Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

71 out 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
Xiaomi 13T
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 197g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13T
vs
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 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 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T
1251 nits
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 161.3 mm (6.35 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T
87.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2400
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1095 MHz
FLOPS 1442 GFLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1240
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
2116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
3916
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
7035
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12402116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39167035
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a18270
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T], [Samsung Galaxy S25 FE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T
889920
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
1801002
CPU253792429356
GPU226851715844
Memory195601352083
UX213676303719
NanoReview Score8899201801002

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size n/a 23.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T
23:22
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Web Browsing09:04 hn/a
Video Playback12:58 hn/a
Games05:38 hn/a
Standby Mode121 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.57
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length50 mm75 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4.4
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview65n/a
Zoom101n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
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 6E (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 5.4
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region 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/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
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
91.4 dB
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 649
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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