Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Higher pixel density: 514ppi
- Lighter design: 201g vs 204.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/512 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 | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1440x2960 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 18.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 514 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 520 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 84 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 96.4 % | 144.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 204.5 g (7.21 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Blue - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.9 (Exynos M3) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 324 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 572 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1145 GFLOPS | 370.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1119 | 828 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2690 | 2026 |
| CPU | 242812 | 147238 |
| GPU | 180896 | 137906 |
| Memory | 155997 | 86902 |
| UX | 170927 | 85397 |
| NanoReview Score | 750632 | 457443 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 48.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 95 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 13 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2333 |
| Writing score | n/a | 6182 |
| Web score | n/a | 5312 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5462 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 5867 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 6325 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 1794 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 39 GB | 19 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 2.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (67% in 15 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:25 h | 1:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:52 h | 07:31 h |
| Video Playback | 11:32 h | 11:36 h |
| Games | 05:27 h | 05:01 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung SAK2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 16 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 64 | n/a |
| Zoom | 109 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | n/a | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung S5K3H1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1440p at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | August, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | August, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 449 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | n/a |
Note
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G:
The eco-leather version is 5.5 grams lighter than the regular one.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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