Last week marked the international debut of the Redmi Note 13 series and it is now up for pre-order in the UK. The shipment will start on February 1st, which is in a few days (Thursday).
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ features a 200 MP main camera (1/1.4″ sensor) with OIS and a basic 8 MP ultra-wide camera. It has a 6.67-inch 1220p display, an AMOLED panel 120 Hz with 12-bit color and Dolby Vision. The phone is powered by the Dimensity 7200 Ultra and a 5,000 mAh battery with 120W fast charging (wired only).
The regular Redmi Note 13 Pro is much cheaper (even without the small Amazon discount) but it’s essentially the same phone – at least the camera is the same. The display can’t reach maximum brightness, but it’s still a 12-bit, 120 Hz panel. The biggest change is that the chipset is a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. A less impactful change is the battery, which is a bit more large with 5,100 mAh but slower (though not slow) with 67W charging.
Then there is the Redmi Note 13. This uses the Dimensity 6080 and has a 6.67” display with lower resolution (FHD+) and 10-bit colors (without Dolby Vision or HDR). It drops the main camera to 108MP and the battery to 5,000mAh and charges at 33W.
The Pro might be the weak point of this series. But if you still want a budget model, it’s worth taking a look at the 4G version of the Redmi Note 13. Upgrade to a Helio G99 and get the 200 MP (1/1.4”, OIS) main camera. Note that none of the non-professional versions can record 4K video. Also in this case the battery is 5,000 mAh, but with the faster 67 W charging.
We talked about the Samsung Galaxy S24 series last week, but it’s worth taking another look because Amazon has added vouchers: £100 for the S24 Ultra and S24+, £50 for the vanilla S24. And the free storage upgrade is still in effect.
Amazon has somewhat cornered the “cheap tablet” market, but there are alternatives. The Nokia T10 is interesting because it costs £100 with 4G built in (normally it costs more, here it’s just £10 more than the Wi-Fi version). Bear in mind that this is a 2022 tablet that launched with Android 12. HMD has promised 2 OS updates and 3 years of security patches, so the T10 will be kept up to date until 2025. Not great, but hey, it’s £100.
Finally, the x86 portable console market heated up after the launch of Steam Deck. One of its main rivals is the Asus ROG Ally, here with the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (which is the chip you want, the version with the regular Z1 isn’t worth it). You can play games on the hardware itself or use the 3-month free trial of Xbox GamePass and stream some titles you don’t own.
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