Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G is a potential bestseller not for us

The Chinese company Xiaomi produces many excellent smartphones around the world, but some successful models are only available within a certain region. So, the hero of today’s review is aimed at residents of India, who will definitely be satisfied with the price-quality ratio in an extremely interesting new product.

The appearance of the phone turned out to be quite attractive for the lower and middle price segments. The colors of the cases are beautiful and varied; the block of two photo modules and the circle of LED flashes look great. The side fingerprint scanner and the 13-megapixel selfie camera located at the top of the display can be praised, but the screen frames are not so impressive. A number of opponents are noticeably better than the device in this aspect. At the same time, the 6.79-inch IPS panel itself evokes positive emotions. Yes, the maximum brightness of 550-600 nits cannot be considered a record, which is especially noticeable on a clear summer day, but the combination of a resolution of 2460x1080 pixels, a modern 120-Hz picture refresh rate and natural color reproduction will not leave anyone indifferent.

The technical characteristics are the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE CPU, 6GB/8GB of RAM and the Adreno 613 video adapter. The combination copes well with the Android 14 interface (HyperOS shell), and resource-intensive games will run. True, in demanding projects like Zenless Zone Zero or Fortnite you will have to set low-medium graphic presets. There is 128GB of permanent memory, but if such internal storage is not enough, MicroSD cards will come to the rescue. The energy efficiency of a processor with a 4nm process technology is high, so a 5030mAh battery will often provide up to 9-10 hours of active screen time. Fast charging reached a power of 33W.

The main cameras are a 108-megapixel Samsung HM6 sensor and a 2-megapixel depth module. Due to the lack of optical stabilization, it is more difficult to take a high-quality evening shot, but most daytime frames are full of small details and have realistic color rendition. There is no stereo sound, and there are no NFC contactless payments, which are not so common in Indian hypermarkets. There is support for 5G networks, but there is no FDD-LTE B7. As a result, we can only wait for the global version of the gadget, which will definitely be popular.