Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,962, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G scores 2,680, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 6.6 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 19m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G delivers 9h 40m, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G

₹32,990

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Jan, 2024

14 Mar, 2024

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra	Samsung Exynos 1380	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	5 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
120W Hyper Charging	25W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Trendy design
Crisp display
Fast charging
200MP camera

Vivid display
IP67 rating
4-year Android OS updates
50MP camera works well in daylight

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Loads of pre-installed apps
Inconsistent lowlight photography

Only 25W charging
Low-light photography could be better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(19,892 ratings)

4.4/5

(78,445 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,078 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

715,627 AnTuTu Score	612,769 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹32,990

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₹31,383

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General

Launch Date

Jan 10, 2024

(Official)

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra

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Samsung Exynos 1380

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G610 MC4

Mali-G68 MP5

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

715,627

612,769

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

25.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

59.1 %

17.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

1000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

1920 Hz

N/A

480 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

446 ppi

390 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.69 %

84.6 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.35 %

85.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.4 mm

161.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm

78 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.2 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

204.5 grams

209 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Leather

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.65 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 ISO-CELL 0.56µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

16300 x 12300 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Movie Frame
Xiaomi Pro-cut
Macro Video
Short Video Mode

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Hyper Charging 100% in 19 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 40m

13h 19m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

28m 5s

1h 16m 50s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)