Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Redmi 10C

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
38 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10C

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 Redmi 10C, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 1 year and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (603 against 475 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10C
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (421K versus 361K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Redmi 10C 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
119.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1650 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.6:9
PPI 260 ppi 268 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 82%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% 93%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 27 ms
Contrast 1536:1 1217:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C +27%
603 nits
475 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 169.59 mm (6.68 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 76.56 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +2%
83.7%
82%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 48 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1134
Redmi 10C +3%
1173
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 13C +64%
571
348
Compute Score (GPU) 571 348
Single-core score 412 413
Multi-core score 1134 1173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
361045
Redmi 10C +17%
421228
CPU 141937 188190
GPU 28251 26761
Memory 97993 109810
UX 92828 96467
Total score 361045 421228
Samples [6 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 80 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +34%
9141
6797
Web score 9117 6275
Video editing 6380 3664
Photo editing 20262 13339
Data manipulation 6222 5620
Writing score 9556 8442

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
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 GPU348
📘 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1173
📘 2026-08-03 (ST4R)AnTuTu 11452459
📘 2026-08-01 (Syzz)AnTuTu 11441727
📘 2026-07-07 (Zyy)AnTuTu 11435736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 14
OS size 23 GB 9 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 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 (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr -
Watching video 15:08 hr -
Gaming 04:55 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
26:21 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 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)
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 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 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 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
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
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C +2%
80.8 dB
79.3 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 March 2022
Release date November 2023 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 13C. But if the camera, performance, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi 10C.

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Clement December 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Redmj 10C is wayyy better value for money
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