Xiaomi Redmi 13 review

The Redmi 13 is looking great with an affordable price tag and strong camera department with its 108MP main shooter. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Design and build quality
01:08 - Display quality test
02:00 - Speaker quality test
02:28 - Side-mounted fingerprint scanner & Storage options
02:42 - Android 14, HyperOS
03:10 - MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra
03:36 - Battery life and charging speed test
04:10 - Main cameras
04:20 - Main camera: photo and video quality
05:20 - Telephoto camera: photo and video quality
05:28 - Selfie camera
05:40 - Conclusion

[dnls.lennart]

I have used it for 1 week. Returned it. Performance is really bad, even for this price point. It's a Helio G85 all over again, but with a fancy name.

[_Ptk_]

Never expected samsung to make better and cheaper phone than xiaomi. Talking about galaxy A15, you get amoled 90hz, ufs type storage, mediatek g99 6nm getting almost 400k antutu, and 4 years OS support

[dzaki]

I just buy it few weeks ago, and got it for 130$, with that price it's worth it, above that price just get redmi note 13 and Samsung A15

[GFourGadget]

Redmi is really good with budget device but this ain't it.

[mayonotes]

There's literally no reason to release this phone other than to hit the every year release quota. You might as well just get the Poco X6 or even the X6 Pro that are way better in terms of value and performance.

The Redmi 13 is just e-waste.

[verschepard]

I own the poco m6 (same as redmi 13) and of course, the Performance is not like a midrange Smartphone but that's ok in my opinion.
But when i watch YouTube all videos higher then 1080p are stuttering. Ok, i know, the Display never allow me 1440p or higher, but i've never seen that big Performance issue on another Phone. Hope they will fix this, cause the processor should be able to handle Videos over 1080p.

The rest of this phone is a good all-in-one package i think. Good haptics, a good display (90hz), the camera does a good job to shot important memories and the battery handle a day with ease, and if youre very energy hungry, ultra fast charge will power you on for a half day in 10 Minutes.
This all will only archievd with the price.

So, for 125€ you got a lot of Smartphone here. I'm sure more than enough for so many only "Chrome browsing, E-Mail checking, WhatsApp typing and Zombie tiktok, reels and shorts scrolling user"

For everyone with this Phone in they hands, have fun with it.

Greetz from Germany

[SolomonOdodoru-tu]

I bought the redmi 13 few days ago bcz my iPhone 6s plu pack up i think the phone is ok for the price and for a second phone especially for those that own high end ipone that means if you need 2 different OS. The redmi 13 phone is decent for the price or what do we expect from $135 android smartphone? You got what you paid for that's the rule

[pepela]

I don't care how good hardware might be, xiaomi software is hot garbage, and I'm never going back to xiaomi no matter how many times they change their OS name.

[LaurenMiddleton]

For 180 U.S. dollars you could get a used One Plus 8 Pro.

[lukeali]

Oh, thanks a lot, you just broke my heart, well actually my Xiaomi redmi 13 did that I purchased today for $350 Aussie dollars. But it works pretty flawlessly so far. But I do get to watch 4k on YouTube finally after only seeing it in shops and meh it looks a tad better maybe 🤔. But the cameras are cool 😎

[dearickangelonej.legaspi]

For those wondering what the hell tjis is, its another of Xiaomi's rebranded old phones. If you want a good performing budget phone either look at the Poco lineup or the Note lineups since those are the ones that actuallu consistently upgrade their hardware

[istandstraight]

Redmi phones are really pretty, but all my 2 redmi phones ive had before couldnt last more than 2 years. Had 1 that lasted 7 months before it suddenly died and wont reboot. Went to get it reapired for almost 2/3 the price of the phone and the problem came back right after just 3 months. Never buying cheap redmis again, not sure about the pricier ones

[ts.exotics]

This is probably good as a backup phone or for a kid

[sheikhimran]

There was a time when Redmi series used to be tha compact ones. If you wished to go for bigger ones, Redmi Note series were there for you. But today every phone is a tablet. If you can't afford the Xiaomi flagship number series, there is no other compact option available. 😢

[kawesu]

Redmi had everything wrong with this phone prioritising a glass back, 108mp camera rather than a better processor and storage type.

This could've been a banger with these specs:
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
UFS 2.1/2.2
Any Decent Main Shooter Camera
Depth Sensor (This is better than the useless macro cam).

[davidjohnston]

I had that problem with the redmi note 8 Pro and with the single speaker and so overcame the with soundcore mini. Magic...

[oscarkhoza]

What do you mean you don't get fast charging when it comes with a 33W brick? Higher than the competition in this price

[shawnh]

This is why I don't like mediatek, they take efforts to confuse people
😢

[davidjohnston]

Always appreciate your informative reviews

[keanubartolata]

2019? Never Xiaomi ever again.. my last one died without warning, not even 3 years in use. Mom still used my Realme before that.. 5 years it refuses to die