Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra: Should you upgrade? The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is impressive and so you may want to consider getting it. It is the most premium and most expensive flagship smartphone from the tech company yet. In this post, we’ll be comparing it to last year’s Xiaomi 12S Ultra. Let’s find out how much of an upgrade the successor is.

Starting with their prices, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra is more expensive with a starting price of $1,199 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model. $1,299 for the 16/512 GB storage version and goes up to $1,399 for the 16GB RAM and 1TB storage model.

Buy Xiaomi 13 Ultra

Xiaomi 13 Ultra	Price
Buy on Giztop	$1,199.00

While the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a starting price of $899 for the 8/256 GB model, $999 for the 12/256 GB model, and goes up to $1,399 for the 12/512 GB storage version.

Buy Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Xiaomi 12S Ultra	Price
Buy on Giztop	$899.00

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Display and Durability

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a similar 6.73-inch QHD+ LTPO OLED touchscreen with curved edges, 120Hz refresh rate, 1B colors, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ certification, IP68 dust and water resistance, and Gorillas Glass Victus protection. However, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra has a brighter screen of 2,600 nits as opposed to the 1,500 nits on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra.

Camera- Photography and videography

Xiaomi 13 Ultra has a superior camera system. As for the primary camera, both smartphones feature a similar main sensor- a Sony IMX989 50MP 1-inch sensor with optical image stabilization. However, the secondary sensors are quite different. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra feature a 50MP telephoto lens + 50MP ultra-wide + 50MP periscope 5x optical telephoto lens and a 32MP selfie snapper. In contrast, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra completed its setup with a 48MP ultra-wide lens, 48MP 5x periscope telephoto, and 32MP selfie Camera.

One core advantage of getting the Xiaomi 13 Ultra is because of its newer camera features + latest technologies. Moreover, it has a fourth lens on the rear which makes it more versatile. Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra can record video in 8K resolution @24fps.

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Xiaomi 13 Ultra has Better Performance

Next, is performance. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra has a better performance. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5G chipset, which is faster than the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 found on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra.

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra can be configured with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB Storage. While the Xiaomi 12S Ultra can be configured with up to 12GB RAM and 512 GB storage. Software-wise, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra runs MIUI 14 based on Android 13 out of the box. While the Xiaomi 12S Ultra booted Android 12 out of the box.

Battery

Xiaomi 13 Ultra brings a 5,000 mAh battery capacity with a 90W wired and 50W wireless fast charging solution. The battery life is impressive. As opposed to the Xiaomi 12S Ultra with a 4,860 mAh battery size and a 67W wired charging solution and 50W wireless.

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Verdict: Xiaomi 13 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Xiaomi 13 Ultra is faster, more battery efficient, and better than the Xiaomi 12S Ultra in a camera shoot-out. Even though the 13 Ultra is more expensive, overall, it is worth getting. And the good news is that, unlike the 12S Ultra, Xiaomi has promised to make the latest 13 Ultra available globally.