Lower mid-range · 2022

Samsung Galaxy A13

Name: Samsung Galaxy A13
Brand: Samsung
Price: 150000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦85,000 to ₦200,000 · 14 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out 4G only, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

850 3 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A13 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2408 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2408 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

587 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Exynos 850 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 850 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

200,150

GeekBench

588

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

114:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.7 LUFS)

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 4/32GB · 4/64GB · 3/128GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

195 g · 8.8 mm

Height

165.1 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

52% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2408 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

200k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

200k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 167 g

₦170k cheaper Full comparison

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