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

Xiaomi 14T vs Xiaomi 13 Lite

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
59 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi 13 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, 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 14T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Lite
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 195g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14T
vs
Xiaomi 13 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Xiaomi 13 Lite
930 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T], [Xiaomi 13 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 72.7 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.23 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %
Xiaomi 13 Lite
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 13 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 - 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 MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Xiaomi 13 Lite
934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Xiaomi 13 Lite
2571
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1402934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44102571
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
Xiaomi 13 Lite
667696
CPU278150241677
GPU526726167935
Memory309549112520
UX236967145564
NanoReview Score1351392667696
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14T
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 - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 22 GB 33.1 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 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 n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:49 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Xiaomi 13 Lite
19:44
Web Browsing10:03 h07:35 h
Video Playback13:20 h12:35 h
Games05:09 h05:01 h
Standby Mode95 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash 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
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Sony IMX376
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T
134
Xiaomi 13 Lite
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom140n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3D2
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No 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 6E (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
- QZSS		 - 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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 14T
91.4 dB
Xiaomi 13 Lite
91.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 549 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W

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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