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When it comes to buying a smartphone on a very limited budget, the options are no longer legion given that the brand margin is the largest with the most high-end smartphones. If there is one range that is expected every year regarding inexpensive smartphones, it is that of Xiaomi's Redmi Note. After our handling of the Redmi Note 13 range, here is our test of the Redmi Note 13 4G.
| Redmi Note 13 | Redmi Note 13 5G | Redmi Note 13 Pro | Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G | Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 162.24 x 75.55 x 7.99 mm | 161.11 x 74.95 x 7.6 mm | 161.1 x 74.95 x 7.98 mm | 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 161.4 x 74.2 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 188.5 g | 174.5 g | 188 g | 221 g | 204.8 g |
| Screen | – 6 .67'' – AMOLED screen – FHD+ (2400×1080) – 20:9 – 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM) – DCI-P3 – Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
– 6, 67'' – AMOLED screen – FHD+ (2400×1080) – 20:9 – 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM) – DCI-P3 – Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
– 6.67'' – AMOLED screen – FHD+ (2400×1080) – 20:9 – 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM) – DCI-P3 – Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5< /td> | – 6.67'' – AMOLED screen – 2712×1220 px< br /> – 20:9 – 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM) – DCI-P3 – Corning® Gorilla® Victus™ |
– 6.67'' – Curved AMOLED display – 2712×1220 px – 20:9 – 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM) – DCI-P3 – Corning® Gorilla® Victus™ |
| Refresh rate | – 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Touch sampling: up to 240Hz |
– 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Touch sampling: up to 240Hz |
– 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Touch sampling: up to 240Hz |
– 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Touch sampling: up to 240Hz |
– 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Touch sampling& nbsp;: up to 240Hz |
| Chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon® 685 | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 | MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra | Snapdragon® 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
| RAM Options/Storage | – 6/128 GB – 8/256 GB – UFS Storage 3.1 |
– 8/256 GB – UFS Storage 3.1 |
– 8/256 GB – 12/512 GB – UFS 2.2~60 storage ~/td> | – 8/256 GB – UFS 3.1 storage |
– 8/256 GB – 12/512 GB – UFS 3.1 Storage |
| System version | MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | MIUI 14 based on Android 13 |
| Main photo sensors | • 108MP main lens with AI: – 1/1.67'' sensor – Pixel of 0.64µm • 8MP ultra wide angle lens • 2MP macro lens |
• Main lens 108MP with AI: – 1/1.67'' sensor – 0.64µm pixel • Ultra-large lens 8MP angle • 2MP macro lens |
• 200MP main lens optical stabilizer (OIS) – 1/1.4'' sensor – 0.56µm pixel, 2.24µm 16-in-1 Super Pixel • Lens 8MP ultra wide angle • 2MP |
macro lens• 200MP optical stabilizer (OIS) main lens – 1/1.4'' sensor – 0.56µm pixel, 16-in-1 Super Pixel 2.24µm • 8MP ultra wide angle lens • 2MP macro lens |
• 200MP optical stabilizer (OIS) main lens – 1/1.4'' sensor – 0.56µm pixel, 16-in-1 Super Pixel 1 of 2.24µm • 8MP ultra wide angle lens • 2MP |
Selfie sensor | 16 Mp | 16 Mp | 16 Mp | 16 Mp | 16 Mp |
| Biometrics | – Under-screen fingerprint sensor – Unlock by facial recognition |
– Fingerprint sensor under the screen – Unlock by facial recognition |
– Under-screen fingerprint sensor – Facial unlock |
– Under-screen fingerprint sensor – Facial unlock |
– Under-screen fingerprint sensor – Face unlock |
| Other sensors | – NFC | – NFC | – NFC | – NFC | – NFC |
| Port | – USB Type C | – USB Type C | – USB Type C | – USB Type C | – USB Type C |
| Battery | – 5000 mAh | – 5000 mAh | – 5000 mAh | – 5100 mAh | – 5000 mAh |
| Recharge | • Charging wired 33W • Charger included |
• Wired Turbo charge with 67W charger included • Full charge in 45 minutes3 |
• Wired Turbo Charge with 67W charger included • Full charge in 44 minutes |
• Wired HyperCharge with 120W charger included • Full charge in 19 minutes |
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| Wireless Networks< /td> | – 2G : GSM : B2/3/5/8 – 3G : WCDMA: B1/5/8 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41 – 4G: LTE TDD: B38/40/41 |
– GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE/5G – Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot – Bluetooth 5.3 |
– 2G : GSM : B2/3/5/8 – 3G& ;nbsp;: WCDMA: B1/5/8 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41 – 4G: LTE TDD: B38/40/41 |
– 2G: GSM: B2/3/5/8 – 3G: WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/ 28/32/66 – 4G: LTE TDD: B38/40/41 – 5G: SA/NSA: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41 /66/77/78 |
– 2G: GSM: B2/3/5/8 – 3G: WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/ 28/32/66 – 4G& nbsp;: LTE TDD: B38/40/41 – 5G: SA/NSA: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38 /40/41/66/77/78 |
| Connectivity | • Bluetooth 5.1 • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) |
• Bluetooth 5.3 • Wi-Fi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) |
• Bluetooth 5.2 • Wi-Fi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) |
• Bluetooth 5.2 • Wi-Fi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) |
• Bluetooth 5.3 • Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz/5GHz ) |
| Type SIM | Nano SIM + Hybrid Nano SIM/microSD slot | Nano SIM slot + Hybrid Nano SIM/microSD | Nano SIM slot + Hybrid Nano SIM/microSD | Nano SIM slot + Hybrid Nano SIM/microSD | Nano SIM + eSIM slot |
| IP certification | IP 54 | IP 54 | IP 54 | IP 54 | IP 68 |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, White | Black, Purple, Green | Black, Purple, Blue | Black, Purple, White |
Before even starting to talk about the smartphone itself, we must emphasize the fact that Xiaomi takes care of its customers by offering a complete experience with its Redmi Note 13. Indeed, where many manufacturers no longer take the trouble to provide a charger with their smartphones, Xiaomi provides here a charger in the box, silicone protection, but also a factory-installed screen protector on its Redmi. An excellent initiative that allows you to fully use your smartphone at the time of purchase.
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The first thing you notice when discovering the Redmi Note 13 is its relatively large size. With its 6.67-inch screen, the Redmi is one of the smartphones with a fairly large size, which still seems surprising for a smartphone in this price range. We would have appreciated having the possibility of a smartphone with a more reasonable size of 6.2”, which would have distinguished it even more from the Redmi Note 13 Pro having a similar size.
Beyond its size, we will immediately notice its robustness. This is a point that has sometimes been complicated with Xiaomi's entry-level smartphones, these sometimes offering a lack of confidence in their overall solidity and quality. Here, the Redmi Note 13 makes us confident in its solidity, this one benefiting from Gorilla Glass 3 and offering a good feeling of robustness in the hand.
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There is a jack socket at the top of its shell, and even if technology is becoming increasingly rare in the wireless era, aficionados will still appreciate having the choice.
The design of the smartphone is relatively simple and does not bother with frills. However, we would have appreciated if the edges of the screen were even thinner, but for a smartphone priced at 199.90 euros in its 128 GB version, it is difficult to ask for much better.
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Let's talk about the screen, it's rather astonishing to see that Xiaomi manages to offer an AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz at this price. And even if this requires increased battery consumption, switching to this high refresh rate is a good initiative on the part of the manufacturer, very pleasant to use on a daily basis.
Unfortunately, the Redmi Note 13's software doesn't offer as smooth an experience as its screen. Equipped with Android 13 and Xiaomi's MIUI 14 interface running with a Snadragon 685 and 8 GB of RAM, we happened to experience some lags and other slowness in our daily use of the smartphone. Slowness that mainly occurred during the first few days of testing. It is possible that an update has since partially resolved the problem, as it has become more rare.
Still, the power offered by the Redmi Note 13 will be more than sufficient for simple use of the smartphone such as web browsing, sending emails and other tasks that do not require excessive power. In any case at this price, it was difficult to imagine having an experience similar to the high-end smartphones of the brand or the competition.
Software question, however, we will still give the same red card to Xiaomi, which always has the annoying habit of imposing around fifteen bloatware coming with the Redmi Note 13. Frankly, we would have been fine uninstalling unwanted applications here.
Fortunately, we liked certain aspects of the entry-level worthy of higher ranges, notably with its biometric reader which showed very few failures during our test. The Redmi Note 13 also offers facial recognition, which is quite fast provided you are in a well-lit area. Of course, you should not hope to have flawless security through this, the facial recognition of the Note 13 being quite easily fooled by a photo.
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Xiaomi has decided not to necessarily emphasize the photo aspect of its Redmi Note 13. For that, you will have to head towards the Pro and Pro+ versions, although this basic edition still offers some convincing arguments. Equipped with three photo sensors, the main sensor is 108MP, with an ultra wide angle of 8MP and a macro lens of 2MP.
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Enough to offer shots that can be widely used on social networks provided they are in good lighting conditions. A lack of sharpness is felt, but we will like the fact that the Redmi Note 13 does not exaggerate its contrasts too much by offering color reproduction that is rather close to reality. If you won't buy the smartphone for its photo capabilities, it's still a decent backup solution if nothing better.
You have noticed this tendency of manufacturers to offer slow charges of 30W (high-end smartphones from Google and Apple to name a few) when the technology makes it possible to achieve battery charges of 0 to 100% in less than 20 minutes ? With its charging power of 33W the Xiaomi is not that far, but still does better than some high-end ones. Thus, a charge from 20 to 100% on the Redmi Note 13 takes no less than an hour and twenty minutes.
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Armed with its 5000 mAh battery, the Redmi Note 13 offers excellent autonomy. During our test, it required on average a recharge every day and a half after typical days of use (4 hours of web browsing, 2 hours of video, 2 hours of listening, 1 hour of calls, sending and receiving SMS). So, even when activating the 120Hz refresh rate option, the Redmi Note 13 has excellent battery life.
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Having everything you need in its box, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G offers respectable performance with excellent battery life. If the photo part is indeed not exceptional, it remains largely acceptable for an entry-level smartphone. Overall, the Redmi Note 13 does everything you want from a smartphone, all for a price of less than 200 euros. An excellent proposition available now at a price of 199.90 euros.
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