Last year’s successful mid-range models have a new version featured in the Redmi Note 13: Xiaomi renews the family’s foundation with more power, better design and higher resolution cameras. So what really changes compared to Redmi Note 12? It’s time to meet them face to face to find out their similarities and differences.

Xiaomi was diversifying its smartphone catalog to cover all price ranges. In the economic zone there is Redmi, in the premium zone there is only Xiaomi. And among them we have a series of phones: Redmi Note. made the balance between good features and price accessibleThey also expanded the limits to reach the high range. With this approach to diversification, Xiaomi is renewing the family with the Redmi Note 13, which promises to repeat the success of its predecessors. Can they beat Redmi Note 12? There is no lack of skills.

Technical sheet of Redmi Note 12 vs Redmi Note 13

An unwelcome jump in power

Redmi Note 13 Pro+

Just because the Redmi Note 12 falls short in terms of specifications does not mean that it is adequate and more than enough to provide a good experience with Android for the whole family. Even so, it doesn’t hurt that a new iteration means a real jump in performance: Redmi Note 13 launches new processors becoming a better choice for those who want the best value for their money.

The leap forward on paper is remarkable: from basic mobile phone to Pro+. Improved performance, lower energy consumption on paper and MediaTek’s most powerful with the new Qualcomm processor for the high-end: Snapdragon 7S Gen 2.

For Redmi Note 13, especially in the Pro, the same screen diagonal for all six models with a noticeable increase in maximum brightness: Xiaomi doubled the highest level of vinegar in these models. And an interesting detail: Redmi Note 13 Pro+ has the first curved AMOLED panel in the family. It is getting deeper and deeper in the high-end Redmi.

Redmi Note 12 Pro+

The new models feature more RAM, up to 512GB on the Pro and no major changes to the battery, fast charging, a headphone jack, dual stereo speakers and an infrared emitter on all.

Xiaomi has improved the design of Redmi Note 13 to bring it closer to the top level. More stylized lines, curves everywhere, glass covers on the back and rear Vegan leather details for the most exclusive Pro.

200 megapixels stand out in Redmi Note 13

Redmi Note 13 5G

The cameras of the Redmi Note 12 left us with very good emotions during our analysis: although the manual is middle class, Xiaomi has managed to get significantly closer to top-end photo performance. And with the Redmi Note 13, the ante is upped in raw numbers; It always expects us to check what the real performance is in the analysis.

The triple camera combination is preserved in the compared models, except for the Redmi Note 13 5G, which loses the wide angle. Pro adopts 200 megapixel ISOCELL HP3 sensor, was available on last year’s Redmi Note 12 Pro+. Both top models retain OIS mechanical stabilization on the main sensor.

Redmi Note 12 5G

Xiaomi stepped up its bet last year to complete an already very good family. And with prices aiming to remain the same, at least in terms of the version in China: since we don’t know when they will arrive in Europe, which we don’t expect until 2024, the new Redmi Note 13 looks really good.

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