Entry-level · 2022

Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)

Name: Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)
Brand: Samsung

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

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 15W charging and 4G only show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

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

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

Helio G80 3 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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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

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52 MC2

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

200,150

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Process

12 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

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

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

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

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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 · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

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 · 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

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