Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G vs Honor Magic 6 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 6080) that was released on September 21, 2023, against the Honor Magic 6 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 2 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 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Lite
  • Shows 27% longer battery life (24:47 vs 19:28 hours)
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (764K versus 581K)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 768 and 651 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Honor Magic 6 Lite 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
49.5
(Average)
Value Index
57.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1220 x 2652 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 91.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 96.6%
PWM 120 Hz 528 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
984 nits
996 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 75 mm (2.95 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 173.5 g (6.12 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Honor Magic 6 Lite
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1068 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Honor Magic 6 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1407 -
Single-core score 651 768
Multi-core score 1788 1695
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
764174
CPU 222402 288272
GPU 48931 55940
Memory 135953 206760
UX 174029 213202
Total score 581315 764174
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 150 198
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12117
Web score 11053 11724
Video editing 5306 7192
Photo editing 20240 23664
Data manipulation 8410 9644
Writing score 13119 13859

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (dm1q)AnTuTu 11605816
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Love)AnTuTu 11536618
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-19 (Khalifah)AnTuTu 11582609
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (Rizaru)AnTuTu 11581315
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-06 (Jiro)AnTuTu 11567996
Honor Magic 6 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 (Iuli)AnTuTu 11764174
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-09 (Avery)Geekbench 6 CPU768 / 1695

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Magic UI 9.0
OS size 28 GB 33 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 50 min)
Full charging time 1:16 hr 1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:38 hr 10:25 hr
Watching video 09:56 hr 16:12 hr
Gaming 04:37 hr 05:19 hr
Standby 105 hr 111 hr
General battery life
19:28 hr
24:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital (lossless), 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.4" (β‰ˆ 0.23 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 5.3 5.1
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, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 December 2023
Release date January 2024 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $279
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
*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 Honor Magic 6 Lite is definitely a better buy.

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