Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
- Lighter design: 204.5g vs 218g
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1220x2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 498 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.7 % | 96.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 204.5 g (7.21 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 650 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 1145 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3147 | 1119 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9750 | 2690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 25681 | n/a |
| CPU | 659871 | 242812 |
| GPU | 1294167 | 180896 |
| Memory | 471319 | 155997 |
| UX | 369782 | 170927 |
| NanoReview Score | 2795139 | 750632 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 30.4 GB | 39 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 120 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 0:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:10 h | 07:52 h |
| Video Playback | 19:32 h | 11:32 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 05:27 h |
| Standby Mode | 160 h | 89 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 16384x12288 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital (lossless), 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 0.56 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 111 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 60 |
| Preview | 81 | 64 |
| Zoom | 149 | 109 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 449 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 120 W |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G:
The eco-leather version is 5.5 grams lighter than the regular one.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
