UMIDIGI A13 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

UMiDIGI A13 - interesting on the outside and boring on the inside

The Chinese company Umidigi does not slow down the pace of expanding its range of smartphones. So, the manufacturer decided to please loyal fans with three new products in the budget A-series at once. But if the developer's Pro-version came out balanced and up-to-date, then its “ordinary” brother lost many advantages while retaining the design.

The appearance of the gadget is definitely not attributed to its disadvantages. The excellent design of the three main cameras, a side fingerprint scanner, reasonable screen bezels form an attractive exterior that is almost not spoiled by an outdated selfie camera form factor or inexpensive plastic. This material will look beautiful at first, but after a few weeks it may become scratched. You can't do without a protective case. The 6.7-inch elongated IPS screen is endowed with a standard HD + resolution for the price category, but at the same time good brightness and contrast indicators. There is no need to talk about the impeccable visibility of the image on a sunny summer day, but there are absolutely no problems with other usage scenarios.

Specifications are quite competitive. The Unisoc Tiger T610 octa-core CPU ( 4GB RAM , MaliG52MC2 video adapter) is becoming more and more common due to its Antutu 200K performance and good power efficiency. Android 11 rarely frustrates with lags, working with instant messengers and browsers goes without noticeable slowdowns. There is some scope for launching Android games. Although the demanding Genshin Impact is still the lot of the flagships, the same PUBG runs smoothly and responsively. The battery has not become an object for saving, a solid 5150mAh battery provides one and a half to two days of active functioning of an Android smartphone. The size of the internal storage also inspires respect, because few of the affordable counterparts have 128GB of ROM on board, and even a slot for MicroSD cards.

Unfortunately, this is where the pluses of the phablet come to an end. 20-, 8- and 2-megapixel modules have lost most of their photo capabilities. Now you can forget about evening shots due to the abundance of noise, and blurring is also possible during daytime shooting. As a result, the sensors really succeed only in static events in close to ideal lighting. NFC contactless payments have disappeared, so you won’t be able to pay for a purchase in a store. Thus, although the device fulfills the money requested for it, it looks mediocre against the background of its predecessor, which does not require a huge surcharge.