REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 3.8 → 6.1
- Display score: 5.9 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,030 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- About 10% slower
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the REDMI 13 5G?
How the REDMI 13 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2028 Newer phones are about 1.4× faster The best upgrade scores 3.4 points higher on camera and 2.9 on display OS upgrades ended around 2026
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI 13 5G, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 3.8 → 7.2
- Display score: 5.9 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,030 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 60
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 3.8 → 7.5
- Display score: 5.9 → 8.4
- Battery score: 4.8 → 5.5
- Security updates until around 2029
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No IR blaster
- No charger in the box
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Camera score: 3.8 → 6.0
- Display score: 5.9 → 8.3
- Battery: 5,030 → 10,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- Heavier: 205 → 230 g
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REDMI 13 5G upgrade FAQ
Is the REDMI 13 5G still supported?
REDMI promises 4 years of security updates for the REDMI 13 5G, counted from its announcement in July 2024, so they should continue until around 2028. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2026.
What is the best upgrade from the REDMI 13 5G?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4 vs 4.7 for the REDMI 13 5G. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI 13 5G, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G than the REDMI 13 5G?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G is about 1.4 times as fast as the REDMI 13 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 2,880 vs 2,120.