Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G vs Redmi 13 5G
50
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55
out of 100
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 Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE and came out 10 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)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 31.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE
- 47% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 954 and 651 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 88% |
| 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) | 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 173.5 g (6.12 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2300 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 613 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1068 MHz | 955 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~136.7 GFLOPS | ~244.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1407 | 425 |
| Single-core score | 651 | 954 |
| Multi-core score | 1788 | 2199 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 222402 | 253788 |
| GPU | 48931 | 35110 |
| Memory | 135953 | 124513 |
| UX | 174029 | 185319 |
| Total score | 581315 | 598730 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 150 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11053 | 10284 |
| Video editing | 5306 | 4749 |
| Photo editing | 20240 | 19897 |
| Data manipulation | 8410 | 10713 |
| Writing score | 13119 | 13374 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-06 (dm1q) | AnTuTu 11 | 605816 |
| π 2026-04-19 (Love) | AnTuTu 11 | 536618 |
| π 2025-12-19 (Khalifah) | AnTuTu 11 | 582609 |
| π 2025-10-25 (Rizaru) | AnTuTu 11 | 581315 |
| π 2025-09-06 (Jiro) | AnTuTu 11 | 567996 |
Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-24 (Googoo gaga) | AnTuTu 11 | 598730 |
| π 2025-10-28 -> Ayushlavhale | CPU Throttle | 100% |
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5030 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 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 (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:05 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 | - |
| 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) | 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) Macro: 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 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM6 | Samsung 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 | - |
| Aperture | 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 | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.5 |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | September 2023 | July 2024 |
| Release date | January 2024 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $160 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 33 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 Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G is definitely a better buy.
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