Xiaomi 13T Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13T Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 214g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 91.4 %
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
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T Pro
87.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-X3)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 690 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 2112 1536
GPU Frequency 995 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 4202.8 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1927
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
4452
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19273753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)445211259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1477178
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU3770161094797
GPU5157011447696
Memory310426425113
UX274035752613
NanoReview Score14771783720219

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 49 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 15 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:26 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T Pro
21:52
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsing09:13 h10:12 h
Video Playback13:12 h21:39 h
Games06:15 h06:42 h
Standby Mode99 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 141
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX707Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.281/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.22 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.9
Focal length50 mm111 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/2.881/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel size0.61 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13BSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/3.061/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
135
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
134
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T Pro
131
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokeh70165
Preview77n/a
Zoom98n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
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 StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13T Pro
89.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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