Xiaomi has just announced its latest flagship phone , theXiaomi 13 T Pro . Here ’s how it equate to last year’sXiaomi 12 T Pro .

The 13 T Pro is one of two raw phone in Xiaomi ’s raw 13 T serial , offering a smooth display , big battery and three electron lens power by eminent - end television camera manufacturer Leica .

Keep read to discover how the Xiaomi 13 T Pro compare to its harbinger , the 12 T professional .

Xiaomi 12T Pro

The Xiaomi 12T Pro has a bigger main camera

If you ’re think of trading in your Xiaomi 12 T Pro for the unexampled mannikin , you might be feel put off by the humble camera . The 12 T Pro was leave by a huge 200 - megapixel wide angle camera , followed by an 8 - megapixel ultra - all-embracing slant sensor and a 2 - megapixel macro sensor .

This class , Xiaomi has partnered with Leica to deliver a 50 - megapixel wide-eyed - slant photographic camera , a 12 - megapixel ultra - wide photographic camera and traded the macro lens in for a 50 - megapixel telephoto sensor . Like its predecessor , the 13 T Pro is also equal to of capturing 8 K picture at 24fps .

The primary sensor is smaller on the new earphone but that does n’t necessarily translate to bad performance . There ’s more to a photographic camera than its megapixel count and we find picture snapped with the 13 T Pro to be vibrant , detailed and balanced during our time with the phone .

Xiaomi 12T Pro

The Xiaomi 12T Pro has a Snapdragon chip

Xiaomi has also switch out the 12 T Pro ’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 chip shot for the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 + this time around .

We found that the Dimensity 9200 + chip offers strong daily performance , though the bench mark results did n’t quite heap to up the Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 in our tests .

The Xiaomi 13T Pro has more RAM and storage

Xiaomi has made up for the latter by constrict more RAM and storage into the 13 T Pro .

Where the 12 T Pro start with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage and was configurable with up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage , the 13 T Pro pack 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of store at its bottom configuration and up to 16 GB of RAM and a massive 1 TB of storage at the top - last .

The Xiaomi 13T Pro comes in new finishes

The Xiaomi 13 T Pro come in three color – fateful , Meadow Green and Alpine Blue . Whilw the pitch-dark and green models have showy glass finish , the Alpine Blue is coated with Xiaomi ’s BioComfort vegan leather .

The 12 T Pro came in Blue , Silver and bootleg colourways , with each having a smooth glass ending .

Another difference in the design this time around is the screen . Both the 12 T Pro and the 13 T Pro have 6.67 - inch AMOLED display , but the new 13 T Pro also vaunt a slightly faster refresh rate for smoother scrolling and mobile gaming .

Xiaomi 12T Pro

The Xiaomi 13T Pro is more durable

One characteristic that was certainly lacking on the Xiaomi 12 T Pro was its IP rating . This is a common certification that guarantees a certain grade of protection from dust and piss .

The 12 T Pro was rated IP53 . Thankfully , Xiaomi has addressed this durability issue on the 13 T Pro upgrading the phone to the flagship banner IP68 .

Xiaomi 12T Pro

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Xiaomi 13T Pro

Xiaomi 13T Pro

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