Redmi Note 13 5G, Note 13 Pro, Note 13 Pro Plus India launch on January 4: Top 13 things to know

Xiaomi is gearing for its big Redmi Note 13 series launch in India on January 4, 2024. Three new phones are incoming— Redmi Note 13 5G, Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, and Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G. Each of these phones has its own key stand-out feature with the “pro plus” getting the most high-end specs including a curved screen and IP68 rating. Follow up to the Redmi Note 12 series, Xiaomi will be banking heavily on the Note 13 line-up, especially considering the legacy of the “note”. These phones are known to offer the best of specs at the least possible prices, and so, it would be interesting to see how Xiaomi prices the Note 13.

For what it’s worth, the Redmi Note 13 series looks solid on paper. There’s lots to like and lots to discuss. Each of these new phones rocks a different chip and features a distinct design language and so presumably, we’re going to see much more differentiation with these models at their respective price points. The Redmi Note 13 series in India is expected to pack the same hardware as its China counterpart. A lot of the specs have already been confirmed by Xiaomi India, too, leading into the launch.

Here’s your quick 13-point rundown of Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi Note 13 series ahead of January 4 launch:

1. The Redmi Note 13 series launched in China in September as a follow-up to the Redmi Note 12 lineup. Given that Xiaomi doesn’t launch its Redmi K-series phones in the country, the pro plus and pro models of the Note will be its most premium offering under the Redmi banner with specs and pricing to match.
2. The Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus has a 6.67-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1,800 nits of peak brightness. The panel is curved and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
3. Under the hood, the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus has the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra processor paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS3.1 storage. Running the show is a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast wired charging.
4. For photography, the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus comes with a trio of sensors on the back with a 200-megapixel main sensor behind an optically stabilised lens and another 16-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
5. The Redmi Note 13 Pro is a Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus with a watered-down Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor, a slightly larger 5,100mAh battery with slower 67W fast wired charging and no IP68 rating. The screen here is flat, too.
6. The Redmi Note 13 has a 6.67-inch 1080p 120Hz flat AMOLED display with 1000nits peak brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
7. The Redmi Note 13 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS2.2 storage.
8. For photography, the Redmi Note 13 has a dual rear camera setup headlined by a 100-megapixel primary sensor. On the front, it has a 16-megapixel selfie camera.
9. The Redmi Note 13 has a 5,000mAh battery in this phone with 33W fast charging support.
10. The Redmi Note 13 is only IP54 rated.
11. All the three Redmi Note 13 series phones run Android 13 based MIUI 14 in China. Unless things change at the last minute, that’s what is largely expected from the India bound models also.
12. The Redmi Note 13 Pro and Pro Plus have in-display fingerprint readers while the Note 13 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for biometrics.
13. The Redmi Note 13 Pro and Pro Plus have dual speakers while the Note 13 has a mono speaker. The Note 13 Pro Plus does not have a headphone jack, the Note 13 and Note 13 Pro do.

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