Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Honor 90
60
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra) that was released on September 21, 2023, against the Honor 90, which is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1003K versus 873K)
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1274 against 1170 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 90
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 21.5 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 435 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.4% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 728 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 204.5 g (7.21 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC4 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1130 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~578.6 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3654 | 2963 |
| Single-core score | 1174 | 1110 |
| Multi-core score | 2610 | 2968 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 382694 | 324311 |
| GPU | 164972 | 119050 |
| Memory | 177265 | 174797 |
| UX | 278147 | 255415 |
| Total score | 1003078 | 873573 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 463 | 276 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1179 | 857 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10439 |
| Video editing | - | 7300 |
| Photo editing | - | 27068 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9185 |
| Writing score | - | 11979 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (0rin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1009666 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Toriq albar) | AnTuTu 11 | 1041446 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Oleg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1039401 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (Akkawin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1005290 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 -> ARN15 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1103 / 2692 |
Honor 90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP) | AnTuTu 11 | 920942 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk) | AnTuTu 11 | 886048 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Damon) | AnTuTu 11 | 805921 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt) | AnTuTu 11 | 836065 |
| 📘 2026-02-19 (Zhiger) | AnTuTu 11 | 876570 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | 39 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (67% in 15 min) | Yes (80% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:25 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:52 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 11:32 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:27 hr | 04:40 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 16256 x 12192 |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | 60 |
| Preview | 64 | 64 |
| Zoom | 109 | 86 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8160 x 6112 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G:
- The eco-leather version is 5.5 grams lighter than the regular one.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Honor 90.
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