The iPhone 14 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Pro flagships are at the top of their game, but which comes out on top?
With so many cell phones on the market, it can be difficult to choose the one that best suits your needs. This is especially true when looking at the iPhone 14 Pro and the newly released Xiaomi 13 Pro; While both offer top performance, capable cameras, and premium designs, there are fundamental differences between the two that could affect your tuning one way or another.
Read on to find out all the key differences between these powerful smartphones so you can decide which one is best for you.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro has a larger display
The Xiaomi 13 Pro sports a 6.73-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 3200×1440. We found streaming apps like Netflix looked particularly impressive, helped by HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. The screen was able to display 1900 nits during HDR playback, with the screen being more than bright enough to show plenty of detail in darker areas.
It also has an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz, with the ability to drop to just 1Hz to save battery life. This allows for a smooth experience when scrolling through documents and navigating different apps, which is common on high-end phones.
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The iPhone 14 Pro features ProMotion, Apple’s version of an adaptive refresh rate. It can also hit 120Hz while dropping to 1Hz, with our test claiming it felt responsive during use. We felt the screen was a bit small at 6.1 inches, but Dolby Vision HDR helped bring media content to life.
Apple has equipped the iPhone 14 Pro with an OLED panel and a resolution of 2556×1179. Our reviewer claimed that it handles direct sunlight better than any other phone we’ve tested, with brightness going even higher with HDR content.
The panels on these two handsets are really impressive, with support for HDR and adaptive refresh rates. If you’re looking for a larger display, the Xiaomi 13 Pro is probably a better option, although we liked how easy the iPhone 14 Pro was to hold in one hand given its smaller size.
Apple Silicon versus Snapdragon
The iPhone 14 Pro comes with the latest A16 Bionic chip, which is currently exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max phones. It features a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU with a 16-core Neural Engine.
We thought the A16 would be more than capable of running Apple Arcade games, with our tester claiming there’s almost too much power for anything you can do today, and plenty of headroom for what’s in the future will come. Overall, the iPhone 14 Pro is more than powerful enough to run gaming and creative tasks, and you don’t have to worry about lag or stuttering during general use.
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The Xiaomi 13 Pro comes with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, which is based on the energy-efficient 4nm architecture. We didn’t experience any lag during our testing period, as taps and swipes register instantly and apps open without lag. The same goes for games, even with top-level graphics enabled.
It’s safe to say that these two handsets offer more than enough power for gaming and intensive apps, just consider whether you prefer iOS or Android.
The iPhone 14 Pro has up to 1 TB of storage
The iPhone 14 Pro is available in four storage variants: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. These are all paired with 6GB of RAM, whichever storage option you choose. The inclusion of up to 1TB of storage might be overkill for most people, but it gives users the ability to store more photo and video content on their device without having to back them up to an external hard drive or cloud service as often .
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On the other hand, the Xiaomi Pro 13 is available in two storage configurations, with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage or 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. Since this handset theoretically packs more RAM, it should be able to switch between apps and load content quicker, although we haven’t noticed any negative side effects from the 6GB of RAM on the iPhone 14 Pro.
While 512GB of storage is a lot for a phone, it may be less convenient for users who are interested in downloading lots of games or video content onto their device, as they may find that they don’t have enough storage.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro features a 50MP triple camera setup
One of the biggest selling points of the Xiaomi 13 Pro is its 50MP camera setup, with the 50MP main camera offering a 1-inch sensor. There’s also a telephoto and ultra-wide camera, with the 3.2x telephoto in particular delivering some of the best results we’ve seen from a smartphone.
We also found the main lens delivered impressive shots in almost all environments, with the main downside being that indoor shots taken in low light can look a little soft.
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The iPhone 14 Pro has a 48-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 12-megapixel 3x telephoto lens, although a digital 2x option is also available in the camera app. We really liked the 48-megapixel main sensor, as Apple has switched to the pixel-binning method commonly found on Android phones. Switching to ProRaw mode results in uncompressed 48-megapixel images that are ideal for those who want to edit their images in software like Lightroom or Photoshop
The iPhone 14 Pro can produce excellent images in any environment, with night mode kicking in much faster than its predecessor and capturing much more detail. Colors in images are rich and popping with high saturation, while forest greens and deep reds look incredibly natural.
