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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-07-01 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Deep Green, Light Blue and Orange Copper |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 850 (8 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 4000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M13 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 81.1 score against 75.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy M13 is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy M13 features a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M13 also has more RAM.
Galaxy M13 has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2408 resolution and a larger display. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a greater memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M13, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy M13 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy M13 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with way more MP and a larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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