The highly anticipated Redmi Note 13 series gets its debut in China.

(Update, January 3: The Redmi Note 13 series has a global [and Philippine] launch date!)

(Update, January 15: These are the official prices of the Redmi Note 12 Series phones, Redmi Buds 5, Redmi Buds 5 Pro, and Redmi Watch 4!)

The lineup consists of the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus, Redmi Note 13 Pro, and Redmi Note 13 5G smartphones and is priced from ¥1,099 (roughly P8,547 in Philippine pesos and $151 in U.S. dollars).

The star of the launch is obviously the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus. The device is the first model from the Xiaomi sub-brand to come with a curved screen and an IP68 rating. We like that the vegan-leather variant makes our head turn, what with a linear design that sort of divides the rear into four sections and gives each of them a different color. Looks refreshing.

Redmi Note 13 Pro+ APPE special edition.

Price 💰 ¥2199 (approx ₹25,000, $300, €283)
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And yes, there is this AAPE edition as well

The Plus version is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200-Ultra 4nm chipset and packs a 5,000mAh battery that has support for fast charging up to 120 watts. The rest of its specs have crossed over to the Redmi Note 13 Pro — the triple camera system on the back that’s headlined by a 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3 lens with a customized outsole sensor and optical image stabilization, the 16-megapixel selfie shooter, the under-display fingerprint sensor, the MIUI 14-layered Android 13 software, and the 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED screen with 1220p resolution, Dolby Vision support, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection, except the one on the non-Plus phone is not curved.

Speaking of the Redmi Note 13 Pro, this handset gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 4nm chip and a 5,100mAh battery with 67-watt fast charging.

SEE ALSO: Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G review: 200 megapixels for less

Joining the Pros is the Redmi Note 13, the most affordable of the three. The smartphone is equipped with a 100-megapixel dual rear camera, a 16-megapixel sensor up front that’s housed in a punch hole at the top center of the unit’s 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display, and a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC. It also features a side fingerprint reader, a 5,000mAh battery with 33-watt fast charging, and Android 13-based MIUI 14.

In China, the newly launched models are priced as follows:

• Redmi Note 13
  • 6GB + 128GB: ¥1,099 (P8,547 or $151)
  • 8GB + 128GB: ¥1,199 (P9,328 or $164)
  • 8GB + 256GB: ¥1,399 (P10,884 or $192)
  • 12GB + 256GB: ¥1,599 (P12,440 or $219)
• Redmi Note 13 Pro
  • 8GB + 128GB: ¥1,399 (P10,884 or $192)
  • 8GB + 256GB: ¥1,499 (P11,658 or $205)
  • 12GB + 256GB: ¥1,699 (P13,213 or $233)
  • 12GB + 512GB: ¥1,899 (P14,769 or $260)
  • 16GB + 512GB: ¥1,999 (P15,546 or $274)
• Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus
  • 12GB + 256GB: ¥1,999 (P15,546 or $274)
  • 12GB + 512GB: ¥2,199 (P17,103 or $301)
  • 16GB + 512GB: ¥2,299 (P17,880 or $315)

The series is expected to go global, but there’s no word on the international launch timeline yet.

Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G specs

• 6.67-inch curved OLED display, 1220p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, 1,800 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
• 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 7200-Ultra processor with 5G
• Mali-G610 GPU
• 12GB/16GB RAM
• 256GB/512GB storage
• Triple 200-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultrawide, 2-megapixel depth rear cameras
• 16-megapixel front camera
• Under-display fingerprint reader
• 5,000mAh battery with 120-watt fast charging
• IP68 rating
• MIUI 14 based on Android 13
• Colors: black, white, violet, green

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G specs

• 6.67-inch OLED display, 1220p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, 1,800 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
• 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor with 5G
• Adreno 710 GPU
• 8GB/12GB/16GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB/512GB storage
• Triple 200-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultrawide, 2-megapixel depth rear cameras
• 16-megapixel front camera
• Under-display fingerprint reader
• 5,100mAh battery with 67-watt fast charging
• MIUI 14 based on Android 13
• Colors: black, blue, white, violet

Redmi Note 13 5G specs

• 6.67-inch AMOLED display, FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1,000 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 6080 processor with 5G
• Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
• 6GB/8GB/12GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB storage
• Dual 100-megapixel main, 2-megapixel depth rear cameras
• 16-megapixel front camera
• Side fingerprint reader
• 5,000mAh battery with 33-watt fast charging
• MIUI 14 based on Android 13
• Colors: black, blue, white

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