SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi Note 13R review: Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 5G budget with 90Hz.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2024·$160
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#5 of 15
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

Carrier-channel Note.

Redmi Note 13R is a carrier-channel variant slotting beneath the mainline Note 13 — FHD+, 33W charging and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 5G at $160, tuned for operator bundles and prepaid shelves.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2024 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz
Size6.79 inches
Resolution1080 x 2460 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
AI lens0.08 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

58/100

At 58/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4nm)
GPUAdreno 613

04Battery

80/100

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

Capacity5030 mAh
Charging33W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for budget phones of 2024.

What works
  • FHD+ + 33W + 5G at $160
  • Stereo + microSD + 3.5 mm
  • 50 MP main is decent in daylight
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 modest
  • 90Hz not 120Hz
  • 0.08 MP filler cam

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 15-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .