Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 vs Note 13 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 7-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4) that was released on July 14, 2026, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 2 years and 10 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 17
  • Comes with 3000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 900 and 651 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Weighs 51.5 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 and Note 13 5G 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)

Should I update?
No 77% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: battery life, camera, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2396 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 375 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17
7β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.6 in2
Redmi Note 13 5G
6.67β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 169.7 mm (6.68 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 79.14 mm (3.12 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 173.5 g (6.12 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 613 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~258.6 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1407
Single-core score 900 651
Multi-core score 2178 1788
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
593849
CPU 273209 222402
GPU 56148 48931
Memory 114369 135953
UX 150123 174029
Total score 593849 581315
Samples Less than 3 [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 150
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11053
Video editing - 5306
Photo editing - 20240
Data manipulation - 8410
Writing score - 13119

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-30 (Kenny)AnTuTu 12728716
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 28 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 33 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:38 hr
Watching video - 09:56 hr
Gaming - 04:37 hr
Standby - 105 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 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)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KHM6
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 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 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.6
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08F Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5.1 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, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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 Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2026 September 2023
Release date July 2026 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $229
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 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 Note 17 is definitely a better buy.

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