Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
  • Larger display: 8in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 204.5g vs 236g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 16/512 GB - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 8 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1968x2184 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 367 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1282 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.9 mm (6.22 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 142.6 mm (5.61 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 236 g (8.32 oz) 204.5 g (7.21 oz)
Water resistance IP48 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
91.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 650
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1145 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
2279
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1119
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
6910
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
2690
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22791119
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69102690
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
1885765
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
750632
CPU440781242812
GPU795002180896
Memory344091155997
UX305891170927
NanoReview Score1885765750632
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
4228

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 39 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:40 h 0:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
19:11
Web Browsingn/a07:52 h
Video Playbackn/a11:32 h
Gamesn/a05:27 h
Standby Moden/a89 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution n/a 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital (lossless), 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length66 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
123
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
117
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
121
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a109

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.6
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX374 Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No 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 5.3 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
88.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1999 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

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G:

The eco-leather version is 5.5 grams lighter than the regular one.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition the clear winner in this comparison.

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