Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi 13

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel and Xiaomi 13. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi 13 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 152.8 mm Xiaomi 13 has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 71.5 mm Xiaomi 13 has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 7.98 mm Xiaomi 13 is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 189 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Black
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium -
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Xiaomi 13 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 0.997 W/kg (body), 0.998 W/kg (head), 2.576 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED E6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.36" Xiaomi 13 has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 13 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1900 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 13 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, AdaptiveSync technology, Pro HDR display
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, True Colour, JNCD 0.32, Delta-E 0.36
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 13 has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 13 has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Memory Interface - UFS 4.0
CAMERA Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Xiaomi 13 has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 23mm
Digital Zoom - 30x
Special Effects - HDR, Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look, Leica filters, Leica classica shutter sound, Leica Watermark
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Slow motion video, Panorama, Pro mode, night mode, Slow Shutter, Clone, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Night portrait mode, supermoon mode, Ultra Night Video, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video, Long exposure mode, Lightning Burst
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi 13 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, Xiaomi ProFocus, Leica professional optical lens, HyperOIS, 35mm black and white lens, 50mm swirly boken lens, 90mm soft focus lens, Vario-Summicron 1:1.8-2.2/15-75 ASPH, 2.0μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 10 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3.75"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 75mm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/3.06"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 15mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Xiaomi 13 has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Field of View (Front) - 89.6 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Vlog mode, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, Video teleprompter
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Dynamic Framing (0.8x / 1x)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi 13 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Fast Charging Technology - Turbo charging Xiaomi 13 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 38 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 13 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 13 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Android 13
User Interface - MIUI 14
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, LDAC, LHDC
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
Video Enhancements - HDR with Dolby Vision
FEATURES Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, LiquidCool Technology, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm FastConnect 7800, Xiaomi Surge charging chipset, Xiaomi Surge battery management chipset, Xiaomi surge battery management system
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Xiaomi 13
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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