Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Note 13 Pro 4G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra and came out 3 years and 9 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 12% longer battery life (26:36 vs 23:39 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (1044 against 612 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 3 years and 9 months newer
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 105.7% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP54 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1213 | 1291 |
| Single-core score | 751 | 711 |
| Multi-core score | 1835 | 1986 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228431 | 203544 |
| GPU | 50266 | 45008 |
| Memory | 99133 | 149147 |
| UX | 146457 | 165680 |
| Total score | 524287 | 563379 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 132 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 315 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6579 | 10435 |
| Video editing | 5468 | 6213 |
| Photo editing | 16915 | 19699 |
| Data manipulation | 6913 | 8494 |
| Writing score | 9699 | 11764 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| π 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 751 / 1835 |
| π 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | AnTuTu 11 | 524287 |
| π 2026-07-16 (Tahmid) | AnTuTu 11 | 525416 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (Test) | AnTuTu 12 | 684097 |
| π 2026-09-20 -> Efkann | AnTuTu 11 | 579904 |
| π 2026-08-09 (den) | AnTuTu 11 | 618365 |
| π 2026-08-02 (MrGreenEye) | AnTuTu 11 | 606178 |
| π 2026-06-29 (Bas.asc) | CPU Throttle | 93% |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 18.9 GB | 17 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 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 (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:27 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 11:26 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 05:19 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 134 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#118th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC8034 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | Omnivision OV02B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | 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 | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2020 | January 2024 |
| Release date | May 2020 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $185 | $349 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 67 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 13 Pro 4G is definitely a better buy.
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