Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 219g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 87.2 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
848 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz177 Hz
Response time4.8 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
87.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3470
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22561258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54163470
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
812147
CPU309276242385
GPU430651249241
Memory274739139319
UX308033181202
NanoReview Score1322699812147
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3818
Max Surface Temp.39.4 °C45.7 °C
Stability79 %99 %
Graphics Test56 fps22 fps
Graphics Score94863818
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
10406
Writing scoren/a13789
Web scoren/a6769
Video editingn/a5975
Data manipulationn/a7863
NanoReview Scoren/a10406

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 15.2 GB 21 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 3095 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
24:59
Web Browsing09:39 h09:43 h
Video Playback15:16 h15:53 h
Games05:20 h05:40 h
Standby Mode107 h120 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 64 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.89
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX703Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.661/1.7
Pixel size1.9 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX772Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/3.41/3.1
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom119n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)
LTE category1824
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
83.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr May, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 500
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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