Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live Updates: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Redmi is launching its mid-range Redmi Note 13 5G series in India at 12 noon today. The Redmi Note 13 5G series, which consists of 3 phones - Redmi Note 13, Redmi Note 13 Pro, Redmi Note 13 Pro+ - was launched in China in September last year and is finally making its way to India after months of leaks and rumours surrounding the handsets. Notably, the Redmi Note 13 5G series is being launched in India ahead of the global launch event, which is now scheduled to take place on 15 January.
The launch of the Redmi Note 13 5G series is now expected to heat up the competition in the mid-range smartphone segment. Moreover, some reports suggest that Realme is also planning to launch its Realme 12 series in India in the coming months.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The three handsets will go on sale on January 10 and can be purchased via Flipkart, Mi.com and other retail outlets. Xiaomi is offering a ₹2,000 exchange bonus or ICICI Bank card discount on purchase of Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G models. Meanwhile, there is also a ₹1,000 bank discount or exchange bonus on the purchase of a vanilla Redmi Note 13 smartphone.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: While the new Redmi Note 13 series smartphones do not come with HyperOS preloaded, the Chinese smartphone maker has confirmed that the new mid-range smartphones will soon come with an HyperOS update.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi has announced a ₹2,500 exchange bonus for existing Xiaomi/Redmi users, which is on top of the ₹2,000 discount available on ICICI Bank credit cards.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 5G will be available in three storage variants: 6GB RAM/128GB ROM, 8GB RAM/256GB ROM and 12GB RAM/256GB ROM.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro starts at a price of ₹23,999 (Inclusive of the ₹2,000 bank discount) while the Redmi Note 13 5G starts from ₹16,999 (inclusive of ₹2,000 bank discount).
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Along with the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ smartphones, Xiaomi has also announced that it is soon planning to launch the Redmi Buds 5 and Xiaomi Portable Juice blender cup.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G will be available on January 10 at 10:00 am Mi.com, Mi Home, Flipkart and Xiaomi Retail. The price of the smartphones starts from ₹29,999 inclusive of a ₹2,000 bank discount on using ICICI bank cards.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 5G gets a camera upgrade compared to the earlier generation with new note coming with a 108MP camera compared to the 48MP camera on the last generation.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi claims that Redmi Note 13 5G comes with much thinner bezels and is lighter in weight. The smartphone comes with a 5,000 mAh battery and a 33W fast charger inside the box.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G will be the first phone with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor and comes with the same 6.67 inch 1.5k display which is seen on the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi says it is focus on bringing the Pro+ experience to the Note 13 Pro. The Redmi note 13 Pro comes with the same Samsung ISOCELL HP3 200 MP sensor with f/1.65 aperture.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The focus of Xiaomi's event now shifts to the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, with the company unveiling the 3 colour options in which the smartphone will be available, namely Midnight Black, Coral Purple and Arctic White.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ is the first smartphone to feature MediaTek's Dimensity 7200 chipset based on 4nm process. The smartphone also comes with support for NFC, a 5,000 mAH battery and a 120W fast charger which is provided inside the box.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi is finally bringing support for NFC with the new Redmi Note 13 Pro+. The company says it did not care much about the feature in the past but it has given in to the fans' demands.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G comes with 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP3 camera sensor with f/1.65 aperture. The smartphone comes with support for OIS and EIS and lossless 4x zoom.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi is claiming that the Redmi note 13 Pro+ 5G has the first ‘true’ 200MP camera on a smartphone and adds that it worked with Samsung and MediaTek in order to improve the camera's photo and video performance.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: While giving a look a walkthrough at the camera capabilities of the new Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, the company has compared its the new phone's camera performance with the current flagships iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung's S23 Ultra.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: As expected the Redmi Note 13 Pro features a 1.5K curved AMOLED display and comes with the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection on top.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ comes with a 6.67-inch 1.5K curved AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 1800 nits and support for DOLBY Vision Atmos.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi seems to be serious about premiumising its products, with the company officially announcing Gorilla Glass Victus and IP68 water resistance with the new Redmi Note 13 Pro+ smartphone.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi says it has used a Fusion design with the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ which uses a waterproof vegan leather back and is printed with a nano scale wear resistant ink technology
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live updates: Xiaomi India CMO Anuj Sharma is currently talking about the 10-year journey of Redmi smartphones in India. He shared that Redmi has sold almost 1 billion smartphones in 10 years since its inception.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi says it is now focused on delivering 'end-to-end premiumisation' of its product range, including premium hardware, software, product, after-sales, online shopping experience and more.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The focus of the launch event has now shifted to Xiaomi's new HyperOS skin. The company says it wanted to design an operating system which would work on a plethora of devices.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: Xiaomi made its debut in India with Redmi Note 4G and now the company is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with the launch of Redmi Note 13 5G series.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 5G series launch event has now begun and be watched via the YouTube link provided below.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The live stream of Redmi Note 13 series launch event can be watched via the official Redmi YouTube channel.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: The Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G could be priced at ₹28,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant and ₹32,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage variant. The Pro series may be available in Arctic White, Coral Purple, and Midnight Black colour options.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch Live: A recent post by tipster Abhishek Yadav on X (formerly Twitter) had revealed the pricing of the upcoming Redmi mid-range smartphone series. The tipster claimed that Redmi Note 13 5G will be priced at ₹20,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant, ₹22,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant and ₹24,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage variant. Moreover, an ensuing image shared by Abhishek Yadav notes that the smartphone will be available in Prism Gold, Arctic White, and Stealth Black colour options.
Redmi Note 13 5G Series Launch live: A leak by tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore had earlier revealed the complete specs sheet for the Indian and global variants of the Redmi Note 13 5G series in a post on X (formerly Twitter)
The leaked specifications noted that the Redmi Note 13 5G vanilla variant could be launched with a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 * 1080 pixels. The smartphone is expected to come with up to 120Hz refresh rate and up to 240Hz touch sampling rate.
In terms of processor, the mid-range phone is expected to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 chipset based on a 6nm process and paired with a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU for all the graphics-intensive tasks. The Redmi Note 13 5G is expected to come with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage.