Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G smartphone review – A modern midrange phone with a fabulous screen

On paper, the rear-facing 200-megapixel camera is one of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G’s highlights.

However, it is seldom used to its full potential: Normally, only 12-megapixel photos are created meaning Samsung’s Isocell HP3 sensor combines 16 pixels into one pixel to achieve greater light sensitivity. It’s possible to use the maximum resolution by accessing a special mode but the camera notifies the user that good lighting is necessary and that the digital zoom can only be used to a very limited extent of up to 2x.

Photos taken with the main camera using the standard mode could certainly be a little brighter. But, overall, for this price range, the photos are quite appealing due to their level of detail and a nice bokeh effect. Under low-light conditions, very good brightening is, in fact, possible. The sharpness is quite good with only individual parts of the image suffering a reduction in quality. 

The main camera can shoot videos in 4K at 30fps and 60fps in Full HD. All in all, the footage is good, the autofocus responds quickly and accurately and the adaptive brightness works without fail. 

The 8-megapixel wide-angle camera takes decent snapshots but the sharpness falls off towards the edges. In addition to this, there is also a very low-resolution 2-megapixel macro camera.

The front-facing camera takes photos at a maximum of 16 megapixels. The images are bright and detailed.