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

Xiaomi 13T vs Apple iPhone XS

71 out 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Xiaomi 13T
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 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 13T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 197g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T and Apple iPhone XS
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
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T
1251 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T
87.5 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1442 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1240
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
3916
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12401307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39163447
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T
889920
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU253792202576
GPU226851217548
Memory195601146853
UX213676166662
NanoReview Score889920733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.8 °C
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5698
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone XS]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 11.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T
23:22
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing09:04 h05:44 h
Video Playback12:58 h09:44 h
Games05:38 h03:54 h
Standby Mode121 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.281/2.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length50 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/3.4
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview65n/a
Zoom101n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region 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, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a16
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 13T
91.4 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 1000
Sensors - 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 13T the clear winner in this comparison.

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