Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G vs Tecno Pova 6 Pro

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 Tecno Pova 6 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 6 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
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Weighs 24.8 grams less
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 6 Pro
  • Shows 55% longer battery life (30:11 vs 19:28 hours)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 33W)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1067 against 987 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 770 and 651 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Tecno Pova 6 Pro 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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6 / 128 GB
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8 / 256 GB
52.3
(Average)
Value Index
98.1
(Very good)

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 1080 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 88.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 138.6%
PWM 120 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
987 nits
1067 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 165.5 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 75 mm (2.95 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 173.5 g (6.12 oz) 198.3 g (6.99 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
88.9%
88.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Tecno Pova 6 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6080 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1068 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G and Tecno Pova 6 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pova 6 Pro +17%
2096
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1407 -
Single-core score 651 770
Multi-core score 1788 2096
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
581315
552385
CPU 222402 201079
GPU 48931 47127
Memory 135953 138242
UX 174029 164937
Total score 581315 552385
Samples [5 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 150 152
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10359
Web score 11053 10232
Video editing 5306 5069
Photo editing 20240 23005
Data manipulation 8410 7812
Writing score 13119 13854

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
Tecno Pova 6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-11 (Matt Official)AnTuTu 11591404
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (GML1V)AnTuTu 11503172
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-30 (Techmario)AnTuTu 11533601
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-11 (dunduk)AnTuTu 11552385

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 MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HIOS 14
OS size 28 GB 56 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 70 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 (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:16 hr 1:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:38 hr 12:48 hr
Watching video 09:56 hr 16:03 hr
Gaming 04:37 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 105 hr 155 hr
General battery life
19:28 hr
Pova 6 Pro +55%
30:11 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
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) Depth: 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/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture 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 -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.3
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, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pova 6 Pro +15%
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 February 2024
Release date January 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $229
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G - Tecno Pova 7 Pro 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 70 W
*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 Tecno Pova 6 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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