Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 04, 2022	Apr 18, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1199

Design

Dimensions
	6.43 x 2.94 x 0.36 inches 163.2 x 74.6 x 9.1 mm
Weight
	8.01 oz (227.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Leather Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Olive Green, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.7-inch, 89.66% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 2600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 0min

Browsing

7h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm	50.3 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F4.0/F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2.51"
Third camera
5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 50 mm	50 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 75 mm Sensor size: 1/2.51"
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/2.51"
Fifth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (1920 fps) EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
32 MP	32 MP (HDR)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

152

Overall

160

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

Links

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