Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs. Xiaomi 13 Pro: Can Xiaomi compete?

Would you have chosen a Xiaomi phone if I had asked you a few years ago

which Android device would be the biggest competitor to the finest Samsung device?

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We, however, neither! At the time, Xiaomi was best known for its affordable smartphones,

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but it has since made enormous strides and, if any firm were to step in to replace Huawei, it would be Xiaomi.

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Its most recent Xiaomi 13 Pro flagship does actually cost almost the same as the Galaxy S23 Ultra,

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it boasts a camera system that can keep up with and occasionally outperform the Galaxy.

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It also has one of the most popular chips in recent memory, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

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