Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra ) that was released on January 15, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 2 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 Pro 4G
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 563K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1006 and 711 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A35 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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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
80.8
(Good)
Value Index
60.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 105.7% 99.9%
PWM 119 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1056 nits
1025 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP67
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 64 160
GPU clock 1000 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1291 3033
Single-core score 711 1006
Multi-core score 1986 2855
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768212
CPU 203544 311721
GPU 45008 89942
Memory 149147 136276
UX 165680 230273
Total score 563379 768212
Samples [12 tests] [23 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 132 279
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10435 11340
Video editing 6213 7357
Photo editing 19699 25659
Data manipulation 8494 10930
Writing score 11764 16320

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Test)AnTuTu 12684097
📘 2026-09-20 -> EfkannAnTuTu 11579904
📘 2026-08-09 (den)AnTuTu 11618365
📘 2026-08-02 (MrGreenEye)AnTuTu 11606178
📘 2026-06-29 (Bas.asc)CPU Throttle93%
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official)Geekbench 6 CPU1010 / 2895
📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
📘 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
📘 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu 11775543

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 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 3.1
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 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.5
OS size 17 GB 28 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 2 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:49 hr 1:26 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:57 hr 08:47 hr
Watching video 11:26 hr 14:03 hr
Gaming 05:19 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 134 hr 106 hr
General battery life
23:39 hr
22:25 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 50
Preview - 52
Zoom - 71
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 12 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 March 2024
Release date January 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $380
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg 0.44 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg 0.92 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G.

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