Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
- Lighter design: 187g vs 214g
- Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 96.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 713 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 74.24 mm (2.92 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 481.3 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1028 | 3753 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2971 | 11259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 28787 |
| CPU | 190388 | 1094797 |
| GPU | 117929 | 1447696 |
| Memory | 156593 | 425113 |
| UX | 143792 | 752613 |
| NanoReview Score | 609002 | 3720219 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 98 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3018 | n/a |
| Writing score | 14428 | n/a |
| Web score | 11839 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7161 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10172 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12602 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 56 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:42 h | 0:43 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:32 h | 10:12 h |
| Video Playback | 11:56 h | 21:39 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 06:42 h |
| Standby Mode | 95 h | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | 141 |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 118 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 165 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 3/5/8 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 305 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | No |
Note
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G:
There are two models of the phone (depending on the market): one with a dual physical SIM tray and the other with one physical SIM slot + an eSIM.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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