Xiaomi 13T Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 13T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13T Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Shows 8% longer battery life (21:52 vs 20:15 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1820K versus 1436K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1098 against 991 nits)
- 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 403 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Reverse charging feature
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 83.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 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) | MediaTek APU 690 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715 MC11 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1408 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3238.4 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8637 | - |
| Single-core score | 1917 | 1720 |
| Multi-core score | 4509 | 4204 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 583431 | 516037 |
| GPU | 492102 | 391403 |
| Memory | 326977 | 186259 |
| UX | 418172 | 343264 |
| Total score | 1820682 | 1436963 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 88% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1370 | 793 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5565 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11636 |
| Video editing | - | 7420 |
| Photo editing | - | 30352 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12061 |
| Writing score | - | 16397 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 13T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Leo) | AnTuTu | 1784409 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Miguelito) | AnTuTu | 1833119 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Miguelito) | GeekBench GPU | 8295 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Miguelito) | GeekBench CPU | 1885 / 4562 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (ax82l) | AnTuTu | 1859390 |
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-09-14 (Luis Maldonado) | GeekBench CPU | 1720 / 4204 |
| 📘 2024-09-07 (Eduardo) | GeekBench CPU | 1652 / 4021 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 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 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 49 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 15 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:26 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:13 hr | 07:09 hr |
| Watching video | 13:12 hr | 10:02 hr |
| Gaming | 06:15 hr | 04:27 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 76 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 50 |
| Preview | 77 | 67 |
| Zoom | 98 | 123 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 |
| 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 | September 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | September 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $599 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T Pro | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.76 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.04 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):
- The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200.
- The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0.
- Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13T Pro. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon).
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