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Redmi Note 13 review: Volume budget AMOLED with 108 MP at sub-$200.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$199
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#42 of 223
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A perennial budget bestseller.

Redmi Note 13 brings 108 MP and an 1,800-nit AMOLED to sub-$200. Performance is the trade for one of the best budget spec lists going.

01Display

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2024 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness1,800 nits

02Camera

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2024.

Main108 MP, f/1.7
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 685 (6 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2024 — 11 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 108 MP + AMOLED 120 Hz under $200.
  • 1,800-nit panel.
  • 5,000 mAh + 33 W.
  • Jack + microSD + stereo.
What doesn't
  • SD685 is slow.
  • No 5G on base.
  • MIUI ads.
  • IP54 only.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .