Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
58
out of 100
VS
56
out of 100
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 A54 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 6 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (1335 against 989 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 403 PPI)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Shows 8% longer battery life (21:52 vs 20:13 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 82.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 713 Hz | 253 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2137 | 3003 |
| Single-core score | 1010 | 1009 |
| Multi-core score | 2842 | 2865 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321088 | 320379 |
| GPU | - | 91502 |
| Memory | 153212 | 118771 |
| UX | 244223 | 248788 |
| Total score | 718523 | 779380 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [28 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 252 | 278 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 792 | 808 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11839 | 11039 |
| Video editing | 7161 | 7267 |
| Photo editing | 24619 | 25604 |
| Data manipulation | 10172 | 9921 |
| Writing score | 14428 | 15745 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Pedro) | AnTuTu 12 | 735057 |
| 📘 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 |
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-22 -> dimitar_05 | AnTuTu 12 | 879492 |
| 📘 2026-10-05 -> Danielfikri98_ | AnTuTu 12 | 843108 |
| 📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil) | AnTuTu 12 | 856948 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1027 / 3015 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | AnTuTu 11 | 811942 |
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 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 56 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 5 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:32 hr | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | 11:56 hr | 14:16 hr |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 106 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 | 118° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 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 | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 53 |
| Zoom | - | 79 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 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 | 5.3 |
| 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, 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | March 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $305 | $490 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.69 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.34 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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.
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G.
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