Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi 13 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 12 or Xiaomi 13 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 12 | Xiaomi 13 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | December, 2021 | 2022, December 11 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in | 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.0 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 179 g | 6.31 oz | 185 g | 6.53 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back or silicone polymer back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple, Green | White, Black, Flora Green, Mountain Blue, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Gray | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Po | 4500 mAh, Lithium, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 980 EUR | 999 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 68B | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.28" in | 6.36" in | |
| Screen area | 95.2 cm2 | 97.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.2% | 89.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 419 PPI | 414 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
- 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1900 nits (peak) |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.0, 75mm (telephoto), 1/3.75", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@24/30/60fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 1080p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 123 | 130 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 131 | 131 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 121 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm | 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 0.7µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11 Red Velvet Cake | Android 13, MIUI 14 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1163966 | 1554502 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 304568 | 387991 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 413638 | 604615 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 212719 | 282658 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 304568 | 387991 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 1030008 | 1293414 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1704 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5074 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 6694 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4708 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1231 | 1298 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4092 | 4312 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100) -5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4+ |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 38 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4 -Wireless charging 50W, 100% in 48 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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