Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Lighter design: 189g vs 227g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 522 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.18 mm (6.42 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 74.64 mm (2.94 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Eco Leather | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1995 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5419 | 5005 |
| CPU | 389140 | 262691 |
| GPU | 596405 | 387783 |
| Memory | 297015 | 169306 |
| UX | 242361 | 285964 |
| NanoReview Score | 1524921 | 1105744 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 52 °C | 38.1 °C |
| Stability | 89 % | 76 % |
| Graphics Test | 71 fps | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | 11992 | 7431 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:40 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:36 h | 07:12 h |
| Video Playback | 13:10 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 05:28 h | 04:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 117 h | 101 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 503 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50.3 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 503 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 - 4.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 77 |
| Zoom | 147 | 111 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B3 / B5 / B8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1499 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 90 W | n/a |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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