Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G Review | Upgrade to the Pro?

Reviewing Xiaomi's Redmi Note 13 5G budget smartphone, costing under £300 in the UK. This well-specced phone lacks some of the polish of the Pro version, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G still boasts a 108MP camera, HyperOS shenanigans, a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen and 5000mAh battery. But how's the gaming experience, is that camera any good, and does the battery life suck? I've been testing it as my full time phone for a week now so here's the review!
My take-away verdict is that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G makes quite a few compromises to reach that sub-£300 budget price. For one, gamers will be disappointed if trying to play anything more complex than PubG. Genshin Impact is very much a no-no!
Battery life has been hit and miss too. For now, I'm just about getting a full day of play from the Redmi Note 13 5G, but camera play drains it fast. Likewise, I miss the super-fast charging of Xiaomi's Pro and Pro Plus models. And HyperOS can be a bit janky at times, especially when using gesture navigation!
Still, the AMOLED display is a stunner for this price point and this is the only Note 13 phone to offer expandable storage and a headphone jack in the UK. But I would say, if possible, upgrade to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G instead!
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G Review Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
0:48 - Design
2:43 - HyperOS & features
5:15 - Display & audio
7:10 - Performance & gaming
8:28 - Battery life
9:02 - Cameras
11:49 - Verdict

[@mrostrich7766]

Thank you this is exactly the video I needed. 😊😊😊

[@sarveshwarik7062]

Captain yami on wallpaper looks sick❤😂

[@justjuniorjaw]

Wasn't expecting a return to Redmi review. Also a surprise Threads mention, which is funny to me cause I remembered a comment on previous videos hating on FB when you show/mention it.

[@rawsnake]

Yeah and funnily it now has (according to a local android site here in Sweden) 150 million monthly users

[@MrBluees1]

Alright. Thank you for your review. Am rocking still my Mi 10 pro but I'll have to look soon for another option because its at its eol. Though this one aint it. Thank you 🙂

[@Harrisonbeloved]

Hey uncle Spurt, which mic do you use for your videos 🤔

[@craigbottomley9572]

what mid range mobile would you recommend atm. I have had the Honor 8x for the past 3 plus year based upon your recommendation at the time and been very happy with it. Looking at Honor 90 lite . Any Ideas Chris. Thanks in advance .Craig

[@aeaeaeluis]

Best reviews in the internet!!

[@ccoedo808]

Uncle spurt can you please start reviewing and testing the phones with display over typeC that have desktop mode? Please

[@mrmoney5819]

Please wgere do you get wallpapers from 😢

[@hopeinen5287]

I really dont understand why Xiaomi insists on releasing so many phones with minimal differences throughout the year in this price range...

[@-xYz--nk1gm]

money

[@alexdenton6586]

Because it appeals to the poor

[@TravelingYordle]

To cater to larger demographics

[@DoodleDan]

I love it honestly, imagine seeing two phones with the same specs but one has what I would call a better design and can sometimes even be found at a lower price point

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

A few reasons... 1. Money 2. Market share 3. People like shiny new things. The more they can drown out their competitors, the more market share they will gain and the more private data they can farm off people and sell.

[@voidvoid5151]

Uncle Spurt will you review the MoonDrop phone?

[@ahmedelshaer4918]

you know the problem with this lineup is that there are the 4g and 5g versions of the non-pro and the pro (pro+ only has the 5g), and sadly the difference in performance between the 4g & 5g versions is massive, locally we don't have the 5g versions expect for the pro+, and the 4g are priced very high for what they offer. I mean if Xiaomi wanted to lose a market share purposely then they sure did a great job.

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

My father is eighty years old. He is an elderly man and has a medical crutch. Is it possible for my father to use a modern smart phone? Are there any problems or drawbacks? Can you answer?For example, what is a simple phone and how much will it cost in dollars? Do you mean economic category?

[@strider029]

Eastern Asia doesn't have wide coverage of 5G yet, and their biggest market is here.

[@AzrolIzat]

​@@user-ct8zg4nb3g take a look at KaiOS phone, im suggesting you have a try one of those phone first then decide whether your father able to use it or not 😬

[@rohithtony8211]

Where can I find those wallpapers please send me link

[@MadMike1963]

Hi Spurty. Thanks for the 3 points at the stadium of light. Loving your videos still mate. Gonna upgrade my Sammy a52s 5g soon. Recommend a nice medium sized android phone? Pixel 7/8 Samsung A54/55?

[@user-ej8zq2fe6m]

3:47 Redmi Note 13 4g version also has expandable storage.

[@Tekno_fork]

Please tell me where you are getting these wallpapers from...

[@razinares]

Alphacoders

[@sazzadalshafin]

Watching on my Redmi note 13 pro 5g😊

[@yanzrayyan151]

Wallpaper link please

[@Blah-blah-blah79]

What year did this come out in the uk?

[@Vince.Pagulayan]

Can you review the Samsung Galaxy a35 Uncle Tech spurt

[@FIetch2002]

Just bought the Note 13 Pro 5G from the Xiaomi website for £254 on discount, brill phone for the price

[@astroboy4610]

"good boy" 😂😂😂god you definitely got me with that one 😂😂

[@frankemeni]

Name of the anime video in the start?

[@user-mu7fd2ey5c]

I need that Yami wallpaper can sm1 pls tell me which one it is? 😭

[@BPN__1]

where do you take your wallpapers from? they are awesome

[@KawserFear]

Tecno spark 20 pro plus review when??

[@akorejepade1261]

Agreed on the iPhone brick no fun to hold style! Even Samsung does that now. WHY!!!! 😭

[@jefflarin3774]

What is the anime in 5:22 ? Please 🙏😆

[@kalingtekseng3489]

Uncle benchmarks are a must. Include at least geekbench scores.

[@Edgar876]

They are a must to you and not us 😏😏😏

[@Edgar876]

It’s a must to you and not us 😏😏😏😏

[@kalingtekseng3489]

@@Edgar876 not to you but to many.

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

My father is eighty years old. He is an elderly man and has a medical crutch. Is it possible for my father to use a modern smart phone? Are there any problems or drawbacks? Can you answer?For example, what is a simple phone and how much will it cost in dollars? Do you mean economic category?

[@handpowers]

Pls review the redmi note 13 4g also

[@Hioa-wq7fz]

Should i buy which one? ( note 13 pro 5g, a 35, poco x6 pro)

[@ayushmamgain8884]

Bro check lava blaze curve ❤ I need that phones honest review

[@Trueunleasher]

Expensive phone.This phone forgot its budget, not only this phone but also series too.😮

[@Kenji_sato]

Where do you get all of your wallpapers

[@razinares]

Alphacoders

[@voidedlynx2821]

Can u do a review on iqoo Neo 9 pro

[@DrivEDrivinginEurope]

I HATE the flat edge phone design. I did not know ho unbelievably uncomfortable is it to hold for multiple hours until I bought the nothing phone 2a. Returned it after 3 days

[@oida10000]

I find it sad and mading that the pro models don't have expandable storage. Also I checked online - in my country (Austria) you can only buy the 4G model or the Pro models from Xiaomi directly, the 5 G base models needs to come from other sources. Spec wise I was quiet impressed with the Redmi Note 11 a two years ago, but it had very outdated software even back then.

[@hackzone3620]

I think rather than in display finger print side mouth is best one thing screen broke from below and I was not able to open phone because the in display was not working

[@user-mn1fs1jd5v]

hi commentators what is the best display phone around 300$ and thanks.

[@badrinarayan2635]

where do you get your anime wallpapers

[@vamsikrishna2839]

From alpha coders (website)

[@Anubhav04011986]

Do people in the UK use Redmi?? I thought it was more of a developing world phenomenon

[@user-vl9zn9rr7t]

I had toothpaste for breakfast...

[@lmaoded4854]

i ate a cat

[@DanRedBullRacing]

Did it have 3 stripes or just standard?

[@rinnegone377]

Good

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

I'm eating chocolate cereal rn yumm

[@Naosei-lp9yi]

Nice

[@YourNightmare-wq1kj]

Hey uncle Spurt, Please review the 4G Versions of these phones.

[@yanzrayyan151]

Link wallpaper bro cant give me

[@user-mu7fd2ey5c]

Yo the wallpaper I want it took

[@benben-fe6hy]

Nice wallpaper

[@prakashramasamy563]

Important this phone don't have heating issue

[@MyurrDurr]

Plastic on the back is better if it drops

[@mpenny2008]

I have a 10 pro . Great phone but for some reason the WiFi speed is much slower than everyone else's phone? So this is putting me off getting another Xiaomi..for example everyone in my house getting 300mb I'm only getting 110mbs...no idea why

[@user-tm7zu7sc6k]

First to view, like and comment, I really love your reviews🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@Vince.Pagulayan]

Uncle tech spurt and Uncle floss Best Old man KZbinr 😅♥️

[@zackh7450]

Why did you take to long to review it?

[@PaddyWV]

Ah! Wise Uncle Spurt! What happens to the battery when you're on 5G all day? Do the latest chip sets sort out the battery drain found in earlier 5G models?

[@martynrollinson]

Isn't the poco M6 cheaper?? Still a xaiomi product...

[@antigonelangevin7848]

Wife is very happy with her prettyish purple Poco M6 Pro 12GB Ram 512Rom bought for under €200. Overall seems just as good as this Redmi. Didn't need 5G so not really missing out....

[@sundarrajn1003]

Damn that's a great deal

[@tomgroen_]

Where do you live?

[@Ignacio.Romero]

The Helio G99 of the Poco is really not good

[@astroboy4610]

​@@Ignacio.Romero Any Helio is no bueno 🤷🏽

[@justjuniorjaw]

@@Ignacio.Romero If you're not using the G99 for gaming or multitasking, it's more than enough. I won't be touching any G99 myself.

[@jemmy9255]

What you will do with all these phones

[@haruyanto8085]

He eats them

[@jemmy9255]

@@haruyanto8085 like this uncle change the phone like clothes i, wonder what he would do with all these smart phones give it to poor people who can't afford the phones though

[@R--.]

I feel regretful that I bought this phone because the camera is not good and the screen is like colors that I did not feel were good and KZbin comments a lot on this device when I follow the content and the video is slow sometimes للاسف..

[@yanzrayyan151]

Link wallpaper

[@Chris-zu4es]

I noticed my Redmi no longer support me to shot my screen off in youtube. anyone else?

[@NickTsantilas-yo3qf]

It's because it's offered as a service in KZbin premium and Xiaomi didn't want to get in trouble with Google by offering a paid service of theirs for free

[@_ATW_]

Thanks for the video. It's made me realise that I definitely DON'T want one.

[@anthonybeaman]

Square edged, Good. Not waterproof..... Next!

[@maridaneangelline737]

Uncle Squirt with the non-stop series of blowers. Cheers!

[@HDRSXR]

My love ❤ i love you

[@Alliecatperson]

I wish there is a video for the pro+ 5g 😅 this is what I’m planning on buying

[@edualv320]

Yami spotted

[@mainactor5547]

CAPTAIN YAMIIIIU

[@bineshkapali]

00:21 that display stuttering?

[@lasunika]

It's the frame rate of anime I suppose

[@bineshkapali]

@@lasunika ok

[@YOUSSEF7XHERO866]

Watching from redmi note 13 5g ❤

[@aeiou7599]

Planning to buy the note 13 5g.. Does this phone have heating problem?

[@YOUSSEF7XHERO866]

No but if you play games for too long it will start heating but not to much

[@aeiou7599]

N does not have stereo hamper the music listening? Because i use my phone max to listen songs

[@lRlMlGl]

Sorry, but what Redmi gave us for this sort of price about 3 years was so infinitely better with the Redmi Note 10 Pro compared to what we have now where somehow the standard model is now it's price and if you want anything even remotely close to the highs of that old Redmi you're going to have to stump up like an extra 100 to 200 quid oh and don't even get me started on if you can't even reach that budget, since before you had plenty of choice with standard and S models but now you might as well kick yourself in the baIIs

[@navneettiwari9861]

is it better than moto g64?

[@TheBigdaz1972]

Shenanigans?

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

Silly behaviour. It's an anglicised version Irish word.

[@TheBigdaz1972]

@@Backpfeifengesicht45 alright Paddy calm down

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

@@TheBigdaz1972 I'm perfectly calm. You're the one jumping on an explanation. Everything OK?

[@TheBigdaz1972]

Yeah 😂

[@TheBigdaz1972]

I always comment this as it's his favourite word (look at his other videos)

[@sunnaricurt]

Why did you say engaland?😂

[@parshakamarsh]

When English football fans chant they pronounce it that way

[@bbbbbbbbbill]

Ah yes Xi Jinping favourite phone

[@ujjal658]

Don't be raciest please...No country can compete with China when it comes to electronics so is its smartphone market

[@user-mv1tv5xm4b]

what the f is blytie ?

[@micpan5345]

This phone is dope for its price and I'm using it now.

[@Lardwhalen]

This guy and the great reviews are screaming channel 5 early evening, low budget tech show.

[@frankwalders]

How often are you drunk...?

[@naval003]

I think it’s a lovely phone.

[@jayralvarez1000]

First!

[@jeskoumm]

That’s made for kids- I’m delighted Xiaomi kept the ergonomics capped in peanuts which is perfect for grubby hands. ***What would you consider is the whiskey version- if to remain Dolby Visible.

[@wallacemiranda373]

..muck free 😂

[@saturnblue]

I love how Uncle Spurt says that he doesn't take many selfies, and yet he seems to take dozens of them every week! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nickmckiernan7954]

You continue to slag off  but you could buy a grade A refurbished iPhone 12 for less than £300 instead of that pile of shite, and own a premium product with all the refinements.

[@Zee_n1098]

Not everyone prefers iPhone🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@abina1122]

My phone

[@knight8593]

Is it good? In terms of camera, processor, etc

[@abina1122]

​@@knight8593According to him, for everything is pretty good except for the camera which is less than satisfactory.

[@Lag_365]

He's watching suzume guys A masterpiece of an anime

[@MHKS-vizh]

Bad review

[@Edgar876]

Better to buy this than that useless Samsung a55

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

My father is eighty years old. He is an elderly man and has a medical crutch. Is it possible for my father to use a modern smart phone? Are there any problems or drawbacks? Can you answer?For example, what is a simple phone and how much will it cost in dollars? Do you mean economic category?؟

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

My father is eighty years old. He is an elderly man and has a medical crutch. Is it possible for my father to use a modern smart phone? Are there any problems or drawbacks? Can you answer?For example, what is a simple phone and how much will it cost in dollars? Do you mean economic category?