Xiaomi 13T vs Xiaomi 11T

65 out of 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
54 out of 100
Xiaomi 11T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 13T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2023, against the Xiaomi 11T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and came out 2 years and 1 month 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
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1275 against 803 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1175K versus 904K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 11T 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)

Should I update?
No 65% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi 11T to Xiaomi 13T makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 85.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 99.8%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 13T +59%
1275 nits
803 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 164.1 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 76.9 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
87.5%
85.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 11T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Max clock 3100 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC6 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 384 288
GPU clock 950 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS ~729.6 GFLOPS ~510.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 11T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T +17%
1261
1076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T +32%
4018
3051
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3492 -
Single-core score 1261 1076
Multi-core score 4018 3051
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 13T +30%
1175951
904519
CPU 421303 346820
GPU 209708 148373
Memory 221082 187659
UX 323858 221667
Total score 1175951 904519
Samples [9 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 13T +31%
577
Stability 91% 96%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 577 442
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1311
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T +11%
13055
11728
Web score 11689 9284
Video editing 6802 6385
Photo editing 23185 25491
Data manipulation 12111 10275
Writing score 17261 14338

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-12 (Kubyshko)AnTuTu1130854
📘 2026-07-23 (Maragidyne)AnTuTu1291153
📘 2026-06-27 (Gadfiq)AnTuTu1287453
📘 2026-06-15 (notmihnea1)GeekBench CPU1346 / 4133
📘 2026-01-15 (DQP)AnTuTu1169170
Xiaomi 11T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-04 (Варфоломей Игоревич)AnTuTu773735
📘 2026-03-23 (Mario)AnTuTu904519
📘 2026-02-10 (Gofer)AnTuTu1017918

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 26 GB
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 0:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 08:33 hr
Watching video 12:58 hr 14:58 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 05:23 hr
Standby 121 hr 108 hr
General battery life
23:22 hr
22:44 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9024
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 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
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T +26%
121
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T +25%
132
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 13T +32%
123
Bokeh 65 -
Preview 65 -
Zoom 101 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 13T from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Omnivision OV16A10
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 110
Video - 124

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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
NFC* Depends on the region 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* - 18
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
91.4 dB
88.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2023 September 2021
Release date September 2023 October 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $500
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Xiaomi 15T
SAR (head) - 0.55 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.95 W/kg
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 -
*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 13T is definitely a better buy.

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