Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 15S Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 Lite vs Xiaomi 15S Pro

59 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
VS
95 out 100
Xiaomi 15S Pro
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi 15S Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Lite Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 15S Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetXiaomi Xring O1. 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 216g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 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		 - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 15S 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13 Lite
vs
Xiaomi 15S Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90 %
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 15S Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut97.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 161.3 mm (6.35 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.23 mm (0.28 in) 8.33 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %
Xiaomi 15S Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Lite and Xiaomi 15S Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Xiaomi Xring O1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3900 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)		 - 2/1.8 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/1.9 (Cortex-A725)
- 4/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
- 2/3.9 (Cortex-X925)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 644 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 443 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
934
Xiaomi 15S Pro
3068
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Xiaomi 15S Pro
9519
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9343068
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25719519
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20919
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15S Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
Xiaomi 15S Pro
2650995
CPU241677653020
GPU1679351065137
Memory112520550763
UX145564382075
NanoReview Score6676962650995
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
3093
Xiaomi 15S Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3093n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13 Lite]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 33.1 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6100 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:42 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Xiaomi 15S Pro
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 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/1.4
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Omnivision OVX9000
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.5
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
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

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 OV32B
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4
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
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 2/3/5/8GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
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
Xiaomi 15S Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1100
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 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15S Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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