Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition vs Xiaomi 13

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 13, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
  • Larger display: 8in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13
  • Higher pixel density: 414ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 236g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 16/512 GB - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Xiaomi 13
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 8 in 6.36 in
Resolution 1968x2184 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 367 ppi 414 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
1251 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a488 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.9 mm (6.22 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 142.6 mm (5.61 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 in) 7.98 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 236 g (8.32 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP48 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
91.2 %
Xiaomi 13
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Xiaomi 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
2279
Xiaomi 13
1974
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
6910
Xiaomi 13
5320
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22791974
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69105320
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
1885765
Xiaomi 13
1552567
CPU440781378705
GPU795002601199
Memory344091291189
UX305891281474
NanoReview Score18857651552567
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
12660
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.9 °C
Stabilityn/a84 %
Graphics Testn/a75 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12660

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 31.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1.1 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:40 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
24:59
Web Browsingn/a09:47 h
Video Playbackn/a14:15 h
Gamesn/a05:57 h
Standby Moden/a127 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length66 mm75 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.941/3.75
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
131
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
121
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
130
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a68
Zoomn/a131

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 5.3 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1999 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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