Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs iQOO 13 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 13 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,854, while Xiaomi 15 Ultra scores 9,127, making iQOO 13 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Xiaomi 15 Ultra offers 6.73 inches, making iQOO 13 5G the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi 15 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G feature the same LTPO AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 15 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi 15 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while Xiaomi 15 Ultra delivers 12h 07m, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 15 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while iQOO 13 5G offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 15 Ultra the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 15 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while iQOO 13 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: iQOO 13 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 15 Ultra

₹89,990

(Out of Stock)

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2025

03 Dec, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.73 inches (17.09 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5410 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Hyper Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Brilliant display
Reliable Leica cameras
Solid battery
Smooth performance

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Limited productivity AI features
Only one colour option

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(94 ratings)

4.6/5

(3,048 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,407,499 AnTuTu Score	2,805,924 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
12h 07m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹79,999

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Dec 03, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 829

RAM

16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,407,499

2,805,924

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

17.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,034

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.4 %

19.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.73 inches (17.09 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

521 ppi

510 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.03 %

89.61 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.87 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.3 mm

163.37 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.3 mm

76.71 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.48 mm

8.13 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

229 grams

213 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.63 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size LYT 900 1.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/1.8 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

200 MP
f/2.6100 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Filters
Touch to focus
Xiaomi ProFocus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @1920 fps
HD @1920 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5410 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 80W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 07m

13h 09m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 47m 0s

0h 23m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)