Redmi 13C 5G (Starlight Black, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) is ₹17,500 dearer.
Redmi 13C 5G (Starlight Black, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
Xiaomi
Redmi 13C 5G (Starlight Black, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹10,499
Two specifications explain why this feels slower than its price peers, and neither is the processor.
Full details →Nothing
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹27,999
Nothing OS is the cleanest Android build sold in India at any price, with no preinstalled bloat and a coherent design language.
Full details →Who the Redmi 13C 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who need 5G and a large battery at the lowest possible price and accept the slowness.
Avoid it if: Anyone who multitasks -- 4 GB and eMMC storage make that visibly painful.
Who the Nothing Phone is for
Buy it if: Buyers who care more about software cleanliness and design than raw benchmark position.
Avoid it if: Value-per-specification buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for less.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Redmi 13C 5G | Nothing Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹10,499 | ₹27,999 |
| Charging | 18 W wired, roughly 2 hours for a full charge | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro |
| Display | 6.74 inch IPS LCD, 90 Hz | 6.7 inch AMOLED |
| Peak brightness | 600 nits peak | 1300 nits peak |
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main (f/1.8) + 0.08 MP auxiliary | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 2 Android upgrades, 3 years security patches | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 128 GB eMMC 5.1 -- not UFS, and noticeably slower to open apps | 256 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP53, splash only | IP54 |
| Weight | 192 g | 190 g |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Display type | not published | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.