Xiaomi 17 Pro vs OnePlus 13
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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 17 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 3145K)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 2899 points
- Weighs 21 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1208 against 1052 nits)
- 10% higher pixel density (510 vs 464 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.3 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Ceramic Guard |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 102.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.71/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) · 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27343 | 24988 |
| Single-core score | 3871 | 2899 |
| Multi-core score | 12033 | 8945 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004041 | 946374 |
| GPU | 1307517 | 1154478 |
| Memory | 470024 | 370624 |
| UX | 787772 | 674106 |
| Total score | 3569354 | 3145582 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [33 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2404 | 2455 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10752 | 11360 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 71% | 84% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6241 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17802 | 14928 |
| Video editing | 8078 | 6982 |
| Photo editing | 37143 | 28408 |
| Data manipulation | 17701 | 14424 |
| Writing score | 24706 | 22334 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (48th and 84th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3569354 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu 11 | 3433545 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu 11 | 3705564 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3554073 |
| 📘 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
OnePlus 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex) | AnTuTu 12 | 3200877 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69 | AnTuTu 11 | 3139994 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 ([006]) | AnTuTu 11 | 3121992 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom) | AnTuTu 11 | 3257102 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 54 GB | 54 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6300 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 13:42 hr |
| Watching video | - | 23:46 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | - | 120 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#34th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | Sony LYTIA-808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | September 2025 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 15 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
- The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
- The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*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 17 Pro. It has a better camera, battery life, and sound.
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