Xiaomi 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 13
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Xiaomi 13 or Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 13 | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2022, December 11 | 2022, January 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.0 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.81 in | 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in | |
| Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 177 g | 6.24 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back or silicone polymer back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | White, Black, Flora Green, Mountain Blue, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Gray | White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Lithium, non-removable | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 999 EUR | 750 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.36" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 97.7 cm2 | 103.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.4% | 89.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 414 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1900 nits (peak) |
- 120Hz -HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
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| Functions | Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 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 | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 130 | 120 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 131 | 126 | |
| DxOMark Video | 121 | 104 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 0.7µm | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | Yes |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, MIUI 14 | Android 12, One UI 4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos |
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| GPU | Adreno 740 | Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1554502 | 778093 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 387991 | 220634 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 604615 | 220199 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 282658 | 167618 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 387991 | 220634 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 1293414 | 742147 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1704 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5074 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 6694 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4708 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1298 | 1068 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4312 | 3209 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 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, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- 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) |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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