Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi Mi 9T - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Xiaomi Mi 9T

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
47 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9T
Vivo iQOO 13
Xiaomi Mi 9T

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730. 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 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 213g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi Mi 9T
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 Mi 9T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1400 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 86.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9T
646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Xiaomi Mi 9T
86.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Xiaomi Mi 9T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 700 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 358.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Xiaomi Mi 9T
670
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Xiaomi Mi 9T
1797
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3070670
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96451797
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Xiaomi Mi 9T
363688
CPU635739130482
GPU123773464564
Memory46029671242
UX45718797400
NanoReview Score2790956363688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Xiaomi Mi 9T
875
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.6 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a5 fps
Graphics Scoren/a875
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13], [Xiaomi Mi 9T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Xiaomi Mi 9T
8064
Writing score276649099
Web score144366144
Video editing67855542
Data manipulation139667012
NanoReview Score179698064

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 11.3 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 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 (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Xiaomi Mi 9T
21:41
Web Browsing14:22 h08:09 h
Video Playback17:57 h12:36 h
Games08:12 h04:15 h
Standby Mode129 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX921Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length46 mm53 mm
SensorSony IMX816Omnivision OV8865
Sensor size1/2.511/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length15 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.761/3.1
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 28 mm 18 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a15
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 290
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* 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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