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Xiaomi 17 vs Xiaomi 13

91 out of 100
Xiaomi 17
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 17
Xiaomi 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Xiaomi 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 10 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 17
  • Delivers 175% higher peak brightness (3472 against 1261 nits)
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3404K versus 1743K)
  • Comes with 1830 mAh larger battery capacity: 6330 vs 4500 mAh
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (33:58 vs 24:59 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • 12% higher pixel density (464 vs 414 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 13 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 93% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi 13 to Xiaomi 17 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 17
vs
Xiaomi 13

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 464 ppi 414 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1900 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 102.9% 98.6%
PWM 120 Hz 488 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17 +175%
3472 nits
Xiaomi 13
1261 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.06 mm (0.32 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, 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
Xiaomi 17 +1%
89.9%
Xiaomi 13
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 13
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +79%
3583
Xiaomi 13
2004
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17 +103%
10772
Xiaomi 13
5311
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 17 +215%
27737
Xiaomi 13
8801
Compute Score (GPU) 27737 8801
Single-core score 3583 2004
Multi-core score 10772 5311
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17 +95%
3404616
Xiaomi 13
1743949
CPU 961758 579791
GPU 1232901 433528
Memory 517802 291203
UX 692155 439427
Total score 3404616 1743949
Samples [9 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 17 +116%
2354
Xiaomi 13
1090
Stability 78% 89%
Graphics test 17 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2354 1090
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 17 +104%
10821
Xiaomi 13
5308
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 10821 5308
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 17 +63%
5976
Xiaomi 13
3665
Stability - 89%
Graphics test 35 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 5976 3665
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 17
18794
Xiaomi 13
n/a
Web score 17608 -
Video editing 8079 -
Photo editing 37146 -
Data manipulation 15067 -
Writing score 25125 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-18 (Ivan)AnTuTu 113632260
📘 2026-08-16 (Wallt)AnTuTu 113277818
📘 2026-08-16 (Missed)AnTuTu 113722570
📘 2026-08-04 (Paul)AnTuTu 113220143
📘 2026-07-22 (Arsen)AnTuTu 113378411
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Xiaomi 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu 111830711
📘 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu 111793929
📘 2026-08-24 (Simon)AnTuTu 111845042
📘 2026-05-28 (vrostyy)AnTuTu 111728936
📘 2026-05-13 (Bek)AnTuTu 111800492
Add View all (26)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 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 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 35 GB 31.5 GB
OS updates 6 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6330 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 67 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 No
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:00 hr 09:47 hr
Watching video 24:44 hr 14:15 hr
Gaming 08:15 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 131 hr 127 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 17 +36%
33:58 hr
Xiaomi 13
24:59 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 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: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950L LightHunter Sony IMX800
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 60 mm 75 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.75" (≈ 0.27 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 68
Zoom - 131
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 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 Omnivision OV32C
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 No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6.0 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes 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 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 17
86.2 dB
Xiaomi 13 +6%
91.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 December 2022
Release date September 2025 December 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
SAR (head) - 0.998 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.997 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W 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 17 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
34 (66.7%)
17 (33.3%)
Total votes: 51

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