Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 13 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 13

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
70 out 100
Apple iPhone 13
Xiaomi 15
Apple iPhone 13

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 13, 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 15
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 13
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 15
vs
Apple iPhone 13

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %129 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz609 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29342182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87625142
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
CPU584725305402
GPU1142381438906
Memory519406218819
UX373632301561
NanoReview Score26201441264688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a78 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8702
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Apple iPhone 13
n/a
Writing score22508n/a
Web score18826n/a
Video editing8060n/a
Data manipulation14605n/a
NanoReview Score18292n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 21 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 3227 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Web Browsing13:20 h09:29 h
Video Playback19:22 h13:58 h
Games07:10 h05:12 h
Standby Mode150 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.311/1.9
Pixel size1.2 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.761/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Apple iPhone 13
133
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Apple iPhone 13
144
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Apple iPhone 13
125
Bokeh7565
Preview8776
Zoom15265
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 13]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
128
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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/B3/B5/B8GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/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 15
91.3 dB
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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