Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 204.5g vs 210g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
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 AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1800 nits 628 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 84 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1282 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
571 nits
sRGB gamut96.4 %114.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms34 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1111:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 166 mm (6.54 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 204.5 g (7.21 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
89.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
84 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Hexagon 692
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1145 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
1119
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
2690
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
1880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1119722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26901880
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
750632
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
387217
CPU242812130988
GPU18089690091
Memory15599772615
UX17092793523
NanoReview Score750632387217
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
4228
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
1041
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.4 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1041
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
8091
Writing scoren/a9663
Web scoren/a5943
Video editingn/a5437
Data manipulationn/a6802
NanoReview Scoren/a8091

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 39 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 50 min)
Full Charge Time 0:25 h 2:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
19:11
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
26:58
Web Browsing07:52 h10:56 h
Video Playback11:32 h15:15 h
Games05:27 h05:45 h
Standby Mode89 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size1/1.41/2
Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
123
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
117
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
121
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom109n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region No
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
88.7 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
81 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- 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.

* 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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