Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Lite Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Lite and Apple iPhone 14 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 86.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
930 nits
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Lite and Apple iPhone 14 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 644 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
934
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9342519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25716382
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
CPU241677381160
GPU167935472052
Memory112520258668
UX145564329468
NanoReview Score6676961441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
3093
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
Max Surface Temp.37.7 °C41.2 °C
Stability99 %79 %
Graphics Test18 fps59 fps
Graphics Score30939874

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 33.1 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
Web Browsing07:35 h09:41 h
Video Playback12:35 h16:03 h
Games05:01 h05:38 h
Standby Mode94 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX376Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3D2 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
139
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Lite
91.6 dB
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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