Xiaomi 13T Pro vs 13 Ultra

71 out of 100
Xiaomi 13T Pro
VS
74 out of 100
Xiaomi 13 Ultra

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 13 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 5 months 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (23:30 vs 21:52 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1219 against 1101 nits)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 17% higher pixel density (522 vs 446 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13T Pro and 13 Ultra 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
12 / 256 GB
34.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
61.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 89.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 97.4%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1101 nits
13 Ultra +11%
1219 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 163.18 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 74.64 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 9.06 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
87.5%
13 Ultra +3%
89.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3350 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-X3
- 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
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 690 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G715 MC11 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1408 1536
GPU clock 1150 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3238.4 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1917
13 Ultra +4%
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
13 Ultra +20%
5419
Compute Score (GPU)
8637
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 8637 -
Single-core score 1917 1995
Multi-core score 4509 5419
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13T Pro +1%
1820682
1796720
CPU 583431 579418
GPU 492102 433654
Memory 326977 329244
UX 418172 454407
Total score 1820682 1796720
Samples [15 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
13T Pro +36%
1370
1011
Stability 88% 96%
Graphics test 10 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1370 1011
3DMark Solar Bay
13T Pro +6%
5565
5228
Stability 82% 98%
Graphics test 21 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 21 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 18 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 5565 5228
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
3488
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 3488
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ShΕ«)AnTuTu 121921973
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Swex)AnTuTu 121756995
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Leo)AnTuTu 111784409
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Miguelito)AnTuTu 111833119
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Miguelito)Geekbench 6 GPU8295
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (berkayvaihimself)AnTuTu 111874805
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Zalupachos)AnTuTu 111766026
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Kotosti)AnTuTu 111782088
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (Acolute)AnTuTu 111815019
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-08 (Zerok|Tech)AnTuTu 111842097

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 49 GB -
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 90 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (68% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:26 hr 0:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:13 hr 09:36 hr
Watching video 13:12 hr 13:10 hr
Gaming 06:15 hr 05:28 hr
Standby 99 hr 117 hr
General battery life
21:52 hr
13 Ultra +7%
23:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50.3 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50.3 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
5) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50.3 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Sony IMX989
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch) 1/1" (β‰ˆ 1 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/3.0
Focal length 50 mm 120 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 15 mm 12 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
135
13 Ultra +2%
138
Video quality
134
13 Ultra +2%
137
Generic main camera score
131
13 Ultra +7%
140
Bokeh 70 65
Preview 77 72
Zoom 98 147
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
n/a
128
Photo - 123
Video - 137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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, DP 1.2
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 No
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
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 April 2023
Release date September 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $1499
Successor - Xiaomi 15T Pro - Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. But if the gaming and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 13T Pro.

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