Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Realme 13 Pro 5G
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 Realme 13 Pro 5G, which is powered by the same chip and came out 11 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
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 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 Realme 13 Pro 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (848K versus 718K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 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 | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 90.8% |
| 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) | 161.34 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 73.91 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.23 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Gold, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2137 | 2304 |
| Single-core score | 1010 | 1013 |
| Multi-core score | 2842 | 2799 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321088 | 321796 |
| GPU | - | 73280 |
| Memory | 153212 | 196778 |
| UX | 244223 | 256677 |
| Total score | 718523 | 848531 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 253 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 792 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11839 | 13553 |
| Video editing | 7161 | 6668 |
| Photo editing | 24619 | 34651 |
| Data manipulation | 10172 | 7861 |
| Writing score | 14428 | 14103 |
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 |
Realme 13 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (Deus_Ryst) | AnTuTu 11 | 863593 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 -> Adekjamannow | AnTuTu 11 | 848531 |
| 📘 2026-01-06 (Ayan) | AnTuTu 11 | 788848 |
| 📘 2024-11-24 (Bozo) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2304 |
| 📘 2024-11-24 (lml) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1013 / 2799 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 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 | Realme UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 56 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (60% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:10 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 | Optical |
| 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 | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | SmartSens SC820CS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 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 | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| 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 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | July 2024 |
| Release date | January 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $305 | $300 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Realme 15 Pro 5G |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 45 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.
Notes on 13 Pro 5G:
- There is a model with an eco-leather cover that has a lower weight (183.5 grams) and a thicker of 8.41 mm.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme 13 Pro 5G. But if the gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G.
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