Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi 12 Lite - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Vivo iQOO 13
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 12 Lite, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 213g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi 12 Lite
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
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 13
vs
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Xiaomi 12 Lite
821 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 159.3 mm (6.27 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 7.29 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Xiaomi 12 Lite
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi 12 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Xiaomi 12 Lite
1033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Xiaomi 12 Lite
2981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30701033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96452981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13], [Xiaomi 12 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Xiaomi 12 Lite
599090
CPU635739202145
GPU1237734138194
Memory460296120248
UX457187138503
NanoReview Score2790956599090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Writing score27664n/a
Web score14436n/a
Video editing6785n/a
Data manipulation13966n/a
NanoReview Score17969n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 24.7 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Xiaomi 12 Lite
18:55
Web Browsing14:22 h07:27 h
Video Playback17:57 h11:49 h
Games08:12 h05:00 h
Standby Mode129 h89 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX921Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length46 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX816n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
111
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
121
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
109
Bokehn/a40
Previewn/a66
Zoomn/a72
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 28 mm 27 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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 Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
89.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 450
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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