Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
85 out of 100
VS
91 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 13 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on April 18, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Ultra
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Shows 13% longer battery life (26:30 vs 23:30 hours)
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1952K versus 1524K)
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1456 against 1216 nits)
- The phone is 10 months newer
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2271 and 1995 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 501 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Armor |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.18 mm (6.42 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 74.64 mm (2.94 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 389140 | 474941 |
| GPU | 596405 | 764723 |
| Memory | 297015 | 400984 |
| UX | 242361 | 312032 |
| Total score | 1524921 | 1952680 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 52 °C | 46.8 °C |
| Stability | 89% | 53% |
| Graphics test | 71 FPS | 95 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11990 | 16026 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 18245 |
| Video editing | - | 8000 |
| Photo editing | - | 36519 |
| Data manipulation | - | 15998 |
| Writing score | - | 22603 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | - | 28 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:36 hr | 10:18 hr |
| Watching video | 13:10 hr | 18:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:28 hr | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50.3 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50.3 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50.3 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1" | 1/1.3" |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 111 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.52" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 82 |
| Zoom | 147 | 145 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 123 | - |
| Video | 137 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 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, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | April 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price | $1499 | $1299 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.06 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
