Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs 13 Ultra
80
out of 100
VS
74
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on February 22, 2024, against the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 11 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2354K versus 1796K)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2189 and 1995 points
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 97.4% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.18 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.64 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.2 mm (0.36 inches) | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 219.8 g (7.75 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 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 | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16435 | - |
| Single-core score | 2189 | 1995 |
| Multi-core score | 7596 | 5419 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 691662 | 579418 |
| GPU | 815122 | 433654 |
| Memory | 327096 | 329244 |
| UX | 520268 | 454407 |
| Total score | 2354148 | 1796720 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 87% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1503 | 1011 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7556 | 5228 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 83% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4553 | 3488 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14956 | - |
| Video editing | 7926 | - |
| Photo editing | 32564 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15766 | - |
| Writing score | 19505 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#171st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Truffel) | AnTuTu | 2354148 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (Diebetz) | GeekBench CPU | 2189 / 7596 |
| 📘 2026-02-18 (Putter) | AnTuTu | 2345207 |
| 📘 2026-02-17 (Pavlysha) | AnTuTu | 2274789 |
| 📘 2025-11-06 (s1) | AnTuTu | 2368016 |
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-06 (berkayvaihimself) | AnTuTu | 1874805 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Zalupachos) | AnTuTu | 1766026 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 (Kotosti) | AnTuTu | 1782088 |
| 📘 2026-05-23 (Acolute) | AnTuTu | 1815019 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Zerok|Tech) | AnTuTu | 1842097 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 15 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:23 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 12:26 hr | 13:10 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50.3 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth |
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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50.3 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.9 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.0" (≈ 1 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 65 |
| Preview | 83 | 72 |
| Zoom | 160 | 147 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | February 2024 | April 2023 |
| Release date | February 2024 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1499 | $1499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 Ultra | - Xiaomi 17 Ultra |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 90 W |
Further details
Notes on 14 Ultra:
- The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium.
- The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
*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 14 Ultra. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, and software.
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