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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Poco M6 4G

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
45 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M6 4G
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Xiaomi Poco M6 4G

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 Xiaomi Poco M6 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M6 4G
  • 52% higher pixel density (396 vs 260 PPI)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Poco M6 4G 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
6 / 128 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
95.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Poco M6 4G

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 260 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 88%
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
Poco M6 4G
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 76.28 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof No -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C
83.7%
Poco M6 4G +5%
88%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Poco M6 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Poco M6 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C +2%
412
Poco M6 4G
405
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C
1134
Poco M6 4G +24%
1407
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 13C
571
Poco M6 4G +89%
1078
Compute Score (GPU) 571 1078
Single-core score 412 405
Multi-core score 1134 1407
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C +4%
361045
Poco M6 4G
345877
CPU 141937 128132
GPU 28251 28277
Memory 97993 83907
UX 92828 105561
Total score 361045 345877
Samples [6 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi 13C
80
Poco M6 4G +1%
81
Stability 94% 95%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 80 81
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C
9141
Poco M6 4G +2%
9283
Web score 9117 9249
Video editing 6380 6502
Photo editing 20262 18459
Data manipulation 6222 6351
Writing score 9556 8465
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Xiaomi Poco M6 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (cyxapuku)AnTuTu 11300156
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 -> ZayAnTuTu 11335174
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 -> ZayAnTuTu 11345877
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Aidan)AnTuTu 11361872
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 23 GB 18 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5030 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
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
Poco M6 4G
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
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)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 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 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.45
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 5.4
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
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 7 -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Poco M6 4G
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 June 2024
Release date November 2023 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $170
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Poco M7 4G
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 0 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 Xiaomi Poco M6 4G is definitely a better buy.

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