Regardless of all the eye given to the flagship market, mid-range telephones are the workhorses for Android manufacturers, and it’s no completely different with Xiaomi. The Redmi Word sequence competes with different bestsellers such because the Galaxy A family, OnePlus Nord, and others.
For 2024, the Redmi Word 13 lineup is tasked with the mission to compete within the cutthroat market, with choices from the entry-level as much as the premium intermediate segments:
In typical Xiaomi vogue, specs can range in line with the market, with Chinese language fashions altering significantly to the identical variations bought in India or Europe. Additionally, as of publishing date, the Chinese language model nonetheless does not promote its telephones formally within the US market.
Redmi Word 13 sequence: Show and design
With the Redmi Word 13 household masking the large hole between entry-level and premium telephones, there are a selection of variations in the case of the design of the telephones. Anticipate finding an all-plastic construct on the bottom mannequin, with the Professional telephones delivery with a glass again. As for the Redmi Word 13 Professional+ mannequin, Xiaomi presents a soft-touch “vegan leather-based” possibility with the purple colour.
Talking of the Word 13 Professional+ 5G mannequin, it’s the just one rated for IP68 water and dirt resistance, with the opposite fashions solely rated for IP54 splash resistance. Lastly, the Plus is the one mannequin with a curved show, with all the opposite Redmi Word 13 utilizing a flat show.
On the show aspect, Xiaomi standardized on a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with 120 Hz refresh charge for its 2024 mid-rangers. Look carefully, although, and we are able to discover a slight distinction within the decision, with the bottom fashions providing a FullHD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) panel and the 5G Professional telephones sporting an uncommon 2712 x 1220 pixels decision. Contemplating the massive display screen measurement, some folks will in all probability discover the larger pixel density on the dearer fashions.Â
Redmi Word 13 telephones CPUs and connectivity
2024 will not be the yr that the Redmi Word will abandon 4G. Xiaomi will almost certainly solely provide 5G fashions in some nations, however on-line listings point out a minimum of two 4G fashions for the Redmi Word 13 sequence.
The Redmi Word 13 4G is powered by a moderately previous Snapdragon 685 (a small improve on 2021’s Snapdragon 680 chip). Whereas the Redmi Word 13 Professional 4G is rumored to be outfitted with a MediaTek Helio G99 Extremely (additionally a small improve on a 2021 chip, the Helio G96). In each instances, efficiency must be aggressive with the price-range, additionally contemplating the utilization of comparatively quick requirements for storage and RAM.
The bottom 5G Word comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 5G SoC, which on paper is a TSMC N6 die-shrink of the (2020’s) Dimensity 700/6020 7nm-class chip. CPU, GPU, and imaging specs are roughly equal to the 4G Helio G99 Extremely.
Efficiency will get extra severe on the Redmi Word Professional 5G and Professional+ 5G fashions. The primary one marks the primary utilization of the brand new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor. Regardless of the identify, nevertheless, the chip shouldn’t be an improve over the (flagship-level) Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Â discovered on the Poco F5, however moderately an up to date model of the Snapdragon 780G/778G/782G, with older Cortex-A78 high-performance cores on Samsung’s 4nm-class course of.
The Redmi Word 13 Professional+ mannequin, additionally makes use of a 4nm chip, on this case a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Extremely chip fabbed on TSMC cutting-edge N4 course of. The 7200 Extremely chip ought to provide increased efficiency with extra trendy ARM cores, but in addition higher energy effectivity, however the variations have been nearly too small to be observed in our exams.
Redmi Word 13 sequence cameras and backbone
Xiaomi stored for the Redmi Word 13 household the identical technique utilized in 2023’s Note 12 series: BIG NUMBERS. All 5 fashions provide a triple-camera setup, with moderately mediocre 8 megapixels ultra-wide and a couple of MP macro sensors. And the selfie cameras are all 16 megapixels. However neglect these, all of the advertising and marketing cash went to the primary cameras.
The bottom Redmi Word 13 fashions provide 108 megapixels essential sensors, with an f/1.75 aperture, in a bid to beat competing telephones in pixel rely. Sensor measurement—and consequently pixel sizes—are comparatively small, so count on to see numerous pixel-binning to get usable footage, with last resolutions within the sub-20 MP mark.
The true spotlight of the present, nevertheless, is the huge 200 MP sensor used within the Redmi Word 13 Professional fashions. Xiaomi typically leads in adopting new high-resolution sensors made by Samsung, usually earlier than Samsung’s personal mid-range fashions. The Word 13 Professional is supplied with one other Isocell HM sensor from the South Korean firm.
Much like the bottom fashions, the mid-range sensors on the Word 13 Professionals are smaller in comparison with the flagship components used on high-end models. Subsequently, do not anticipate the identical image high quality or nighttime efficiency as you’ll from a flagship machine. We anticipate good daylight photographs from the primary digicam, however our definitive evaluation might be made after completely testing the telephones, as is customary.
Redmi Word 13: MIUI or HyperOS software program?
On the software program aspect, no surprises. The Redmi Word 13 fashions all come from the manufacturing unit with MIUI 14 over Android 13. In a pleasant change for 2024, the Professional fashions are listed on the Indian pages as having “3 Main Android Updates” and “4 Years Safety Patch Updates”. The replace coverage trumps each competitor, aside from newer Samsung Galaxy A-models which supply 4 Android upgrades and 5 years of safety updates.
For the bottom Redmi Word 13, Xiaomi guarantees the identical variety of years of safety updates. However the “non-Professional” Word 13 are solely promised two Android upgrades, that are nonetheless adequate for the class.
Redmi Word 13 charging and battery choices
Apart from the Redmi Word 13 Professional 5G, all 2024 Redmi Notes are outfitted with a 5000 mAh battery. The 13 Professional 5G has a 100 mAh additional capability—presumably because of the decrease energy effectivity of the Samsung-made Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.
Charging-wise, Xiaomi retains the nice specs seen within the earlier fashions, with the bottom Word 13 providing 33 W charging, the Word 13 Professionals step as much as 67 W, whereas the Word 13 Professional+ packs Xiaomi’s HyperCharge 120W. And in contrast to Samsung, Google, and Apple, Xiaomi features a charger within the field.
Conclusion
Xiaomi introduced again the primary promoting factors from the Redmi Word 12 sequence to 2024’s Redmi Word 13 household, with high-resolution cameras, quick charging, and on paper an excellent value/efficiency ratio. In fact, we are going to solely make sure after testing the gadgets, which nextpit will attempt to do with as many gadgets as doable.
Personally, I recognize seeing Xiaomi taking a breather within the numbers sport, and investing a bit extra on the design aspect, with a renewed search for all fashions that gave them a extra trendy model. Critics can argue that the Chinese language firm does not have a cohesive search for its fashions, however which may be higher than having all models from $150Â up to $999 all having the same design.
What do you consider the Redmi Word 13 household? Did you want the brand new look? Had been you anticipating extra vital adjustments in specs or pricing? Share your opinions within the feedback under!
