Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

71 out 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Xiaomi 13T
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 197g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T and Huawei Mate 20 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
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 600 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T
1251 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T
87.5 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1442 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1240
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
3916
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1240933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39162383
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T
889920
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU253792192149
GPU226851158975
Memory195601112523
UX213676126437
NanoReview Score889920590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T
23:22
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing09:04 h07:46 h
Video Playback12:58 h11:44 h
Games05:38 h04:55 h
Standby Mode121 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.281/1.73
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length50 mm80 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3.061/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh65n/a
Preview65n/a
Zoom101n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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 (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint 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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