REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G vs REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

The REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G scores 6.4 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G scores 6.0. The REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G leads in display, performance, camera and software support. The REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G is the newer phone, announced Sep 21, 2023.

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REDMI REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G

6.4 Price TBA

Top score

REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

6.0 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 13 Pro 5G

Bigger battery 5,100 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Brighter screen 1,800 nits vs 900 nits
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP53
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 2 years
Newer model Sep 21, 2023 vs Oct 27, 2022
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Thinner 7.9 mm vs 7.98 mm
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Overall 6.4 6.0

Display 8.0 7.0

Performance 4.7 4.5

Camera 6.4 6.1

Battery 5.4 5.3

Design 6.9 6.8

Software support 5.7 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Flow AMOLED

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,800 nits 900 nits

HDR Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Dimensity 1080

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 710 Mali-G68 MC4

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.65, 1/1.4" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Capacity 5,100 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 67 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Dimensions 161.15 × 74.24 × 7.98 mm 162.9 × 76 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.98 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 187 g 187 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance IP54 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Midnight Black, Aurora Purple, Ocean Teal, Olive Green Midnight Black, Polar White, Sky Blue, Stardust Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.2 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 13 Android 12

Interface MIUI 14 MIUI 14

OS updates 3 years 2 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 13 Pro 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Announced Sep 21, 2023 Oct 27, 2022

Status Released Discontinued

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