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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A12

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
37 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A12
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Samsung Galaxy A12

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 A12, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 and came out 3 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
  • 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 204K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (604 against 470 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1800 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • The phone is 3 years newer
  • 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 412 and 300 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A12
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A12 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 13% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Samsung Galaxy A12 to Xiaomi Redmi 13C will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: display, performance, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Galaxy A12

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 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 82.1%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% 96.3%
PWM Not detected 337 Hz
Response time 37 ms 52 ms
Contrast 1536:1 864:1
Screen space comparison
Redmi 13C
6.74″ (20:9 ratio) = 17 in2
Galaxy A12
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C +29%
604 nits
Galaxy A12
470 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +2%
83.7%
Galaxy A12
82.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A12
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 IMG PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 48 32
GPU clock 1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C +37%
412
Galaxy A12
300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C +38%
1134
Galaxy A12
824
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 571 -
Single-core score 412 300
Multi-core score 1134 824
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C +77%
361045
Galaxy A12
204161
CPU 141937 98355
GPU 28251 9461
Memory 97993 57623
UX 92828 38722
Total score 361045 204161
Samples [6 tests] [2 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]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9117 -
Video editing 6380 -
Photo editing 20262 -
Data manipulation 6222 -
Writing score 9556 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
📘 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
📘 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
📘 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
📘 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Samsung Galaxy A12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 -> a05stechAnTuTu 12261637
📘 2026-08-09 (Fintex)AnTuTu 11193141
📘 2026-06-12 -> Karlue392007CPU Throttle78%
📘 2026-06-03 (Renzs)AnTuTu 11204161
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1866 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 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI Core 5.1
OS size 23 GB 13 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-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 3:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 11:00 hr
Watching video 15:08 hr 13:25 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 06:03 hr
Standby 143 hr 133 hr
General battery life
Redmi 13C +1%
26:21 hr
Galaxy A12
26:02 hr
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Smartphones With Long Battery Life (127th and 138th place)

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
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital No

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A12 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
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 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB
Galaxy A12
80.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 November 2020
Release date November 2023 December 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) - 0.67 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.38 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 13C. But if the camera, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A12.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
9 (39.1%)
14 (60.9%)
Total votes: 23

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