Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi 13
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Xiaomi 13, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
- Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1557K versus 523K)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (38:16 vs 31:02 hours)
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (1261 against 892 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.36 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 414 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 89.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 98.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 488 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | - | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 157282 | 383141 |
| GPU | 139329 | 606113 |
| Memory | 101287 | 288406 |
| UX | 121625 | 279599 |
| Total score | 523419 | 1557593 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.6 °C | 34.9 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2256 | 12647 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8866 | - |
| Video editing | 7198 | - |
| Photo editing | 23319 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10658 | - |
| Writing score | 13480 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 31.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (83% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:52 hr | 13:21 hr |
| Watching video | 14:19 hr | 15:01 hr |
| Gaming | 05:35 hr | 06:32 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 136 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 10 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 75 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.75", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 15 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10 (PureCel) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 24 micron - Sensor: 1/5", OmniVision OV02B1 (CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | PureCel |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.14" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | 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 * | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | December 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | December 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 67 W |
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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 is definitely a better buy.