Redmi Note 13R with 6.79″ FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Advanced Edition, up to 12GB RAM announced

Xiaomi has quietly unveiled the Redmi Note 13R, the company's latest budget 5G smartphone in China, as the successor to last year's Note 12R. It sports a 6.79-inch FHD+ 120Hz LCD display with a punch-hole center housing an 8MP front-facing camera, is powered by Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Advanced Edition with up to 12GB of RAM.

It has up to 512GB of storage, has a crystal glass design, is only 8.32mm thin and is also IP53 rated for dust and splash resistance. The Note 13R has a 50MP rear camera along with a 2MP macro camera.

The phone uses a new magnetically controlled ink process that offers undulating texture under the sun, creating the flowing light and shadow of sea waves. The visual effect is smart and three-dimensional, which complements the feeling of silky smooth glass, the company said.

The phone runs Android 14 with Xiaomi HyperOS, has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, packs a 5030mAh battery and comes with 33W fast charging.

Redmi Note 13R specifications

• 6.79-inch FHD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) LCD display with 30/48/50/60/90/120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, 550 nits peak brightness
• Octa Core Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Advanced Edition 4nm mobile platform (2.3GHz x 2 A78-based Kryo CPUs + 2 GHz x 6 A55-based Kryo CPUs) with Adreno 613 GPU
• 6GB / 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 2.2 internal storage, memory expandable up to 1TB with microSD
• Android 14 with Xiaomi HyperOS
• Dual SIM
• 50MP rear camera with 1/2.76″ sensor, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture
• 8 MP front camera
• Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack, bottom firing speaker
• Dimensions: 168.6×76.28×8.32 mm; Weight: 205 g
• 5G SA/NSA, VoLTE 4G dual, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB type C
• 5030mAh battery (typical) with 18W fast charging

Prices and availability

The Redmi Note 13R comes in Ice Crystal Blue, Silver and Midnight Black colors and is listed on the official website for 1399 yuan (USD 193 / Rs. 16,435 approx.) for 6GB+128GB and goes up to 2199 yuan (USD 304 / Rs. 25,355 approx.) for 12GB+512GB, but it should be cheaper when it goes on sale soon, probably for the operator China Mobile soon.