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Galaxy A13 5G review: Entry 5G phone with 90Hz and a big battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2021·$250
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#78 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Entry-level 5G volume.

Galaxy A13 5G brought 5G and a 90Hz screen to the $250 entry tier on US carriers — a high-volume prepaid staple with the Samsung name, a big battery and a 50 MP camera.

01Display

62/100

62/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeTFT LCD, 90Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution720 x 1600 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

58/100

At 58/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetDimensity 700 5G (7nm)
GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging15W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Affordable 5G via Dimensity 700
  • 90Hz + 5000 mAh + 50 MP
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • 720p TFT
  • 2 MP filler lenses
  • Slow 15W charging
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .