Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs 13 Ultra
93
out of 100
VS
74
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on December 25, 2025, against the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 9 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 Ultra
- Delivers 203% higher peak brightness (3687 against 1215 nits)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3667K versus 1796K)
- Shows 42% longer battery life (33:23 vs 23:30 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Ultra
- 25% higher pixel density (522 vs 416 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
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 | 6.9 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 97.4% |
| PWM | 121 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.18 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 74.64 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 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 | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27219 | - |
| Single-core score | 3711 | 1995 |
| Multi-core score | 11259 | 5419 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1064371 | 579418 |
| GPU | 1296835 | 433654 |
| Memory | 518366 | 329244 |
| UX | 788139 | 454407 |
| Total score | 3667711 | 1796720 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2370 | 1011 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10845 | 5228 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3488 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16855 | - |
| Video editing | 8052 | - |
| Photo editing | 40273 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15949 | - |
| Writing score | 26073 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#32nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (H1roshi) | AnTuTu | 3530859 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (...) | AnTuTu | 3582442 |
| 📘 2026-06-26 (ALBAY) | AnTuTu | 3913603 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (UsusWarteg) | AnTuTu | 3828672 |
| 📘 2026-03-17 (KosmosTer) | AnTuTu | 3527804 |
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 | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 16:09 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 22:41 hr | 13:10 hr |
| Gaming | 08:02 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#21st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50.3 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.3x | 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 (720p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50.3 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.67 | f/1.9 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX10500 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 - 3.0 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 100 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPE | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 175 | 65 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | 169 | 147 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 | 6.0 | 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 | 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* | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | April 2023 |
| Release date | March 2026 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $1499 |
| Successor | - | - 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 | Not included | Yes, 90 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 17 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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