Why Samsung Galaxy A13 is the best 5G smartphone?
We have been using Samsung Galaxy A13 5G from little while now and we think overall this is one of the best budget phone that you can buy right now, if you fall into very specific category people with a limited budget, then there is no doubt this is best budget Samsung phone in the market at the moment and better value option than A03, Samsung Galaxy A03 is also budget phone but in our opinion it has performance issue, We think A13 5G is the best budget option with 5G technology and better overall performance.
Internationally there are plenty of other brands that offers variety of great budget phones that are better than A13, but specifically for US folks the A13 5G is the best budget option since the choices we have in the United States are limited and most people are stuck with Samsung, Apple and a couple of Motorola smartphones.
Considering the US market, Samsung A13 is far better smartphone than others, it’s faster than expected, very capable, can handle everything including gaming and it doesn’t feel like a slower cheaper device, however the camera is not so great by any means.
We hope this introduction here at least serves the groundwork for this phone and after reading this review you will have some idea whether or not this is the best budget smartphone for you or not. So let’s just go ahead and review everything which will help you to know about the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G.
Price under 250$
Let us briefly explain about the pricing and availability and it’s pretty simple because this phone is available everywhere in the US market and sold by all the major carriers, it’s sold worldwide under 250$ with of course different storage sizes.
Is this really good looking and phone?
As expected A13 5G looks and feels like any other Samsung smartphone devices from the last 3 years, there hasn’t been a noticeable design or material change with the lower budget category. They are keen to change the selfie camera place from time to time but generally 90% of the design looks the same as other low end smartphones, thick bezels all around obvious chin and all plastic body but the rear feels a bit thicker and sort of sturdier that’s the only part which looks better than the previous models.
Surprisingly it looks a bit modern because of less camera bulge, the phone size is big but due to its flat surface and very less thickness it feels good in hands.
Specifications
Launch |
Announced
|
2022, June |
Status
|
Available. Released 2022, July |
Body |
Dimensions |
165.1 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
Weight |
195 g (6.88 oz) |
Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back |
SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display |
Type |
PLS LCD |
Size |
6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution |
1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density) |
Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Platform |
OS |
Android 12, One UI 4.1 |
Chipset |
Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm) |
CPU |
Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
GPU |
Mali-G52 MC2 |
Memory |
Card slot |
microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Internal |
32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM |
|
eMMC 5.1 |
Main Camera |
Quad |
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5″, 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
Features |
LED flash, panorama, HDR |
Video |
1080p@30fps |
Selfie Camera |
Single |
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
Video |
1080p@30fps |
Sound |
Loudspeaker |
Yes |
3.5mm jack |
Yes |
Comms |
WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth |
5.2, A2DP, LE |
GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
NFC |
Yes |
Radio |
No |
USB |
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
Features |
Sensors |
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass |
|
Virtual proximity sensing |
Battery |
Type |
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
Charging |
Fast charging 15W |
Misc |
Colors |
Black, White, Blue |
Models |
SM-A137F, SM-A137F/DSN, SM-A137F/DS |
SAR EU |
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body) |
Price |
About 160 EUR |