Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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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 S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 pixel density: 446ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 204.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 96.4 % | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 204.5 g (7.21 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 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 | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1145 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1119 | 1371 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2690 | 3396 |
| CPU | 242812 | 247848 |
| GPU | 180896 | 311997 |
| Memory | 155997 | 152639 |
| UX | 170927 | 182414 |
| NanoReview Score | 750632 | 894898 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5704 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14216 |
| Web score | n/a | 11960 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7049 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10196 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12441 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 39 GB | 17.5 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (67% in 15 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:25 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:52 h | 06:11 h |
| Video Playback | 11:32 h | 11:05 h |
| Games | 05:27 h | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 64 | n/a |
| Zoom | 109 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 19 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 449 | 790 |
| 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 | No |
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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