Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A24 4G

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 A24 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 7 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
  • 52% higher pixel density (396 vs 260 PPI)
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (528K versus 361K)
  • Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (1004 against 604 nits)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More energy-efficient CPU โ€“ Helio G99
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 73% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 714 and 412 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
20.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 260 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 82.5%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 37 ms -
Contrast 1536:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
604 nits
1004 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +1%
83.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2000 MHz 2200 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 48 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
412
714
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1134
1906
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 571 -
Single-core score 412 714
Multi-core score 1134 1906
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
361045
528070
CPU 141937 216008
GPU 28251 44464
Memory 97993 111928
UX 92828 155670
Total score 361045 528070
Samples [6 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
133
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 80 133
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
158
344
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 158 344
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
9141
9193
Web score 9117 9010
Video editing 6380 5482
Photo editing 20262 14841
Data manipulation 6222 8315
Writing score 9556 11562

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Joe)AnTuTu 12642231
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-16 (ฤฐsmet)Geekbench 6 CPU718 / 1821
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-11 (Taha)AnTuTu 11543676
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-22 (imreefun52)AnTuTu 11525749
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-20 (Ayaz)AnTuTu 11531545

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 23 GB 26.7 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 25 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 (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 1:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 09:37 hr
Watching video 15:08 hr 14:45 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 143 hr 157 hr
General battery life
26:21 hr
27:40 hr
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (127th and 95th place)

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8160 x 6120
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)
Angle of widest lens - 123ยฐ
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (โ‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (โ‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor - GalaxyCore 5035
Sensor size - 1/5" (โ‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
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
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor CMOS SK Hynix Hi-1339
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (โ‰ˆ 0.33 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
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, QZSS
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 13
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
80.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 April 2023
Release date November 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $215
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G -
SAR (head) - 0.41 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Samsung Galaxy A24 4G is definitely a better buy.

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