Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A22
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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 A22, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 2 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- The phone is 2 years and 5 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22
- Optical image stabilization
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 521 and 412 points
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 260 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 390 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.7% | 84.3% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 94.5% | 140.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 127 Hz |
| Response time | 37 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | 1536:1 | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi 13C
6.74β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17 in2
Galaxy A22
6.4β³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168 mm (6.61 inches) | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 571 | - |
| Single-core score | 412 | 521 |
| Multi-core score | 1134 | 1568 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 141937 | 139860 |
| GPU | 28251 | 26724 |
| Memory | 97993 | 82531 |
| UX | 92828 | 89370 |
| Total score | 361045 | 338485 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 94% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 80 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 158 | 173 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9117 | 5872 |
| Video editing | 6380 | 4857 |
| Photo editing | 20262 | 11129 |
| Data manipulation | 6222 | 5981 |
| Writing score | 9556 | 6856 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (whytezz) | AnTuTu 11 | 384012 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Jasur) | AnTuTu 11 | 345264 |
| π 2026-07-14 (Lucas) | AnTuTu 11 | 391217 |
| π 2026-07-12 (hasnel) | AnTuTu 11 | 394673 |
| π 2025-12-05 (Aflika) | AnTuTu 11 | 341743 |
Samsung Galaxy A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-05 (Giba) | AnTuTu 11 | 338485 |
| π 2026-06-02 (Erick Santiago Mendez Garcia) | AnTuTu 11 | 318039 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 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 5.0 |
| OS size | 23 GB | 18.1 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 (23% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:09 hr | 2:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:31 hr | 10:51 hr |
| Watching video | 15:08 hr | 14:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:55 hr | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#127th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 0.08 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| 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 a/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 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | November 2023 | June 2021 |
| Release date | November 2023 | June 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $140 | $230 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.52 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 13C. But if the display, performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A22.
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