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

Device key advantages
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

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 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

Display

Display quality comparison
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
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1201 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz277 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
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
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.7 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1995
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
5419
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19951941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54195005
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1524921
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU389140262691
GPU596405387783
Memory297015169306
UX242361285964
NanoReview Score15249211105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
11992
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.52 °C38.1 °C
Stability89 %76 %
Graphics Test71 fps44 fps
Graphics Score119927431

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

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
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
23:30
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsing09:36 h07:12 h
Video Playback13:10 h12:00 h
Games05:28 h04:33 h
Standby Mode117 h101 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
Main lens
Matrix503 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/11/3.4
Pixel size1.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.0
Focal length120 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.511/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.511/3.6
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
138
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokeh6570
Preview7277
Zoom147111

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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
123
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

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
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B3 / B5 / B8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19UMTS/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 category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.5 dB
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB

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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