Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G vs Note 13 5G

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 13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 4 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 Note 13 4G
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (581K versus 464K)
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (984 against 915 nits)
  • 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 651 and 439 points
  • Weighs 15 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Note 13 5G 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
111.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
49.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

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 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.9%
PWM 389 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
915 nits
984 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.24 mm (6.39 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 75.55 mm (2.97 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 7.97 mm (0.31 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 188.5 g (6.65 oz) 173.5 g (6.12 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow White, Black, Blue
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 13 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2800 MHz 2400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 382 1407
Single-core score 439 651
Multi-core score 1388 1788
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
581315
CPU 163913 222402
GPU 29553 48931
Memory 157760 135953
UX 113610 174029
Total score 464836 581315
Samples [14 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 150
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8242 11053
Video editing 3896 5306
Photo editing 13868 20240
Data manipulation 6501 8410
Writing score 9575 13119

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 Note 13 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-06 (dm1q)AnTuTu 11605816
📘 2026-04-19 (Love)AnTuTu 11536618
📘 2025-12-19 (Khalifah)AnTuTu 11582609
📘 2025-10-25 (Rizaru)AnTuTu 11581315
📘 2025-09-06 (Jiro)AnTuTu 11567996

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 28 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:43 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 09:56 hr
Gaming 05:27 hr 04:37 hr
Standby 85 hr 105 hr
General battery life
20:31 hr
19:28 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
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 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 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 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 Samsung S5KHM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 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
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.6
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5.3
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 Yes
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
77.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 September 2023
Release date January 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $229
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
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 gaming and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G.

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roger h. May 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
is there a mistake in launched price. 4G is $249 and 5G is $229 as stated? Why is 4G price is higher than 5G price. Doesn't make sense.
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