Now, let's talk about the brain of this beast – the Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Ultra. The Note 13+ Pro is being touted as the world’s first device to use this midrange SoC built on the 4nm process. Running at 2.8GHz, this chip is no Flash like its charging tech but had no issues with taking a 200MP shot every second and about 2 regular pics every second. With 12GB RAM on board, for almost every task, it’s enough to shred processing times and if that's not enough, you can expand it to 16GB with virtual memory, borrowed temporarily from storage. Our review sample was a 256GB variant, but there will be a 512GB option at launch too.
Processing times for the 200MP images are swift too, allowing you to zoom in to see the details without waiting a lot for the image to render and load. And to complement its speed, there's a Mali-G610 MC4 GPU, ensuring your graphics are as smooth as melted butter on a hot summer day. Games like Asphalt and Sniper 3D had no qualms either and the only real gremlin here was the buggy MiUi OS that crashed on multiple occasions, whether it was opening the camera app, unlocking the phone unsuccessfully or apps just quitting on you without any warning. This might be down to the pre-production review samples that were given out, and it’s not something an update won’t be able to fix, so it’s not a major concern. What is startling though is the amount of bloatware - everything from a dozen browsers to pre-installed games and even gambling apps, it does need careful attention while setting up and doling out permissions.
Adding a little something extra to spice things up, the Redmi Note 13+ Pro dances to the tune of Android 13, but it's not your vanilla Android. It's wearing a heavy MIUI 14 skin, and it's got more customizable themes than a teenager has moods. You can change the look of your phone more often than you change your socks (we hope you change your socks often).