Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T Pro and Honor 500 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T Pro vs Honor 500 Pro

77 out 100
Xiaomi 13T Pro
VS
93 out 100
Honor 500 Pro
Xiaomi 13T Pro
Honor 500 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus, vs Honor 500 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 13T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T Pro and Honor 500 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13T Pro
vs
Honor 500 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1092 nits
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T Pro
87.5 %
Honor 500 Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T Pro and Honor 500 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-X3)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 690 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 2112 1536
GPU Frequency 995 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 4202.8 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1927
Honor 500 Pro
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
4452
Honor 500 Pro
9430
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19273155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44529430
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T Pro], [Honor 500 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1477178
Honor 500 Pro
3011092
CPU377016878151
GPU5157011120655
Memory310426347747
UX274035664539
NanoReview Score14771783011092

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 49 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 80 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 (68% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:26 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T Pro
21:52
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing09:13 hn/a
Video Playback13:12 hn/a
Games06:15 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX707Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.281/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.22 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length50 mm68 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/2.51 (0.4)
Pixel size0.61 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
135
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
134
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T Pro
131
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview77n/a
Zoom98n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 6.0
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
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)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13T Pro
89.7 dB
Honor 500 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 505
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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