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
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 β 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
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 | 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 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 17
7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.6 in2
Redmi Note 13 5G
6.67β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
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 | 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 |
| 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
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 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11053 |
| Video editing | - | 5306 |
| Photo editing | - | 20240 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8410 |
| Writing score | - | 13119 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 17
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-30 (Kenny) | AnTuTu 12 | 728716 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 0.36 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 |
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 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 |
| 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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