Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs 13 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi 13 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 8 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 9 Pro
- Shows 22% longer battery life (26:36 vs 21:44 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Weighs 20 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1770K versus 524K)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 104% higher peak brightness (1249 against 612 nits)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 32% higher pixel density (522 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 33W)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 229 g (8.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1213 | - |
| Single-core score | 751 | 1987 |
| Multi-core score | 1835 | 5323 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228431 | 586438 |
| GPU | 50266 | 432270 |
| Memory | 99133 | 302195 |
| UX | 146457 | 449717 |
| Total score | 524287 | 1770620 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1085 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 22 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5226 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 89% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 315 | 3614 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6579 | 9431 |
| Video editing | 5468 | 6387 |
| Photo editing | 16915 | 23700 |
| Data manipulation | 6913 | 9121 |
| Writing score | 9699 | 13667 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 751 / 1835 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | AnTuTu 11 | 524287 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Tahmid) | AnTuTu 11 | 525416 |
Xiaomi 13 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-12 (stepp90q) | AnTuTu 11 | 1810366 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (glib) | AnTuTu 11 | 1718692 |
| 📘 2026-04-28 (Dench1k) | AnTuTu 11 | 1806080 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 (xstanz_) | AnTuTu 11 | 1799801 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (Thanuz0) | AnTuTu 11 | 1770620 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 18.9 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 4820 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 9 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 0:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:27 hr | 08:06 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 13:19 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 110 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50.3 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50.3 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 75 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC8034 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 70 |
| Zoom | - | 143 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2020 | December 2022 |
| Release date | May 2020 | December 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $185 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi 15 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 120 W |
Further details
Notes on 13 Pro:
- Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.
*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 13 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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