CAT S53 vs. Xiaomi 13

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of CAT S53 and Xiaomi 13. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

CAT S53 vs. Xiaomi 13 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch - Rugged Touch
Height 171 mm 152.8 mm CAT S53 has greater height than Xiaomi 13.
Width 81 mm 71.5 mm CAT S53 has greater width than Xiaomi 13.
Depth 16 mm 7.98 mm Xiaomi 13 is narrower than CAT S53.
Weight 320 g 189 g Xiaomi 13 is lighter than CAT S53.
Body Colour - Black
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, waterproof, sandproof, dirtproof, drop-proof, vibration-resistant, temperature protection, salt mist protection, bleach resistant Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP69K, IP69 IP68
SAR Value - 0.997 W/kg (body), 0.998 W/kg (head), 2.576 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components LED flashlight -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED E6
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.36" CAT S53 has larger screen size than Xiaomi 13.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1600 x 720 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 13 has better screen resolution than CAT S53.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1900 cd/m²
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 13 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology Super Bright Display Dolby Vision, AdaptiveSync technology, Pro HDR display
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Glove & Wet Touch DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, True Colour, JNCD 0.32, Delta-E 0.36
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass, tempered glass -
PROCESSOR CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 13 has more RAM than CAT S53.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 13 has more internal memory than CAT S53.
Memory Interface - UFS 4.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSD -
CAMERA CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 has better camera resolution than CAT S53.
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.8 CAT S53 has better lens aperture than CAT S53.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 23mm
Digital Zoom - 30x
Special Effects - HDR, Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look, Leica filters, Leica classica shutter sound, Leica Watermark
Camera Modes - Slow motion video, Panorama, Pro mode, night mode, Slow Shutter, Clone, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Night portrait mode, supermoon mode, Ultra Night Video, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video, Long exposure mode, Lightning Burst
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi 13 has face detection.
Light Source Flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, Xiaomi ProFocus, Leica professional optical lens, HyperOIS, 35mm black and white lens, 50mm swirly boken lens, 90mm soft focus lens, Vario-Summicron 1:1.8-2.2/15-75 ASPH, 2.0μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 has better second camera resolution than CAT S53.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3.75"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 75mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/3.06"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 15mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 has better front camera resolution than CAT S53.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (Front) - 89.6 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Vlog mode, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, Video teleprompter
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Dynamic Framing (0.8x / 1x)
BATTERY AND CHARGING CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5500 mAh 4500 mAh CAT S53 has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi 13.
Fast Charging Technology - Turbo charging Xiaomi 13 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 38 min
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 13
User Interface - MIUI 14
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation - GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Data Transmission LTE, VoLTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78 N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, LDAC, LHDC
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
Video Enhancements - HDR with Dolby Vision
FEATURES CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Fast Charging, 2 years of Security Updates, programmable push-to-talk button, Android Enterprise Zero-touch enrollment MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, LiquidCool Technology, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm FastConnect 7800, Xiaomi Surge charging chipset, Xiaomi Surge battery management chipset, Xiaomi surge battery management system
OTHERS CAT S53 Xiaomi 13
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H IP68, IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m 1.5 m
Max Height of Shock Resistance 1.8 m -
Max Operating Temperature 55 °C -
Min Operating Temperature -25 °C -
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