Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Huawei Nova 12
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55
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on September 21, 2023, against the Huawei Nova 12, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 830 and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 12
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1084 x 2412 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 | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | - |
| PWM | 713 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 161.54 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 75.36 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.98 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 830 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | - |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
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| Manufacturing | Samsung | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | - |
| GPU shading units | 256 | - |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2137 | - |
| Single-core score | 1010 | 1040 |
| Multi-core score | 2842 | 2988 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321088 | 261966 |
| GPU | - | 103056 |
| Memory | 153212 | 132599 |
| UX | 244223 | 179211 |
| Total score | 718523 | 676832 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 252 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 792 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11839 | - |
| Video editing | 7161 | - |
| Photo editing | 24619 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10172 | - |
| Writing score | 14428 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-05 (Rodrigo) | AnTuTu 11 | 707607 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (AmX) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1025 / 3005 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (AmX) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1007 / 2951 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (APTH) | AnTuTu 11 | 760946 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (AmirX) | AnTuTu 11 | 798981 |
Huawei Nova 12
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HarmonyOS 4.0 |
| OS size | 56 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 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 (49% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 9 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:32 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:56 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | - |
| Standby | 95 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Omnivision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 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 | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8960 x 6720 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Omnivision OV60A |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.61 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 |
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 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, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $305 | $490 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Huawei Nova 15 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G:
- There are two models of the phone (depending on the market): one with a dual physical SIM tray and the other with one physical SIM slot + an eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G. But if the gaming and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Nova 12.
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