Samsung Galaxy A04s vs Galaxy A04

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A04s (with Exynos 850) that was released on August 31, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A04, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A04s
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (234K versus 194K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 850
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A04
  • 8.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1810 and 216 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A04s and Galaxy A04 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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3 / 32 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
84.0
(Good)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.8% 81.4%
Display tests
RGB color space 95.1% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 20 ms -
Contrast 1291:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
386 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.7 mm (6.48 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Orange White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
80.8%
81.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A04s and Samsung Galaxy A04
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 850 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (8) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP1 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 16 32
GPU clock 1001 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~48 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A04s and Samsung Galaxy A04
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A04 +738%
1810
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1025
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 330
Single-core score 216 1810
Multi-core score 1025 729
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
234339
194688
CPU 102498 102411
GPU 10785 12533
Memory 67388 49067
UX 53668 30677
Total score 234339 194688
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
5612
4824
Web score 5036 4493
Video editing 5760 3869
Photo editing 8723 7357
Data manipulation 4163 4019
Writing score 5640 5560

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A04s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-01 (Galaxy A04s)AnTuTu 11236832
📘 2025-11-11 (pn08532)AnTuTu 11234339
Samsung Galaxy A04
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (uday)AnTuTu 11200285
📘 2026-05-17 (A04)AnTuTu 11194688
📘 2026-05-05 (carol)AnTuTu 11207613
📘 2025-10-14 -> NhatHoangAnTuTu 11179480
📘 2025-10-14 -> NhatHoangAnTuTu 11179480

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1600 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 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

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 6.0 Core One UI 6.0 Core
OS size 12 GB -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max 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 (28% in 30 min) Yes (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:14 hr 2:14 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:15 hr -
Watching video 13:16 hr -
Gaming 05:43 hr -
Standby 121 hr -
General battery life
23:39 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
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 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1960 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 28 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
78.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2022 August 2022
Release date September 2022 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $140
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A05s - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) 0.52 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.23 W/kg -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and performance are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A04. But if the display, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A04s.

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306 (81.6%)
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Total votes: 375

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Ramin July 25, 2023 at 08:46 AM
I realize that the a04 USB type is not type-c but micro. So a04s is better in this case.
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