Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
40
out of 100
VS
57
out of 100
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 A35 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 4 months after. 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
- Shows 18% longer battery life (26:21 vs 22:25 hours)
- Weighs 17 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 361K)
- 50% higher pixel density (390 vs 260 PPI)
- Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (1015 against 604 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Optical image stabilization
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1380
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 260 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.7% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 94.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 37 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | 1536:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168 mm (6.61 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 571 | 3033 |
| Single-core score | 412 | 1006 |
| Multi-core score | 1134 | 2855 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 141937 | 311721 |
| GPU | 28251 | 89942 |
| Memory | 97993 | 136276 |
| UX | 92828 | 230273 |
| Total score | 361045 | 768212 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [23 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 94% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 80 | 279 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 158 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9117 | 11340 |
| Video editing | 6380 | 7357 |
| Photo editing | 20262 | 25659 |
| Data manipulation | 6222 | 10930 |
| Writing score | 9556 | 16320 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (whytezz) | AnTuTu 11 | 384012 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (Jasur) | AnTuTu 11 | 345264 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Lucas) | AnTuTu 11 | 391217 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (hasnel) | AnTuTu 11 | 394673 |
| 📘 2025-12-05 (Aflika) | AnTuTu 11 | 341743 |
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Lazy) | AnTuTu 11 | 893295 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT) | AnTuTu 12 | 866054 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393 | AnTuTu 12 | 857296 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1010 / 2895 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | AnTuTu 12 | 922710 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 23 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (28% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:09 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:31 hr | 08:47 hr |
| Watching video | 15:08 hr | 14:03 hr |
| Gaming | 04:55 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 106 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#127th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 0.08 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 50 |
| Preview | - | 52 |
| Zoom | - | 71 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2023 | March 2024 |
| Release date | November 2023 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $140 | $380 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.44 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
- Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*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 A35 5G is definitely a better buy.
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