Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A32

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
39 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A32

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch Xiaomi Redmi 13C (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on November 10, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A32, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G80 and came out 2 years and 9 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
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (26:21 vs 22:11 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 283K)
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 412 and 313 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
  • 58% higher pixel density (411 vs 260 PPI)
  • Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (810 against 604 nits)
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A32 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)

Should I update?
No 7% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Samsung Galaxy A32 to Xiaomi Redmi 13C will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: battery life and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 84.5%
Display features - - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 37 ms -
Contrast 1536:1 -
Screen space comparison
Redmi 13C
6.74β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 17 in2
Galaxy A32
6.4β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
604 nits
Galaxy A32 +34%
810 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 158.9 mm (6.26 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) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
83.7%
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A32
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Samsung Galaxy A32
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C +32%
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C +25%
1134
Compute Score (GPU)
571
Galaxy A32 +30%
740
Compute Score (GPU) 571 740
Single-core score 412 313
Multi-core score 1134 907
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C +27%
361045
283832
CPU 141937 121221
GPU 28251 16565
Memory 97993 72539
UX 92828 73507
Total score 361045 283832
Samples [6 tests] [8 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 -

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
Samsung Galaxy A32
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (kauaalsf)AnTuTu 11311584
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Pouria)AnTuTu 11260089

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 5.0
OS size 23 GB 18.6 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 (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 2:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 08:05 hr
Watching video 15:08 hr 12:48 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 05:29 hr
Standby 143 hr 116 hr
General battery life
Redmi 13C +19%
26:21 hr
22:11 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 9216 x 6912
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 - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 5380 x 3620
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 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
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 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 12
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 Mid-range
Announced November 2023 February 2021
Release date November 2023 February 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $250
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G -
SAR (head) - 0.45 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 13C. But if the display, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A32.

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