Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
58
out of 100
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55
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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 11 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
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (1335 against 992 nits)
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- Weighs 23.5 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 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 | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 104.3% |
| PWM | 713 Hz | 121 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.98 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2600 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 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2137 | - |
| Single-core score | 1010 | 960 |
| Multi-core score | 2842 | 2372 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321088 | 270693 |
| GPU | - | 75675 |
| Memory | 153212 | 155637 |
| UX | 244223 | 211815 |
| Total score | 718523 | 713820 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | Less than 3 |
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 | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 792 | 629 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11839 | 9868 |
| Video editing | 7161 | 7093 |
| Photo editing | 24619 | 23432 |
| Data manipulation | 10172 | 10684 |
| Writing score | 14428 | 13253 |
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 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Gaben) | AnTuTu 11 | 713820 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 56 GB | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (80% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:32 hr | 07:29 hr |
| Watching video | 11:56 hr | 12:08 hr |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | 05:15 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL HPX |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 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 S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 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 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | OmniVision OV02B1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 62 |
| Zoom | - | 77 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | October 2022 |
| Release date | January 2024 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $305 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 120 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, performance, gaming, battery life, and software 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G.
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