**The Redmi Note 13 Pro: A Balanced Device with Room for Improvement**

I recently got to test the Redmi Note 13 Pro, and I must say that it's a well-rounded device with some impressive specs. The phone is powered by the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, which is a significant upgrade over the Diamond City 1080 chipset found on the Note 12 Pro. This means we can expect better gaming performance, and I was happy to report that I could get stable 60 FPS in games like PUBG without any lags or stutters.

However, it's worth noting that my testing was limited, and I didn't do a thorough gaming test of the phone. For everyday use, though, the Redmi Note 13 Pro seems to handle normal chores without any issues. If you're someone whose usage needs are not very extensive or if you're a casual user or casual gamer, this phone should be able to keep up with your demands without breaking a sweat.

Redmi has also made some significant strides in terms of software updates. Previously, the company had committed to 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates on its devices. With the Redmi Note 13 Pro Series, however, we get a total of 3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security updates, which is a significant improvement. The phone comes with Android 13 based on MIUI 14 out of the box, but it will receive updates until the end of its support cycle.

One area where Redmi fell short was in camera optimization. The phone features a 200MP Samsung HP3 sensor, similar to the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus, but the results are not quite on par with the more expensive model. My initial impressions were that the color optimization and contrast could be improved, particularly at night, when images came out too bright and saturated. I'm hoping that a software update will address these issues soon.

The camera app is supported up to 4K at 30 FPS, but upon closer inspection, it seems like there's some frame cropping and jerkiness in the videos, especially from the front camera. Additionally, taking 1080p 60 FPS videos from the front camera results in average-looking footage. It's clear that Redmi could have optimized the camera software better to take full advantage of its hardware capabilities.

Overall, my experience with the Redmi Note 13 Pro was mixed. The phone has some impressive specs, and it seems like Redmi has made an effort to balance performance, display quality, and other features. However, there are still areas where the device falls short, particularly in terms of camera optimization. I'll need further testing to give a more definitive judgment on this device, but for now, it's clear that Redmi has room for improvement.

**The Future: HyperOS Update**

One area where Redmi seems to be making strides is in its software update commitment. The company has promised 3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security updates, which is a significant step forward. However, the question remains whether these promises will be fulfilled. Redmi has already teased plans for HyperOS, an operating system that it claims will improve performance and battery life.

As someone who's interested in HyperOS, I'm excited to see how this update will play out. The current version of MIUI 14 is already quite good, but the idea of a more streamlined, optimized OS is appealing. Whether Redmi can deliver on this promise remains to be seen, but I'm hoping that it will bring significant improvements to the performance and overall user experience.

**Conclusion**

The Redmi Note 13 Pro is a well-rounded device with some impressive specs, including a powerful chipset and a good display. However, there are still areas where the phone falls short, particularly in terms of camera optimization. I'm hoping that a software update will address these issues soon, but for now, it's clear that Redmi has room for improvement. As always, I'll be keeping an eye on this device to see how it develops over time.

Stay tuned to my channel for the full review of the Redmi Note 13 Pro, including more in-depth testing and analysis of its performance and features.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi everyone this is pratima and today I have the redmi note 13 Pro with me this is a successor to the redmi note 12 Pro from last year which gave with decent specs for its price this time redmi has bumped the specs even further and even included a few fla features here which I will talk about right after unboxing this device uh well I'm not exactly sure of the pricing of this phone while making this video but I will make sure to put the pricing details down below once I have all the information so now let's just get started so here it is the Box in a very redm like packaging inside first we get the basics the Sim injector tool a nice looking gray cover which is definitely better than the transparent ones um further there we have the phone I have it in this blue color variant but it's also available in purple black and white options um finally we have the 65 W charger and a compatible USB a to USBC cable and well that's all we got here all right so out of the box I also appreciate that redmi has not skipped on Prov providing a screen protector here unlike other brands Samsung uh but anyways let's uh talk about the design first redmi has continued the boxy F factor with the note 13 Pro just like on the Note 12 Pro uh in fact you get a very similar form factor here with only a few Minor Details changed with the 13 Pro Plus you actually get this curved design which looks a bit more premium uh but I'm not complaining about the redmi note 13 Pro though I kind of like it that xiaomi has created a differentiation in there lineups here anyway it's a glass back with frosted matte finish on the redmi Note 13 Pro which kind of helps conceal fingerprints and smudes to some extent I also like that the frames and the chassis of the phone match colors which gives it sort of an even look the boxy Farm factor helps with the grip too so I would say that this is a comfortable enough phone to use for longer hours and even though redmi has included a slightly bigger 5,100 mamp battery here this phone does not feel heavy or bulky so that's nice too uh apart from that we get an ey Blaster a headphone jack and stereo speakers here which are always welcome editions you have to know that you only get dual 5G Sim slots here which means there is no micro SD card support but the base variant here is 256 GB so it should not be a problem I guess anyway probably the biggest highlight of the redmi note 13 PR design has to be the inclusion of Gorilla Glass victus on the display it's the first time we have seen victus protection being included in a mid-range phone so I really hope that this will prompt other companies to follow suit as well um I know Flagship phones already have the victus 2 protection but for the price victus first gen is more than enough although xiaomi has not confirmed if the back glass here has any protection and uh while we're talking about durability this one has a slightly improved ip54 rating which is a step ahead of the IP 53 we got last year um at the same time it's nowhere near the ip68 protection that we get on the 13 Pro Plus so the max we can expect here is a little bit of Splash protection and nothing more the display side of things get a good enough upgrade this time around it's still a 6.67 in AMOLED screen with 120 HZ refresh rate but redmi has bumped the resolution to 1.5k and it's a 12bit screen as opposed to 10 bit on the 12 Pro this means the 13 Pro can represent a greater number of colors making the display more color accurate and the experience better uh with 18800 hits of peak brightness outo visibility on this device is not a problem either it also supports Dolby Vision even in apps like Netflix so watching content on this screen is actually a good experience and the minimal bezels along with the tiny punch hole on it are just the icing on the cake however uh while watching YouTube I have found the phone trying to over sharpen the content a little bit uh it's not that apparent but once you notice it it's kind of hard to ignore other than that I'm pretty much happy about this display um it is optimized to run at 120 HZ or 60 HZ or 30 HZ depending on what plays on the screen uh the switching does not happen as fast as a flagship phone but considering the price I am not complaining you also get an indisplay fingerprint sensor here which is a first for a redmi note device and it actually works quite well on the performance front you're getting the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset which is a good upgrade over the diamond City 1080 app we got on the Note 12 Pro we know that D City 1080 is more focused on efficiency rather than core performance which is why gaming performance was only average on that phone but with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 we can expect better gaming results than the diamond City 1080 hence while I briefly played games like pubg I was able to get a stable 60 FPS here with no lags or stutters whatsoever I tried playing genin impact at high settings too but turns out the phone was not able to handle that and I lowered the graphic settings to medium and then I was able to get stable gameplay I have to tell you that I have not done a thorough gaming test of this phone so stay tuned to our channel to catch the full review of this device after about a month handling normal everyday chores is not a problem for this guy though if you're someone whose usage needs are not very extensive or if you are a casual user or a Casual Gamer then the redmi note 13 Pro will be able to handle that without breaking a sweat redmi has also up the software game this time uh previously the max update commitment we saw on a redmi device was 2 years of os and 3 years of security update commitment but with the redmi note 13 Pro Series we actually get a total of 3 years of os and four years of security update promise um I know this is not as good as Samsung's mid-range phones but I do think that this is a good start the redmi note 13 Pro comes with Android 13 based on mui 14 out of the box rather than the latest Android 14 so even though it will receive 3 years of updat the max update it will get is still Android 16 and nothing more and yes xiaomi India has already teased about the hyper OS coming to Indian units of some xiaomi and redmi phones recently uh even the redmi note 13 Pro Series is rumored to get the hyper OS update based on Android 14 as early as the end of Jan so I am really really looking forward to it for those of you who don't know what hyper is I've actually made a dedicated video on it which you can check out from somewhere here lastly let's talk about cameras this year xiaomi has replaced the 50 megapix camera on the Note 12 Pro with a 200 map Samsung hp3 sensor the other two lenses are practically the same and 8 megapixel Ultra wide and a 2 mapix macro lens uh this is actually the same setup that you get with the redmi note 13 Pro Plus as well so I was really curious to know about how the cheaper redmi note 13 Pro holds up against the 13 Pro Plus I compared both the cameras a little and my initial impressions are that the note 13 Pro and the pro Plus's cameras do not reflect the same output the note 30 Pro Plus has better color optimization better contrast and even details than the note 30 Pro even human subjects have better skin tone most of the time sadly the nighttime images cream lack of optimization on the 13 Pro they are just too bright and too saturated and especially the ultra white image processing needs more optimization in both daytime and nighttime pictures which I really hope redmi brings fire a software update very soon you have to know that it's only been 2 days that I've have been testing the cameras which may or may not reflect the actual performance so I am going to test it even further and give you guys all the information in my full review for videos you get support of up to 4K 30 FPS and looking at the samples it's evident that redmi has not optimized ois well here you can notice a fair bit of frame cropping and jerkiness in the videos uh from the front you can take up to 1080p 60 FPS videos which look very average in my opinion well everybody bu that was all for my two-day experience with the redmi note 13 Pro for the most part redmi seems to have tried to balance the specs of this phone very well and inclusion of things like Gorilla Glass victus in display fingerprint sensor a better chipset and extended software commitment are very appreciated from my side but at the same time the lack of optimization in cameras is a little disappointing for me it feels like good Hardware is being wasted by the lack of proper software optimization but guys this is only my initial impression I will need further time to test the device to give you my final judgment so do subscribe for my in-depth review uh saying this it's me pratima signing off see you next timehi everyone this is pratima and today I have the redmi note 13 Pro with me this is a successor to the redmi note 12 Pro from last year which gave with decent specs for its price this time redmi has bumped the specs even further and even included a few fla features here which I will talk about right after unboxing this device uh well I'm not exactly sure of the pricing of this phone while making this video but I will make sure to put the pricing details down below once I have all the information so now let's just get started so here it is the Box in a very redm like packaging inside first we get the basics the Sim injector tool a nice looking gray cover which is definitely better than the transparent ones um further there we have the phone I have it in this blue color variant but it's also available in purple black and white options um finally we have the 65 W charger and a compatible USB a to USBC cable and well that's all we got here all right so out of the box I also appreciate that redmi has not skipped on Prov providing a screen protector here unlike other brands Samsung uh but anyways let's uh talk about the design first redmi has continued the boxy F factor with the note 13 Pro just like on the Note 12 Pro uh in fact you get a very similar form factor here with only a few Minor Details changed with the 13 Pro Plus you actually get this curved design which looks a bit more premium uh but I'm not complaining about the redmi note 13 Pro though I kind of like it that xiaomi has created a differentiation in there lineups here anyway it's a glass back with frosted matte finish on the redmi Note 13 Pro which kind of helps conceal fingerprints and smudes to some extent I also like that the frames and the chassis of the phone match colors which gives it sort of an even look the boxy Farm factor helps with the grip too so I would say that this is a comfortable enough phone to use for longer hours and even though redmi has included a slightly bigger 5,100 mamp battery here this phone does not feel heavy or bulky so that's nice too uh apart from that we get an ey Blaster a headphone jack and stereo speakers here which are always welcome editions you have to know that you only get dual 5G Sim slots here which means there is no micro SD card support but the base variant here is 256 GB so it should not be a problem I guess anyway probably the biggest highlight of the redmi note 13 PR design has to be the inclusion of Gorilla Glass victus on the display it's the first time we have seen victus protection being included in a mid-range phone so I really hope that this will prompt other companies to follow suit as well um I know Flagship phones already have the victus 2 protection but for the price victus first gen is more than enough although xiaomi has not confirmed if the back glass here has any protection and uh while we're talking about durability this one has a slightly improved ip54 rating which is a step ahead of the IP 53 we got last year um at the same time it's nowhere near the ip68 protection that we get on the 13 Pro Plus so the max we can expect here is a little bit of Splash protection and nothing more the display side of things get a good enough upgrade this time around it's still a 6.67 in AMOLED screen with 120 HZ refresh rate but redmi has bumped the resolution to 1.5k and it's a 12bit screen as opposed to 10 bit on the 12 Pro this means the 13 Pro can represent a greater number of colors making the display more color accurate and the experience better uh with 18800 hits of peak brightness outo visibility on this device is not a problem either it also supports Dolby Vision even in apps like Netflix so watching content on this screen is actually a good experience and the minimal bezels along with the tiny punch hole on it are just the icing on the cake however uh while watching YouTube I have found the phone trying to over sharpen the content a little bit uh it's not that apparent but once you notice it it's kind of hard to ignore other than that I'm pretty much happy about this display um it is optimized to run at 120 HZ or 60 HZ or 30 HZ depending on what plays on the screen uh the switching does not happen as fast as a flagship phone but considering the price I am not complaining you also get an indisplay fingerprint sensor here which is a first for a redmi note device and it actually works quite well on the performance front you're getting the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset which is a good upgrade over the diamond City 1080 app we got on the Note 12 Pro we know that D City 1080 is more focused on efficiency rather than core performance which is why gaming performance was only average on that phone but with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 we can expect better gaming results than the diamond City 1080 hence while I briefly played games like pubg I was able to get a stable 60 FPS here with no lags or stutters whatsoever I tried playing genin impact at high settings too but turns out the phone was not able to handle that and I lowered the graphic settings to medium and then I was able to get stable gameplay I have to tell you that I have not done a thorough gaming test of this phone so stay tuned to our channel to catch the full review of this device after about a month handling normal everyday chores is not a problem for this guy though if you're someone whose usage needs are not very extensive or if you are a casual user or a Casual Gamer then the redmi note 13 Pro will be able to handle that without breaking a sweat redmi has also up the software game this time uh previously the max update commitment we saw on a redmi device was 2 years of os and 3 years of security update commitment but with the redmi note 13 Pro Series we actually get a total of 3 years of os and four years of security update promise um I know this is not as good as Samsung's mid-range phones but I do think that this is a good start the redmi note 13 Pro comes with Android 13 based on mui 14 out of the box rather than the latest Android 14 so even though it will receive 3 years of updat the max update it will get is still Android 16 and nothing more and yes xiaomi India has already teased about the hyper OS coming to Indian units of some xiaomi and redmi phones recently uh even the redmi note 13 Pro Series is rumored to get the hyper OS update based on Android 14 as early as the end of Jan so I am really really looking forward to it for those of you who don't know what hyper is I've actually made a dedicated video on it which you can check out from somewhere here lastly let's talk about cameras this year xiaomi has replaced the 50 megapix camera on the Note 12 Pro with a 200 map Samsung hp3 sensor the other two lenses are practically the same and 8 megapixel Ultra wide and a 2 mapix macro lens uh this is actually the same setup that you get with the redmi note 13 Pro Plus as well so I was really curious to know about how the cheaper redmi note 13 Pro holds up against the 13 Pro Plus I compared both the cameras a little and my initial impressions are that the note 13 Pro and the pro Plus's cameras do not reflect the same output the note 30 Pro Plus has better color optimization better contrast and even details than the note 30 Pro even human subjects have better skin tone most of the time sadly the nighttime images cream lack of optimization on the 13 Pro they are just too bright and too saturated and especially the ultra white image processing needs more optimization in both daytime and nighttime pictures which I really hope redmi brings fire a software update very soon you have to know that it's only been 2 days that I've have been testing the cameras which may or may not reflect the actual performance so I am going to test it even further and give you guys all the information in my full review for videos you get support of up to 4K 30 FPS and looking at the samples it's evident that redmi has not optimized ois well here you can notice a fair bit of frame cropping and jerkiness in the videos uh from the front you can take up to 1080p 60 FPS videos which look very average in my opinion well everybody bu that was all for my two-day experience with the redmi note 13 Pro for the most part redmi seems to have tried to balance the specs of this phone very well and inclusion of things like Gorilla Glass victus in display fingerprint sensor a better chipset and extended software commitment are very appreciated from my side but at the same time the lack of optimization in cameras is a little disappointing for me it feels like good Hardware is being wasted by the lack of proper software optimization but guys this is only my initial impression I will need further time to test the device to give you my final judgment so do subscribe for my in-depth review uh saying this it's me pratima signing off see you next time\n"