SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A13 5G review: Entry 5G phone with 90Hz and a big battery.

Item: Galaxy A13 5G
Rating: 54
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2021·$250

Overall

54/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Entry-level 5G volume.

Galaxy A13 5G brought 5G and a 90Hz screen to the $250 entry tier on US carriers — a high-volume prepaid staple with the Samsung name, a big battery and a 50 MP camera.

01Display

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeTFT LCD, 90Hz

Size6.5 inches

Resolution720 x 1600 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Main50 MP, f/1.8

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie5 MP

03Performance

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetDimensity 700 5G (7nm)

GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh

Charging15W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

What works

Affordable 5G via Dimensity 700
90Hz + 5000 mAh + 50 MP
microSD + 3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

720p TFT
2 MP filler lenses
Slow 15W charging

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .