Xiaomi 13T vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13T
- Higher pixel density: 446ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 197g vs 200g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.6 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex A55) - 3/3 (Cortex A78) - 1/3.1 (Cortex A78) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 580 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP6 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1442 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1240 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3916 | 3840 |
| CPU | 253792 | 262973 |
| GPU | 226851 | 294382 |
| Memory | 195601 | 147307 |
| UX | 213676 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 889920 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5538 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:51 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:04 h | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | 12:58 h | 13:15 h |
| Games | 05:38 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 121 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88 | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 70 |
| Preview | 65 | 72 |
| Zoom | 101 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3888 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 600 | 1000 |
| 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 67 W | n/a |
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Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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