255
Stability 89% 63%
Graphics test 21 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 3665 2255
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12
13132
Web score - 12213
Video editing - 7422
Photo editing - 28303
Data manipulation - 10164
Writing score - 14805
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu 111830711
📘 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu 111793929
📘 2026-08-24 (Simon)AnTuTu 111845042
📘 2026-05-28 (vrostyy)AnTuTu 111728936
📘 2026-05-13 (Bek)AnTuTu 111800492
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Xiaomi 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu 111334925
📘 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12)AnTuTu 121426511
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 GPU3761
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 CPU839 / 2424
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 31.5 GB -
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 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 Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 06:17 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 10:46 hr
Gaming 05:57 hr 04:42 hr
Standby 127 hr 71 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 13 +56%
24:59 hr
Xiaomi 12
15:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
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) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX800 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical 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 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 12 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 50 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K5E9
Stabilization - Optical

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 +11%
131
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 13 +15%
130
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh 55 55
Preview 68 69
Zoom 131 72
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, 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 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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2022 December 2021
Release date December 2022 December 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $580
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Xiaomi 17
SAR (head) 0.998 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.997 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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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