Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Note 11 Pro Plus

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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 1 year and 11 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 Pro Plus 5G
  • Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1274 against 753 nits)
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (19:11 vs 16:55 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1003K versus 745K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Note 11 Pro Plus 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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8 / 256 GB
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6 / 128 GB
5.7
(Bad)
Value Index
70.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 86.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.4% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) 163.65 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) 76.19 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.34 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 204.5 g (7.21 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 920
Max clock 2800 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 650 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 1130 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~578.6 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3654 2269
Single-core score 1174 936
Multi-core score 2610 2318
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 382694 308860
GPU 164972 75633
Memory 177265 137931
UX 278147 223413
Total score 1003078 745837
Samples [39 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 463 225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 7 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 1179 593
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
Web score - 8211
Video editing - 6570
Photo editing - 22079
Data manipulation - 9410
Writing score - 12083

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (0rin)AnTuTu 111009666
📘 2026-07-24 (Toriq albar)AnTuTu 111041446
📘 2026-07-19 (Oleg)AnTuTu 111039401
📘 2026-07-15 (Akkawin)AnTuTu 111005290
📘 2026-07-09 -> ARN15Geekbench 6 CPU1103 / 2692
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-03 (Hard)AnTuTu 11767408
📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 GPU2269
📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2318
📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)AnTuTu 11745837
📘 2026-02-26 -> HezufusAnTuTu 11737926

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 14
OS size 39 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (67% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 0:25 hr 0:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:52 hr 06:07 hr
Watching video 11:32 hr 10:32 hr
Gaming 05:27 hr 04:37 hr
Standby 89 hr 84 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 12032 x 9024
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 50 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Bokeh 60 -
Preview 64 -
Zoom 109 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX 471
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 October 2021
Release date January 2024 November 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $350
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
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, 120 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.

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