Lo Xiaomi 13Ultra it is the latest flagship of the Chinese brand which promises to offer exceptional performance in all fields, including audio. But how does this device really fare when it comes to playing and recording sound? To find out, let's take a look at the team's review DxOMark who performed a series of objective and subjective tests in laboratory and real conditions.
Xiaomi 13 Ultra: a great smartphone for audio, but with some flaws
The device got a overall score of 140 for audio, placing at 17th place in the global ranking and 12th place in the ranking of ultra-premium devices.
The Xiaomi 13 Ultra showed good consistency across all playback and recording secondary tests, with scores very close to each other. In playback, it achieved a score of 139, with good timbre (137), dynamics (135), spatial (136) and volume (122).
In recording, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra achieved a score of 141, with good timbre (132), dynamics (129), spatial (149), volume (153) and artifacts (138). The highlight was the handling of background noise (141), with good suppression of unwanted sounds.
However, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra is not without its flaws. The tonal balance was tinny at times, the midrange lacked warmth and body, and the device lacked bass overall. Furthermore, the device was not suitable for recording at high sound pressure levels, such as concerts, and the audio zoom function was not very effective at focusing on a particular sound source. Finally, DxOMark found some distortion at maximum volume and speaker occlusion when gaming.
In conclusion, it can be said that the Xiaomi The 13 Ultra is a smartphone that offers a satisfactory audio experience for most users, but which may disappoint the most demanding or audio enthusiasts.
So if you're looking for a device that gives you rich, deep and detailed sound, perhaps you should look elsewhere.
