Xiaomi 13T Pro vs 12T Pro

71 out of 100
Xiaomi 13T Pro
VS
66 out of 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro

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 Xiaomi 12T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13T Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (21:52 vs 20:18 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1820K versus 1469K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1098 against 917 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13T Pro and 12T Pro 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
34.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
72.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 86.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
13T Pro +20%
1098 nits
917 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
13T Pro +1%
87.5%
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 12T Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3350 MHz 3190 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 690 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G715 MC11 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1408 1024
GPU clock 1150 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3238.4 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 12T Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
13T Pro +3%
1917
1853
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
12T Pro +8%
4890
Compute Score (GPU)
8637
12T Pro +32%
11424
Compute Score (GPU) 8637 11424
Single-core score 1917 1853
Multi-core score 4509 4890
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13T Pro +24%
1820682
1469638
CPU 583431 561039
GPU 492102 242939
Memory 326977 255410
UX 418172 410250
Total score 1820682 1469638
Samples [15 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
13T Pro +64%
1370
836
Stability 88% 98%
Graphics test 10 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1370 836
3DMark Solar Bay
5565
n/a
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -
Section 1 24 FPS -
Section 2 21 FPS -
Section 3 18 FPS -
Graphics score 5565 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
2791
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2791
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-07 (Leo)AnTuTu1784409
📘 2026-08-11 (Miguelito)AnTuTu1833119
📘 2026-07-25 (Miguelito)GeekBench GPU8295
📘 2026-07-25 (Miguelito)GeekBench CPU1885 / 4562
📘 2026-07-13 (ax82l)AnTuTu1859390
Xiaomi 12T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-22 (Euro Fighter Typhoon)AnTuTu1505289
📘 2026-07-21 -> Strike EagleAnTuTu1502303
📘 2026-07-06 (Mihai)AnTuTu1469069
📘 2026-07-02 (Mihai)AnTuTu1490479
📘 2026-07-01 (Mihai)AnTuTu1469069

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4266 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 49 GB 33 GB
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (68% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 0:26 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:13 hr 08:18 hr
Watching video 13:12 hr 12:36 hr
Gaming 06:15 hr 05:04 hr
Standby 99 hr 94 hr
General battery life
13T Pro +8%
21:52 hr
20:18 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12288 x 16384
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash 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 960 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Samsung HP1
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.22" (≈ 0.82 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.9 -
Focal length 50 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
13T Pro +4%
135
130
Video quality
134
134
Generic main camera score
13T Pro +2%
131
129
Bokeh 70 70
Preview 77 71
Zoom 98 101
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX596 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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 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 5.4 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, QZSS, 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 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
89.7 dB
90.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 October 2022
Release date September 2023 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $750
Successor - Xiaomi 15T Pro - Xiaomi 15T Pro
SAR (head) - 1 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 13T Pro. It has a better display, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design.

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Takama October 16, 2024 at 01:11 AM
49 GB the operating system? I imagine after installing all the updates Does anyone know if it is because of MIUI and is it solved in HyperOS or is it the same in both?
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Youxue November 26, 2024 at 09:24 AM
When you update to HyperOS, the system storage will be reduced, so it can be solved
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