Lower mid-range · 2021

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 130000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦115,000 to ₦150,000 · 6 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ TFT LCD · 90Hz

700 4 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 5 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 90 Hz · HDR

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

389,300

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, 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 11, 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 · 5 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

5 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

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

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/32GB · 4/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n78

Build & Design

195 g · 8.8 mm

Height

164.5 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

389k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range 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/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 174 g

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution

Lower benchmark score

389k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 169 g

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Where to buy

6 sellers·Used from ₦115,000

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Jiji Used

₦115,000

Lowest of 6 Fair for used

Chuck Vick

9.4 yrs · 35 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦125,000

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Mo-Rose Techretail

5.8 yrs · 26 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦132,000

FLEMZ CONCEPTS

10.8 yrs · 487 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦145,000

Vastly Global Communications

9.3 yrs · 158 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

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Asumpter Ayodeji

2.3 yrs · 8 feedback · 64GB

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