Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 Civi and Xiaomi 13 Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 Civi vs Xiaomi 13 Lite

76 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Civi
VS
59 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi 14 Civi
Xiaomi 13 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Civi Manufactured in June, 2024, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 13 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 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 14 Civi
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 179.3g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Civi and Xiaomi 13 Lite
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 14 Civi
vs
Xiaomi 13 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1236x2750 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 3000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Civi
1434 nits
Xiaomi 13 Lite
930 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.2 mm (6.19 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 72.77 mm (2.86 in) 72.7 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.45 mm (0.29 in) 7.23 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 179.3 g (6.32 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Civi
90.6 %
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Civi and Xiaomi 13 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Civi
1853
Xiaomi 13 Lite
934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Civi
4988
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1853934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49882571
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Civi
1399146
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
CPU358682241677
GPU478125167935
Memory300340112520
UX261999145564
NanoReview Score1399146667696
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Civi
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Lite
3093
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3093
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13 Lite]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 33.1 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 15 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 00:44 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Civi
19:34
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Web Browsing08:51 h07:35 h
Video Playback11:15 h12:35 h
Games05:14 h05:01 h
Standby Mode88 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.551/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX376
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5KGD2 Samsung S5K3D2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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/)
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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/5/8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14 Civi
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Lite
91.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced June, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 520 499
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

Note

Xiaomi 14 Civi:

There is a smartphone option with a leather cover in green. The black and blue variants come with a glass cover.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Civi the clear winner in this comparison.

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