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The Nothing Phone (2a) (review) appears as a disrupter in India’s sub-Rs 30,000 smartphone segment with its focus on design and software, but faces stiff competition from the likes of Xiaomi, which is aggressively aiming to make a mark with its refreshed Redmi Note 13 series. Recently, we conducted a performance comparison between the Nothing Phone (2a) and POCO X6 Pro (review). Today, we are pitting Nothing’s new smartphone against Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 13 Pro.
Both smartphones focus on camera, design, and battery life. The Nothing Phone (2a) (starting Rs 23,999) and Note 13 Pro (starting Rs 25,999) are available with up to 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. The Redmi Note 13 Pro rocks a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC, while the Phone (2a) draws power from a custom MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro SoC. Which smartphone performs better? Let’s find out.
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AnTuTu
Throttle Test
Gaming
VerdictSpecificationsGeekbench
To be clear, we are comparing the 12GB variant of the Nothing Phone (2a) and 8GB RAM variant of the Redmi Note 13 Pro. In the Geekbench test, which evaluates the CPU performance under heavy load, the Nothing Phone (2a) performed marginally better in the single-core test, while the Redmi Note 13 Pro did a tad better in the multi-core test.
This indicates that while the Nothing Phone (2a) can handle individual tasks better, the Redmi Note 13 Pro will handle multi-tasks better… on paper at least.
