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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A05

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
37 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A05
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Samsung Galaxy A05

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.74-inch Xiaomi Redmi 13C (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on November 10, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A05, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G85 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A05 crucial features
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
30.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Galaxy A05

Display

Type IPS LCD PLS TFT
Size 6.74 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 262 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 82.1%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 37 ms -
Contrast 1536:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C
613 nits
Galaxy A05
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 168.8 mm (6.65 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 78.2 mm (3.08 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +2%
83.7%
Galaxy A05
82.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A05
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Mediatek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A05
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C
412
Galaxy A05 +1%
415
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C
1134
Galaxy A05 +20%
1366
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 13C
571
Galaxy A05 +126%
1291
Compute Score (GPU) 571 1291
Single-core score 412 415
Multi-core score 1134 1366
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C +9%
361045
Galaxy A05
332032
CPU 141937 143600
GPU 28251 25876
Memory 97993 67665
UX 92828 94891
Total score 361045 332032
Samples [6 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 80 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 71%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +34%
9141
Galaxy A05
6846
Web score 9117 6517
Video editing 6380 4423
Photo editing 20262 11197
Data manipulation 6222 5552
Writing score 9556 8538
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
📘 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
📘 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
📘 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
📘 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Samsung Galaxy A05
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
📘 2026-07-22 (Võ Hạo Nhiên)AnTuTu 11306191
📘 2026-07-07 -> Nanoreview282Geekbench 6 CPU360 / 885
📘 2026-06-17 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11353622
📘 2026-04-11 (Ninou.anes)AnTuTu 11320109
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 6.1 Core
OS size 23 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr -
Watching video 15:08 hr -
Gaming 04:55 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 13C
26:21 hr
Galaxy A05
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Galaxy A05
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 September 2023
Release date November 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $120
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) - 0.41 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.19 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 13C. But if the gaming and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A05.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Francis March 23, 2025 at 07:59 AM
Samsung galaxy a05 will get an android 15 update.
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Exyvel March 24, 2024 at 06:40 AM
Samsung used UFS? I thought they used EMMC 5.1.
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