Samsung Galaxy A03s vs Galaxy A02s
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A03s (with MediaTek Helio P35) that was released on August 18, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A02s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A03s
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (119K versus 98K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Helio P35
- 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 177 and 131 points
- The phone is 9-months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A02s
- Delivers 29% higher peek brightness (454 against 353 nits)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| RGB color space | 93.9% | 95.5% |
| PWM | 806 Hz | - |
| Response time | 43 ms | 37 ms |
| Contrast | 1126:1 | 1095:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 196 gramm (6.91 oz) | 196 gramm (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P35 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 |
| Max. clock | 2350 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 8 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | IMG PowerVR GE8320 | Adreno 506 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~44.8 GFLOPS | ~124 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 3, 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | - | 933 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 32, 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 36930 | 29781 |
| GPU | 15632 | 14379 |
| Memory | 29149 | 29514 |
| UX | 38919 | 24907 |
| Total score | 119957 | 98482 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI Core 4.1 | One UI Core 4.1 |
| OS size | 13.2 GB | 15 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (15% in 30 min) | Yes (30% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 3:38 hr | 2:36 hr |
| Web browsing | 15:57 hr | 14:46 hr |
| Watching video | 14:23 hr | 14:37 hr |
| Gaming | 06:16 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Phone Battery Life Ranking (21st and 28th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 3 (13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1960 | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 4 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | August 2021 | November 2020 |
| Release date | August 2021 | January 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.36 W/kg | 0.4 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.09 W/kg | 1.37 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A03s. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A02s.
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