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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs OnePlus Nord N30 SE

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
44 out of 100
OnePlus Nord N30 SE
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
OnePlus Nord N30 SE

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.74-inch Xiaomi Redmi 13C (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on November 10, 2023, against the OnePlus Nord N30 SE, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6020 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
4 / 128 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord N30 SE
  • 50% higher pixel density (391 vs 260 PPI)
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (501K versus 361K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6020
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 82% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 749 and 412 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and OnePlus Nord N30 SE crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
11.6
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Nord N30 SE

Display

Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 86.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 37 ms -
Contrast 1536:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C
613 nits
Nord N30 SE
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 165.6 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C
83.7%
Nord N30 SE +3%
86.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and OnePlus Nord N30 SE
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Dimensity 6020
Max clock 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 48 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and OnePlus Nord N30 SE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C
412
Nord N30 SE +82%
749
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C
1134
Nord N30 SE +63%
1849
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 13C
571
Nord N30 SE +160%
1485
Compute Score (GPU) 571 1485
Single-core score 412 749
Multi-core score 1134 1849
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C
361045
Nord N30 SE +39%
501084
CPU 141937 207776
GPU 28251 52003
Memory 97993 96019
UX 92828 145286
Total score 361045 501084
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 80 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +21%
9141
Nord N30 SE
7540
Web score 9117 7561
Video editing 6380 4217
Photo editing 20262 12871
Data manipulation 6222 7004
Writing score 9556 8581
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
📘 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
📘 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
📘 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
📘 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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OnePlus Nord N30 SE
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13
ROM HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 13.1
OS size 23 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr -
Watching video 15:08 hr -
Gaming 04:55 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 13C
26:21 hr
Nord N30 SE
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Nord N30 SE
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 January 2024
Release date November 2023 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $165
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Nord N30 SE is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
6 (21.4%)
22 (78.6%)
Total votes: 28

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