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Samsung Galaxy A05s vs Galaxy A04

44 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A05s
VS
36 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A04
Samsung Galaxy A05s
Samsung Galaxy A04

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A05s (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on September 25, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A04, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (434K versus 194K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 46% higher pixel density (393 vs 270 PPI)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A04
  • 4.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1810 and 414 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A05s 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
94.5
(Very good)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A05s
vs
Galaxy A04

Display

Type PLS TFT PLS TFT
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 81.4%
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 30 ms -
Contrast 1444:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A05s
467 nits
Galaxy A04
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Purple White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A05s +2%
82.9%
Galaxy A04
81.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A05s and Samsung Galaxy A04
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 No
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 128 32
GPU clock 1114 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A05s and Samsung Galaxy A04
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A05s
414
Galaxy A04 +337%
1810
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A05s +92%
1400
Galaxy A04
729
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A05s +5%
347
Galaxy A04
330
Compute Score (GPU) 347 330
Single-core score 414 1810
Multi-core score 1400 729
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A05s +123%
434109
Galaxy A04
194688
CPU 182403 102411
GPU 27317 12533
Memory 107950 49067
UX 116439 30677
Total score 434109 194688
Samples [9 tests] [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A05s +70%
8204
Galaxy A04
4824
Web score 9262 4493
Video editing 4242 3869
Photo editing 14814 7357
Data manipulation 6512 4019
Writing score 9717 5560
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A05s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
📘 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia BaoAnTuTu 12468687
📘 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu 11448569
📘 2026-08-21 (A05stech)AnTuTu 11448569
📘 2026-08-18 (Hà Xuân Phúc)AnTuTu 11418650
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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
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 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

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 7.0 Core One UI 6.0 Core
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (43% in 30 min) Yes (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 2:14 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:37 hr -
Watching video 11:33 hr -
Gaming 05:18 hr -
Standby 127 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy A05s
22:55 hr
Galaxy A04
n/a
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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 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 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
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 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 13 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region 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* 13 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
Galaxy A05s
80.3 dB
Galaxy A04
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced September 2023 August 2022
Release date October 2023 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $149 $140
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) 0.58 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.31 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A05s is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
26 (96.3%)
1 (3.7%)
Total votes: 27

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