Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi 13C Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi 13C and OnePlus 9 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.7 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
601 nits
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamut94.5 %97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a192 Hz
Response time37 ms41.5 ms
Contrast1536:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 168 mm (6.61 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
83.7 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi 13C and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 48 1024
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
434
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
1198
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4341488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)11983996
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
269006
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU73306261741
GPU41918310698
Memory73668177203
UX80114225891
NanoReview Score269006975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.6 °C
Stabilityn/a58 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5707
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing scoren/a14841
Web scoren/a8928
Video editingn/a6066
Data manipulationn/a9290
NanoReview Scoren/a11123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 16) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 2:09 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
26:21
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsing09:31 h08:24 h
Video Playback15:08 h12:07 h
Games04:55 h04:56 h
Standby Mode143 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 0.08 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/2.761/1.43
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category720
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 140 970
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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