Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 and Apple iPhone X - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 vs Apple iPhone X

78 out 100
Xiaomi 13
VS
49 out 100
Apple iPhone X
Xiaomi 13
Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 189g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 and Apple iPhone X
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
vs
Apple iPhone X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 414 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1900 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13
1251 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)488 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13], [Apple iPhone X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13
89.4 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2390 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)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 740 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13
1974
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13
5320
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19741089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53202918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13
1552567
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU378705192337
GPU601199122353
Memory291189101238
UX28147491620
NanoReview Score1552567507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13
12660
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.34.9 °C45.7 °C
Stability84 %63 %
Graphics Test75 fps21 fps
Graphics Score126603522
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13], [Apple iPhone X]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 31.5 GB 5.3 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13
24:59
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing09:47 h05:31 h
Video Playback14:15 h09:07 h
Games05:57 h03:35 h
Standby Mode127 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX800Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.491/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length75 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.751/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13
131
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Xiaomi 13
121
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13
130
Apple iPhone X
97
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom131n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13], [Apple iPhone X]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13
n/a
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Xiaomi 13
n/a
Apple iPhone X
92

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*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 (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2022 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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