Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Lite Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus, 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 Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 221g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo X90 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Lite and Vivo X90 Pro Plus
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 AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 517 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
930 nits
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1117 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz222 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Lite and Vivo X90 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 644 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
934
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
5153
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9341773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25715153
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1602804
CPU241677385400
GPU167935600606
Memory112520329145
UX145564287653
NanoReview Score6676961602804
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
3093
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
13231
Max Surface Temp.37.7 °C35 °C
Stability99 %83 %
Graphics Test18 fps79 fps
Graphics Score309313231
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
12539
Writing scoren/a18885
Web scoren/a8920
Video editingn/a5984
Data manipulationn/a9430
NanoReview Scoren/a12539

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13
OS Size 33.1 GB 37 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OriginOS

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
n/a
Web Browsing07:35 hn/a
Video Playback12:35 hn/a
Games05:01 hn/a
Standby Mode94 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.561/1.0
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSony IMX376Sony IMX598
Sensor size1/4.01/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
142
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a150

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3D2 Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
121
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
131

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 USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Lite
91.6 dB
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr November, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X90 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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