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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G vs Note 12

49 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G
VS
47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

Here we compared two mid-range 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 Note 12, which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 months before. 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (915 against 739 nits)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (23:06 vs 20:31 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Note 12 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
111.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
44.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 13 4G
vs
Redmi Note 12

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1200 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 100%
PWM 389 Hz 484 Hz
Response time 1 ms 5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 13 4G +24%
915 nits
Redmi Note 12
739 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.24 mm (6.39 inches) 165.66 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 75.55 mm (2.97 inches) 75.96 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.97 mm (0.31 inches) 7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 188.5 g (6.65 oz) 183.5 g (6.47 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2800 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 382 381
Single-core score 439 469
Multi-core score 1388 1484
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 13 4G
464836
Redmi Note 12 +7%
496286
CPU 163913 187869
GPU 29553 29691
Memory 157760 141765
UX 113610 136961
Total score 464836 496286
Samples [14 tests] [20 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8242 8747
Video editing 3896 4745
Photo editing 13868 15136
Data manipulation 6501 7401
Writing score 9575 10107
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Anas)Battery lifeSOT 5:10 / 12:10
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-17 (cywrx)AnTuTu 11516466
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (sa1tyko)AnTuTu 11587705
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Joaop28)AnTuTu 11545620
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-15 (Pedipalriatoris)Geekbench 6 GPU377
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu 11508133
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Tameng)AnTuTu 11501656
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (blvll.)AnTuTu 11480276
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Ikan pari 🐟🦈)AnTuTu 11501460
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 (ZΙ™ka)Geekbench 6 GPU381
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 28 GB 21 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 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 (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:11 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:43 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 15:10 hr
Gaming 05:27 hr 05:33 hr
Standby 85 hr 113 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 13 4G
20:31 hr
Redmi Note 12 +13%
23:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 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)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 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
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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, 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 No
LTE Cat* 13 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Note 13 4G
76.2 dB
Redmi Note 12 +7%
81.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 March 2023
Release date January 2024 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $229
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G. But if the gaming and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.

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Nuno January 27, 2024 at 10:14 PM
You failed to indicate at the beginning, in reasons to buy the redmi note 13, the camera. Thank you.
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