Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 and Sony Xperia 10 VII - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 vs Sony Xperia 10 VII

78 out 100
Xiaomi 13
VS
66 out 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
Xiaomi 13
Sony Xperia 10 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Sony Xperia 10 VII, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. 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
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 and Sony Xperia 10 VII
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
Sony Xperia 10 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 414 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1900 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13
1251 nits
Sony Xperia 10 VII
1070 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)488 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 153 mm (6.02 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13
89.4 %
Sony Xperia 10 VII
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 and Sony Xperia 10 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 517.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13
1974
Sony Xperia 10 VII
1019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13
5320
Sony Xperia 10 VII
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19741019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53203078
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2108
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 10 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13
1552567
Sony Xperia 10 VII
641416
CPU378705209526
GPU601199155058
Memory291189136299
UX281474140533
NanoReview Score1552567641416
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13
12660
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.9 °Cn/a
Stability84 %n/a
Graphics Test75 fpsn/a
Graphics Score12660n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13]

Memory

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

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:47 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13
24:59
Sony Xperia 10 VII
25:29
Web Browsing09:47 h10:59 h
Video Playback14:15 h14:55 h
Games05:57 h05:17 h
Standby Mode127 h121 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX800n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.75n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13
131
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13
121
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13
130
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom131n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/4.0
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
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
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 2100(Band 1), 1700(Band 4), 850(Band 5), 900(Band 8)
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/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 399
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W No
* 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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