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Xiaomi 13T vs Google Pixel 7a

65 out of 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7a
Xiaomi 13T
Google Pixel 7a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 13T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2023, against the Google Pixel 7a, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 4 months 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 13T
  • Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Shows 21% longer battery life (23:22 vs 19:16 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 18W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (1272 against 1080 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 6.4% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1438 and 1261 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13T and Google Pixel 7a 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
59.4
(Average)
Value Index
108.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 13T
vs
Pixel 7a

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 81.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 98.4%
PWM 120 Hz 218 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 13T
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 7a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 13T +18%
1272 nits
Pixel 7a
1080 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 152 mm (5.98 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 72.9 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Gray, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T +8%
87.5%
Pixel 7a
81.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13T and Google Pixel 7a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra Google Tensor G2
Max clock 3100 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC6 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU shading units 384 448
GPU clock 950 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~729.6 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13T and Google Pixel 7a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1261
Pixel 7a +14%
1438
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T +9%
4018
Pixel 7a
3681
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 13T
3492
Pixel 7a +35%
4715
Compute Score (GPU) 3492 4715
Single-core score 1261 1438
Multi-core score 4018 3681
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 13T +4%
1175951
Pixel 7a
1126520
CPU 421303 366416
GPU 209708 272602
Memory 221082 188205
UX 323858 299297
Total score 1175951 1126520
Samples [9 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 13T
577
Pixel 7a +22%
702
Stability 91% 78%
Graphics test 4 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 577 702
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Pixel 7a
1787
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Graphics score - 1787
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T +23%
13055
Pixel 7a
10615
Web score 11689 7510
Video editing 6802 5847
Photo editing 23185 19105
Data manipulation 12111 10565
Writing score 17261 15064
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-12 (Kubyshko)AnTuTu 111130854
📘 2026-07-23 (Maragidyne)AnTuTu 111291153
📘 2026-06-27 (Gadfiq)AnTuTu 111287453
📘 2026-06-15 (notmihnea1)Geekbench 6 CPU1346 / 4133
📘 2026-01-15 (DQP)AnTuTu 111169170
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Google Pixel 7a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 -> nanamondAnTuTu 111196742
📘 2026-08-06 -> shu-AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-08-05 (shu-)AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-07-21 (XHV150)AnTuTu 111271269
📘 2026-07-12 (klaut)AnTuTu 111004338
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 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 17)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4385 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 1:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 08:24 hr
Watching video 12:58 hr 13:40 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 05:06 hr
Standby 121 hr 76 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 13T +21%
23:22 hr
Pixel 7a
19:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Sony IMX787
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Sony IMX712
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

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Pixel 7a +14%
138
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Pixel 7a +1%
133
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Pixel 7a +8%
133
Bokeh 65 70
Preview 65 69
Zoom 101 105
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX596 -
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 136
Video - 146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode 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
Xiaomi 13T +1%
91.4 dB
Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 May 2023
Release date September 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $499
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Google Pixel 10a
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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

If the display, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13T. But if the camera, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 7a.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 47

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