Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G vs Honor X7b
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 6080) that was released on September 21, 2023, against the Honor X7b, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (581K versus 385K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 59% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 651 and 410 points
- Weighs 25.5 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X7b
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Stereo speakers
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 389 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 850 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 166.7 mm (6.56 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.24 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 173.5 g (6.12 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1068 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~136.7 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1407 | 354 |
| Single-core score | 651 | 410 |
| Multi-core score | 1788 | 1386 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 222402 | 156746 |
| GPU | 48931 | 34743 |
| Memory | 135953 | 95119 |
| UX | 174029 | 98734 |
| Total score | 581315 | 385342 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 150 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11053 | 7902 |
| Video editing | 5306 | 4304 |
| Photo editing | 20240 | 16103 |
| Data manipulation | 8410 | 5671 |
| Writing score | 13119 | 9239 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-06 (dm1q) | AnTuTu | 605816 |
| π 2026-04-19 (Love) | AnTuTu | 536618 |
| π 2025-12-19 (Khalifah) | AnTuTu | 582609 |
| π 2025-10-25 (Rizaru) | AnTuTu | 581315 |
| π 2025-09-06 (Jiro) | AnTuTu | 567996 |
Honor X7b
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-27 (That one guy) | AnTuTu | 441460 |
| π 2026-05-03 (I-75) | GeekBench GPU | 354 |
| π 2026-05-03 (I-75) | GeekBench CPU | 410 / 1386 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 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 | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 7.2 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:38 hr | - |
| Watching video | 09:56 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:37 hr | - |
| Standby | 105 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 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) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM6 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 |
| 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 | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | September 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $230 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Honor X7d |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Honor X7b:
- The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority β go for the Honor X7b.
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