Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone SE (2020), Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 204.5g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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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Function
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1800 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1282 nits
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
655 nits
sRGB gamut96.4 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite2457:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 204.5 g (7.21 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
89.7 %
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Apple iPhone SE (2020) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1145 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1119
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
2690
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
4209
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11191612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26904209
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
750632
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
800585
CPU242812196968
GPU180896317041
Memory155997122258
UX170927164318
NanoReview Score750632800585
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
4228
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
6872
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a68 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6872

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 39 GB 8.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:25 h 2:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
19:11
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
16:40
Web Browsing07:52 h06:52 h
Video Playback11:32 h10:09 h
Games05:27 h03:33 h
Standby Mode89 h79 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.41/3
Pixel size0.56 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
123
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
117
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
121
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
101
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom109n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
88.7 dB
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
86.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 399
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 5 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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