Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Galaxy A13
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on February 25, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy A13, which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 4 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S9
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (611K versus 231K)
- 42% higher pixel density (568 vs 400 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 10W
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (654 against 582 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.7 mm narrower
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A13
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3000 mAh
- Shows 58% longer battery life (23:56 vs 15:09 hours)
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 10
- The phone is 4 years and 1 month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 850
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 568 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 658 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.1% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 7 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1257:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A13
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S9
5.8″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 13.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.7 mm (5.81 inches) | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 68.7 mm (2.7 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3 |
- 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G72MP18 | Mali-G52 |
| GPU shading units | 216 | 16 |
| GPU clock | 572 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~247.1 GFLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4798 | - |
| Single-core score | 769 | 474 |
| Multi-core score | 2000 | 1523 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 242718 | 87523 |
| GPU | 92154 | 17669 |
| Memory | 121349 | 86552 |
| UX | 155709 | 40162 |
| Total score | 611930 | 231906 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [7 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5601 | 4792 |
| Video editing | 5488 | 4695 |
| Photo editing | 9525 | 7885 |
| Data manipulation | 5650 | 3252 |
| Writing score | 6250 | 4111 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-24 (s9) | AnTuTu 12 | 744869 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 -> legusk | AnTuTu 11 | 653076 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu 11 | 617656 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Dib) | AnTuTu 11 | 539997 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Zolw) | AnTuTu 11 | 670558 |
Samsung Galaxy A13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-25 (stockman50) | AnTuTu 11 | 266604 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (SamsungPro) | CPU Throttle | 95% |
| 📘 2026-04-29 (SamsungPro) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Viljami22 | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2026-04-26 -> Viljami22 | AnTuTu 11 | 231833 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 400 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 2.5 | One UI Core 6.1 |
| OS size | 14 GB | 16.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:32 hr | 08:52 hr |
| Watching video | 09:42 hr | 13:18 hr |
| Gaming | 03:45 hr | 05:46 hr |
| Standby | 75 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L3 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3H1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | - |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2018 | March 2022 |
| Release date | March 2018 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $720 | $189 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.362 W/kg | 0.37 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.18 W/kg | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S9. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A13.
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