Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (Moonlight Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Redmi 13C 5G (Starlight Black, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage)

These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (Moonlight Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) is ₹6,500 dearer.

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (Moonlight Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage)

₹16,999

The outlier in this price band, and not for its performance.

Xiaomi

₹10,499

Two specifications explain why this feels slower than its price peers, and neither is the processor.

Buy it if: Anyone who keeps a phone four years or longer. Nothing else near this price supports that.

Avoid it if: Buyers who want the fastest chip at the price — the Exynos 1380 is not it.

Buy it if: Buyers who need 5G and a large battery at the lowest possible price and accept the slowness.

Avoid it if: Anyone who multitasks -- 4 GB and eMMC storage make that visibly painful.

12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy M35 5G	Redmi 13C 5G
Price	₹16,999	₹10,499
Battery	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes	18 W wired, roughly 2 hours for a full charge
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 1380	MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Display	6.6 inch Super AMOLED	6.74 inch IPS LCD, 90 Hz
Peak brightness	1000 nits peak	600 nits peak
RAM	6 GB	4 GB LPDDR4X
Rear camera	50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 8 MP ultrawide + 2 MP macro	50 MP main (f/1.8) + 0.08 MP auxiliary
Software support	4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches	2 Android upgrades, 3 years security patches
Storage	128 GB	128 GB eMMC 5.1 -- not UFS, and noticeably slower to open apps
Warranty	1 Year Manufacturer Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Water resistance	IP67	IP53, splash only
Weight	222 g	192 g
Display type	Super AMOLED, 120 Hz	not published
Front camera	13 MP	not published

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.