Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 12S Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

71 out 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Xiaomi 13T
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4860mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 12S 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 13T
vs
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T
1251 nits
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz186 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 163.17 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 74.92 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T
87.5 %
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 12S Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3190 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1442 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1240
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
3916
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12401458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39163970
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T
889920
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
CPU253792331276
GPU226851485862
Memory195601182917
UX213676234174
NanoReview Score8899201234229
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.2 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Writing scoren/a15792
Web scoren/a11773
Video editingn/a7444
Data manipulationn/a9984
NanoReview Scoren/a13365

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4860 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T
23:22
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Web Browsing09:04 h08:46 h
Video Playback12:58 h13:01 h
Games05:38 h05:25 h
Standby Mode121 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
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) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.281/1
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/4.1
Focal length50 mm120 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.881/2.0
Pixel size0.61 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13BSony IMX586
Sensor size1/3.061/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Bokeh6565
Preview6563
Zoom101136
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
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
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

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
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 890
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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