Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A25
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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 Samsung Galaxy A25, which is powered by Exynos 1280 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)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 10% longer battery life (20:13 vs 18:26 hours)
- Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1325 against 1027 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (718K versus 617K)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 396 PPI)
- Thinner bezels β 5.6% more screen real estate
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 145.1% |
| PWM | 713 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2137 | 2348 |
| Single-core score | 1010 | 957 |
| Multi-core score | 2842 | 2095 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321088 | 246621 |
| GPU | - | 71605 |
| Memory | 153212 | 102085 |
| UX | 244223 | 197004 |
| Total score | 718523 | 617315 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [22 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 226 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-05 (Rodrigo) | AnTuTu | 707607 |
| π 2026-06-16 (AmX) | GeekBench CPU | 1025 / 3005 |
| π 2026-06-15 (AmX) | GeekBench CPU | 1007 / 2951 |
| π 2026-06-14 (APTH) | AnTuTu | 760946 |
| π 2026-06-07 (AmirX) | AnTuTu | 798981 |
Samsung Galaxy A25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-14 (DJ) | AnTuTu | 651423 |
| π 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien) | AnTuTu | 637428 |
| π 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | GeekBench CPU | 936 / 2053 |
| π 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | AnTuTu | 605286 |
| π 2026-05-30 (π»π³ CuoiLaoXuongSong) | AnTuTu | 630054 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 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 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 56 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:32 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 11:56 hr | 11:34 hr |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8160 x 6120 |
| 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 | 118Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $305 | $299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.46 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.19 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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