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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G and Realme 13 Pro 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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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
80.0
(Good)
Value Index
45.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space 96.6% -
PWM 713 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G and Realme 13 Pro 5G
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 940 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G and Realme 13 Pro 5G
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
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13 Pro 5G +18%
848531
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-05 (Rodrigo)AnTuTu 11707607
📘 2026-06-16 (AmX)Geekbench 6 CPU1025 / 3005
📘 2026-06-15 (AmX)Geekbench 6 CPU1007 / 2951
📘 2026-06-14 (APTH)AnTuTu 11760946
📘 2026-06-07 (AmirX)AnTuTu 11798981
Realme 13 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-23 (Deus_Ryst)AnTuTu 11863593
📘 2026-03-26 -> AdekjamannowAnTuTu 11848531
📘 2026-01-06 (Ayan)AnTuTu 11788848
📘 2024-11-24 (Bozo)Geekbench 6 GPU2304
📘 2024-11-24 (lml)Geekbench 6 CPU1013 / 2799

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 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 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
Battery life tests
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
Standard lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Macro lens
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
Network
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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