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Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite vs 13 Lite

42 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
VS
53 out of 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Xiaomi 13 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.39-inch Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710) that was released on September 16, 2019, against the Xiaomi 13 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and came out 3 years and 6 months after. 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 Mi 9 Lite
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (23:06 vs 19:44 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (859K versus 417K)
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (934 against 623 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 18W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 3 years and 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and 13 Lite crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 9 Lite
46*
13 Lite
50*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Mi 9 Lite
42*
13 Lite
53*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 60% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite to Xiaomi 13 Lite makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: display, performance, and connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 9 Lite
vs
13 Lite

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 403 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 430 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 89.5%
Display features - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.8% 97.8%
PWM 240 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 3.4 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 9 Lite
623 nits
13 Lite +50%
934 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 156.8 mm (6.17 inches) 159.2 mm (6.27 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 72.7 mm (2.86 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 7.23 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Waterproof No IP53
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 9 Lite
85.8%
13 Lite +4%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and Xiaomi 13 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710
L3 cache 1 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 616 Adreno 644
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 504 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS ~258 GFLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and Xiaomi 13 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 9 Lite
431
13 Lite +101%
865
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 9 Lite
1320
13 Lite +84%
2423
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 9 Lite
880
13 Lite +171%
2384
Compute Score (GPU) 880 2384
Single-core score 431 865
Multi-core score 1320 2423
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 9 Lite
417439
13 Lite +106%
859516
CPU 159583 108282
GPU 38436 342590
Memory 80418 171953
UX 139002 236691
Total score 417439 859516
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Mi 9 Lite
n/a
13 Lite
265
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 265
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 9 Lite
228
13 Lite +262%
826
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 228 826
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 9 Lite
7294
13 Lite
n/a
Web score 6383 -
Video editing 5633 -
Photo editing 13187 -
Data manipulation 5855 -
Writing score 7602 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-17 (Evgenie3311)AnTuTu 11417439
📘 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 GPU880
📘 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 CPU431 / 1320
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Xiaomi 13 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-04 (Amooarman)AnTuTu 11867019
📘 2026-04-18 (Ashnikko)AnTuTu 11859516
📘 2025-12-30 -> Kanat_arsen_1AnTuTu 11829085
📘 2025-10-23 (Zalkar)AnTuTu 11804954
📘 2023-09-05 (unreal3579)Geekbench 6 GPU2384
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 13 GB 33.1 GB
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4030 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 35 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:55 hr 0:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:34 hr 07:35 hr
Watching video 11:52 hr 12:35 hr
Gaming 04:35 hr 05:01 hr
Standby 138 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Mi 9 Lite +17%
23:06 hr
13 Lite
19:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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 (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX376
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization No Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 Samsung S5K3D2
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 12 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 9 Lite
87.4 dB
13 Lite +5%
91.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2019 February 2023
Release date September 2019 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $320 $499
Successor - Xiaomi 13 Lite -
SAR (head) 1.42 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.4 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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 13 Lite is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
Total votes: 3

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