Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Redmi 13 4G

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
48 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13 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 Redmi 13 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (26:21 vs 21:38 hours)
  • Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (604 against 447 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • 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 Redmi 13 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
78.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

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 Yes (36-90 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla 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 +35%
604 nits
447 nits
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 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
83.7%
88%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Redmi 13 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 Redmi 13 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
412
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1134
1369
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 571 -
Single-core score 412 430
Multi-core score 1134 1369
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
361045
376039
CPU 141937 143916
GPU 28251 28448
Memory 97993 88055
UX 92828 115620
Total score 361045 376039
Samples [6 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% 94%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 80 79
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +1%
9141
Web score 9117 9262
Video editing 6380 6509
Photo editing 20262 18206
Data manipulation 6222 6389
Writing score 9556 8164

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
Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-29 -> ZeyK_AnTuTu 11386752
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-24 (Mike)AnTuTu 11376039
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Yanzx)AnTuTu 11390176
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (Akil)AnTuTu 11341126
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-03 (MrVolt)AnTuTu 11279766

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

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 (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 1:17 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 06:21 hr
Watching video 15:08 hr 13:07 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 04:19 hr
Standby 143 hr 125 hr
General battery life
Redmi 13C +22%
26:21 hr
21:38 hr

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
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 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 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
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
80.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 June 2024
Release date November 2023 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $199
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 Redmi 13 4G is definitely a better buy.

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40 (34.5%)
76 (65.5%)
Total votes: 116

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