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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A03

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
33 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A03
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Samsung Galaxy A03

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 A03, which is powered by Unisoc T606 and came out 2 years 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (26:21 vs 21:21 hours)
  • Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (604 against 417 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 291K)
  • The phone is 2 years newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A03
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A03 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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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
77.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Galaxy A03

Display

Type IPS LCD PLS TFT
Size 6.74 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 81.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% 96%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 45 ms
Contrast 1536:1 1641:1
Screen space comparison
Redmi 13C
6.74β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 17 in2
Galaxy A03
6.5β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C +45%
604 nits
Galaxy A03
417 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +2%
83.7%
Galaxy A03
81.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A03
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Unisoc T606
Max clock 2000 MHz 1600 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 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali G57 MP1
GPU shading units 48 32
GPU clock 1000 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A03
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C +11%
412
Galaxy A03
370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C
1134
Galaxy A03 +6%
1199
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 571 -
Single-core score 412 370
Multi-core score 1134 1199
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C +24%
361045
Galaxy A03
291706
CPU 141937 136204
GPU 28251 15043
Memory 97993 67286
UX 92828 73173
Total score 361045 291706
Samples [6 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 80 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 158 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +28%
9141
Galaxy A03
7149
Web score 9117 6677
Video editing 6380 3936
Photo editing 20262 14202
Data manipulation 6222 5677
Writing score 9556 8365
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Samsung Galaxy A03
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Muniviiro)AnTuTu 12367769
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 -> UsererAnTuTu 11291706
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-17 (niokn)AnTuTu 11303324
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (KIN)AnTuTu 11291379
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-30 (enmitysl)Geekbench 6 CPU370 / 1199
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI Core 5.1
OS size 23 GB 13.5 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 15 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 (20% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 3:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 09:11 hr
Watching video 15:08 hr 11:46 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 05:23 hr
Standby 143 hr 103 hr
General battery life
Redmi 13C +23%
26:21 hr
Galaxy A03
21:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8000 x 6000
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 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 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 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
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 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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
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 4
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes -
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Galaxy A03 +1%
81.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 November 2021
Release date November 2023 January 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $140
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 8 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi 13C is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
11 (84.6%)
2 (15.4%)
Total votes: 13

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