Over time, the Xiaomi Redmi quantity collection has constructed a fame for itself as stable worth for cash telephones, although some had been higher than others. Will the Redmi 13 fall within the “higher” class? Nicely, judging by final week’s ballot, the reply is “no”. Let’s have a more in-depth look to see what went unsuitable.
Value is certainly a significant concern – at $180/€170, the Redmi 13 isn’t costly, simply costly for what it provides. It’s a 4G cellphone, with one of many older Helio chipsets (nicely, it’s outdated on the within) and a 90Hz IPS LCD.
The Poco M6 Professional was introduced up a number of occasions within the feedback – this one brings the Helio G99 Extremely, nearly as good as 4G Helio chips go, and a 120Hz AMOLED show. It additionally has UFS 2.2 storage, which, whereas outdated, continues to be higher than the eMMC that the Redmi has to work with.
However wait, the Poco doesn’t have a solution to the 108MP digicam of the Redmi 13, which appears to be the cellphone’s principal draw. Nicely, it appears like not lots of people are specializing in the digicam on this value vary.
Round 1 / 4 of voters might see themselves proudly owning a Redmi 13, although part of this group will want convincing with stable opinions. There’s a not insignificant fraction of voters that believes that telephones within the $200/€200 value section ought to supply 5G, so this mannequin isn’t within the working.
Then there’s the massive group of voters which have discovered higher worth in equally priced telephones and has little interest in the Redmi 13. This contains new fashions in the identical value vary or getting greater finish telephones which are a few years outdated and will be discovered for a similar amount of money.
Both manner, low cost may also help the Redmi 13 alongside. It additionally may be price ready for the inevitable Redmi 13 5G mannequin (not the 13C 5G), which can convey a extra fashionable chipset.
