Samsung Galaxy M13 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy M13 5G
Brand: Samsung

$196Budget2022

6.8

Overall Score

within Budget

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.5"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

6GB

Max RAM

15W

Charging

195g

Weight

Why the Galaxy M13 5G

Budget

The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G is a budget-oriented device that offers solid entry-level essentials including a 5000 mAh battery, a 90Hz refresh rate display, and 5G connectivity via its MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset (performance is estimated from its chipset class as no benchmarks were provided). Compromises are visible in its low peak brightness, HD+ resolution, and slow 15W charging speed. At its listed price, it provides reasonable value for a budget 5G phone.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.0

Performance

6.5

Battery

8.5

Display

6.5

Build

6.2

Value

7.1

Strengths

5000 mAh battery capacity

90Hz PLS LCD display

50 MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture

MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset

Dedicated microSDXC card slot and 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

Low peak display brightness of 400 nits

HD+ 720x1600 resolution

Slow 15W wired charging

No official water resistance rating

Samsung Galaxy M13 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, July 23

Announced

2022, July 14

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

PLS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits (typ)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, One UI Core 4

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Video

1080p@30fps

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

2 specs

Single

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Radio

Unspecified

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Charging

15W wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Weight

195 g (6.88 oz)

Dimensions

164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.73 W/kg (head)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 196.2 · price_original: 196.2

Colors

Midnight Blue, Aqua Green, Stardust Brown

Models

SM-M136B, SM-M136B/DS

SAR EU

0.84 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

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Samsung Galaxy M13 5G

$196Budget2022

6.8

Overall Score

within Budget

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.5"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

6GB

Max RAM

15W

Charging

195g

Weight

Why the Galaxy M13 5G

Budget

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.0

Performance

6.5

Battery

8.5

Display

6.5

Build

6.2

Value

7.1

Strengths

5000 mAh battery capacity

90Hz PLS LCD display

50 MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture

MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset

Dedicated microSDXC card slot and 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

Low peak display brightness of 400 nits

HD+ 720x1600 resolution

Slow 15W wired charging

No official water resistance rating

Samsung Galaxy M13 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, July 23

Announced

2022, July 14

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

PLS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits (typ)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, One UI Core 4

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Video

1080p@30fps

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

2 specs

Single

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Radio

Unspecified

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Charging

15W wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Weight

195 g (6.88 oz)

Dimensions

164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.73 W/kg (head)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 196.2 · price_original: 196.2

Colors

Midnight Blue, Aqua Green, Stardust Brown

Models

SM-M136B, SM-M136B/DS

SAR EU

0.84 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

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$195 · Score 7.4 · Budget

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$207 · Score 7.5 · Budget

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$194 · Score 7.8 · Budget

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