Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi 13C Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 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
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 234g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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 6.81 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 900 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
601 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamut94.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a510 Hz
Response time37 ms2.8 ms
Contrast1536:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 168 mm (6.61 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Ceramic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
83.7 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
1198
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4341463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)11983911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
269006
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU73306246800
GPU41918260294
Memory73668182528
UX80114233954
NanoReview Score269006923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.1 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing scoren/a14672
Web scoren/a11015
Video editingn/a7568
Data manipulationn/a9531
NanoReview Scoren/a12250

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 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 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 31 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:09 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
26:21
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsing09:31 h06:28 h
Video Playback15:08 h11:22 h
Games04:55 h04:38 h
Standby Mode143 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 0.08 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal length28 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/2.761/1.12
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a142

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.3
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category724
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 140 1299
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall 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 Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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