Xiaomi 13 8GB/256GB
6.36″ AMOLED display (120 Hz), Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage, 50 MP main camera, 4500 mAh battery, 5G, Android 13.
Spec score · The verdict is based on published specifications, not a hands-on test.
Data evidence: 81 %
Strengths
- Basics — 100
- Build & comfort — 94.7
- Smoothness — 87.1
Weaknesses
- Longevity — 45.9
Is it a real upgrade?
Compared against frozen reference profiles of popular older phones, scored by the identical algorithm. Only spec-derived facts — no guesswork.
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +30.1
- Camera hardware +56.8
- Smoothness +56.6
- Screen +39.4
- Basics +35
- Longevity +5.8
- Battery +4.3
- Build & comfort -5.3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +14
- Smoothness +32.8
- Camera hardware +32
- Screen +10.8
- Build & comfort +7.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +3.2
- Smoothness +15
- Camera hardware +6
- Longevity -12.2
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +9.2
- Smoothness +28.4
- Camera hardware +14.3
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Screen +7.6
- Battery -3.8
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +22.2
- Smoothness +52
- Camera hardware +38.8
- Basics +20
- Screen +19.3
- Battery +5.5
- Longevity +4.7
- Build & comfort -5.3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +9.5
- Smoothness +30.8
- Camera hardware +17
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Screen +7.6
- Longevity -11.6
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +4.9
- Smoothness +22.5
- Screen +5.1
- Camera hardware +4.6
- Longevity -7.3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +2.2
- Smoothness +15.3
- Camera hardware +6
- Longevity -22.1
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +22
- Basics +40
- Smoothness +37.7
- Screen +31.7
- Camera hardware +28.3
- Battery +9.1
- Longevity +3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +14.6
- Smoothness +31.6
- Camera hardware +25.3
- Basics +20
- Battery +9.1
- Screen +9.1
- Longevity -4.5
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +25.5
- Basics +40
- Smoothness +39.5
- Camera hardware +38.5
- Screen +31.7
- Build & comfort +11.2
- Battery +9.8
- Longevity +3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +16.3
- Smoothness +34.3
- Camera hardware +30.9
- Basics +20
- Build & comfort +14.4
- Longevity +13.5
- Screen +4.2
- Battery -6.6
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +18.1
- Camera hardware +35.7
- Screen +24.2
- Build & comfort +23.4
- Smoothness +22.3
- Basics +20
- Longevity +9
- Battery -6.9
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +11.7
- Camera hardware +35.2
- Smoothness +25.6
- Screen +11
- Build & comfort -4.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +4.5
- Smoothness +16.9
- Camera hardware +12.1
- Screen +10.6
- Build & comfort +5.3
- Battery -3.7
- Longevity -22.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +6.3
- Smoothness +20.2
- Camera hardware +15.5
- Screen +11.7
- Build & comfort -5.3
- Battery -8.7
Spec score
Scores follow our fixed published scale (version 1.0.0). See the methodology. Methodology
How much of this score rests on verified data; unknown values shrink toward a neutral 50 and lower the evidence.
Camera scores measure hardware potential (sensor, optics, stabilization) — not lab-tested photo quality.
Benchmark
| AnTuTu score (9) | 1,248,260 |
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Reported benchmark result; real-world values vary by device configuration, software version and test run.
Specifications
Display
| Display size | 6.36 in |
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| Display technology | AMOLED |
| Display resolution | 2400x1080 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
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Memory and storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
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| Storage | 256 GB |
Battery and charging
| Battery capacity | 4500 mAh |
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Cameras
| Main camera | 50 MP |
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| Ultrawide camera | 12 MP |
| Telephoto camera | 10 MP |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP |
Build and durability
| Weight | 185 g |
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| Dimensions | 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.0 mm or 8.1 mm |
| IP rating | IP68 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 |
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Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes |
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| NFC | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes |
Sources
Facts are verified against the sources below; unverified values are marked as unverified.
- GSMArena — gsmarena.com