Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T and Apple iPhone 13 mini - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
68 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Xiaomi 14T
Apple iPhone 13 mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone 13 mini, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. 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 14T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2406mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 141g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T and Apple iPhone 13 mini
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 14T
vs
Apple iPhone 13 mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.4 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 476 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 84.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Apple iPhone 13 mini
839 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz510 Hz
Response time1 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 131.5 mm (5.18 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 64.2 mm (2.53 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %
Apple iPhone 13 mini
84.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T and Apple iPhone 13 mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Apple iPhone 13 mini
2197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Apple iPhone 13 mini
5164
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14022197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44105164
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
Apple iPhone 13 mini
1280040
CPU278150343735
GPU526726401697
Memory309549220509
UX236967314098
NanoReview Score13513921280040
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 mini
8881
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.8 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a53 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8881
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 22 GB 12 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2406 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:49 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Apple iPhone 13 mini
20:29
Web Browsing10:03 h07:46 h
Video Playback13:20 h12:00 h
Games05:09 h04:28 h
Standby Mode95 h106 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.561/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/3.061/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Apple iPhone 13 mini
133
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
Apple iPhone 13 mini
144
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T
134
Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
Bokeh5565
Preview6876
Zoom14065
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.6
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 mini
127
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 mini
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 n/a
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
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 14T
91.4 dB
Apple iPhone 13 mini
87.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 549 700
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Xiaomi 14T:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

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

Results

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

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