Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Xiaomi 13 Pro

59 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
VS
78 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Pro
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Lite Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 13 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 229g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4820mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13 Lite
vs
Xiaomi 13 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.9 %
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
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13 Lite], [Xiaomi 13 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 13 Pro 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
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9341987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25715323
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
CPU241677380418
GPU167935600588
Memory112520277637
UX145564277637
NanoReview Score6676961536568
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
3093
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Max Surface Temp.37.7 °C36 °C
Stability99 %87 %
Graphics Test18 fps75 fps
Graphics Score309312534
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13 Lite], [Xiaomi 13 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Writing scoren/a13780
Web scoren/a9389
Video editingn/a6346
Data manipulationn/a9251
NanoReview Scoren/a10687

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 33.1 GB 32 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4820 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 120 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 9 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Web Browsing07:35 h08:06 h
Video Playback12:35 h13:19 h
Games05:01 h04:43 h
Standby Mode94 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.561/1
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a75 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSony IMX376Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a143
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3D2 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Lite
91.6 dB
Xiaomi 13 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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