Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Vivo iQOO 13 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Vivo iQOO 13

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
Xiaomi 15
Vivo iQOO 13

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Vivo iQOO 13, Manufactured in November, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 213g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 5400mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Vivo iQOO 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Vivo iQOO 13

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.82 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Vivo iQOO 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29343070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87629645
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2450725231
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Vivo iQOO 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
CPU584725635739
GPU11423811237734
Memory519406460296
UX373632457187
NanoReview Score26201442790956
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Vivo iQOO 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Writing score2250827664
Web score1882614436
Video editing80606785
Data manipulation1460513966
NanoReview Score1829217969

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 6150 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (91% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Web Browsing13:20 h14:22 h
Video Playback19:22 h17:57 h
Games07:10 h08:12 h
Standby Mode150 h129 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX921
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length60 mm46 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX816
Sensor size1/2.761/2.51
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 28 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr November, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 650
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below