Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G vs Redmi 13 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on January 15, 2024, against the Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra and came out 5 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 Note 13 4G
  • Delivers 104% higher peak brightness (915 against 448 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (464K versus 376K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Weighs 16.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G 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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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
111.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
78.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (36-90 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
-
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 389 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
915 nits
448 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.24 mm (6.39 inches) 168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 75.55 mm (2.97 inches) 76.28 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.97 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 188.5 g (6.65 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow Black, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra
Max clock 2800 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 382 -
Single-core score 439 430
Multi-core score 1388 1369
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
464836
376039
CPU 163913 143916
GPU 29553 28448
Memory 157760 88055
UX 113610 115620
Total score 464836 376039
Samples [14 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 94%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 79
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
9091
Web score 8242 9262
Video editing 3896 6509
Photo editing 13868 18206
Data manipulation 6501 6389
Writing score 9575 8164

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-06 (Anas)Battery lifeSOT 5:10 / 12:10
📘 2026-05-17 (cywrx)AnTuTu 11516466
📘 2026-05-03 (sa1tyko)AnTuTu 11587705
📘 2026-03-30 (Joaop28)AnTuTu 11545620
📘 2026-02-15 (Pedipalriatoris)Geekbench 6 GPU377
Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-29 -> ZeyK_AnTuTu 11386752
📘 2026-04-24 (Mike)AnTuTu 11376039
📘 2026-04-07 (Yanzx)AnTuTu 11390176
📘 2026-03-26 (Akil)AnTuTu 11341126
📘 2026-03-03 (MrVolt)AnTuTu 11279766

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 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 1.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 28 GB 18 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5030 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 29 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:17 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:43 hr 06:21 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 13:07 hr
Gaming 05:27 hr 04:19 hr
Standby 85 hr 125 hr
General battery life
20:31 hr
21:38 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
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 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 5.1 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced January 2024 June 2024
Release date January 2024 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $199
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G. But if the camera, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi 13 4G.

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