Xiaomi 13 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

88 out of 100

66 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 11, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 40 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1454 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3046 mAh
82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1557K versus 857K)
Has a 0.56 inch larger screen size
Shows 26% longer battery life (38:16 vs 30:22 hours)
Modern USB Type-C port
Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1261 against 798 nits)
The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 18W)
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Fingerprint scanner
The phone is 3-years and 4-months newer

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
11% higher pixel density (458 vs 414 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 13 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.36 inches	5.8 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	414 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1900 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, Dolby Vision	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.4%	82.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.6%	99.4%
PWM	488 Hz	290 Hz
Response time	1 ms	7.4 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	152.8 mm (6.02 inches)	144 mm (5.67 inches)
Width	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)	71.4 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	7.98 mm (0.31 inches)	8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Green	Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock	3200 MHz	2650 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)	6 (2 + 4)
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	- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache	8 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 740	Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units	2560	256
GPU clock	680 MHz	1230 MHz
FLOPS	~3481.6 GFLOPS	~629.8 GFLOPS

CPU	383141	226983
GPU	606113	280289
Memory	288406	156860
UX	279599	189422
Total score	1557593	857444

Max surface temperature	34.9 °C	44.2 °C
Stability	86%	74%
Graphics test	75 FPS	44 FPS
Graphics score	12647	7455

Storage size	128, 256, 512 GB	64, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 4.0	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 13	iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	MIUI 14	-
OS size	31.5 GB	-

Capacity	4500 mAh	3046 mAh
Max charge power	67 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes	No
Fast charging	Yes (83% in 30 min)	Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:42 hr	1:42 hr

Web browsing	13:21 hr	10:19 hr
Watching video	15:01 hr	12:57 hr
Gaming	06:32 hr	05:52 hr
Standby	136 hr	102 hr

RAM
RAM size	8, 12 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Channels	4	2

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3.2x	Optical, 2x
Flash	Dual LED	-
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	1920 FPS (1080p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 75 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.75", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 15 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10 (PureCel)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Focal length	22 mm	-
Pixel size	0.7 microns	-
Sensor type	PureCel	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.14"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.3	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, 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 *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	December 2022	September 2019
Release date	December 2022	September 2019
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 67 W	-

Xiaomi 13 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Xiaomi 13 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Key differences

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Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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