Samsung Galaxy A07 4G vs Galaxy A02

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A07 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on August 25, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A02, which is powered by Mediatek MT6739W and came out 4 years and 7 months before. 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 A07 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (535K versus 176K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • The phone is 4 years and 7 months newer
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Galaxy A02 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 89% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A02 to Samsung Galaxy A07 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, connectivity, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT PLS TFT
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 262 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-90 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 450 nits -
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 82%
Peak brightness test (auto)
467 nits

Design and build

Height 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gold, Blue Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
83.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Samsung Galaxy A02
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Mediatek MT6739W
Max clock 2200 MHz 1500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 4 (4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 28 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 PowerVR GE8100
GPU shading units 64 8
GPU clock 1000 MHz 570 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~9.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Samsung Galaxy A02
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1972
1525
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1517 -
Single-core score 729 470
Multi-core score 1972 1525
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
535134
176264
CPU 225457 76865
GPU 44039 5749
Memory 112958 35147
UX 152680 58503
Total score 535134 176264
Samples [44 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
9186
3183
Web score 9150 3432
Video editing 4588 2445
Photo editing 15348 4850
Data manipulation 7676 2735
Writing score 12026 2942

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Remi)AnTuTu 12638604
📘 2026-09-23 (Zik)Geekbench 7 GPU1346
📘 2026-09-23 (Zik)Geekbench 7 CPU663 / 2069
📘 2026-09-23 (Zik)AnTuTu 12671068
📘 2026-09-13 (Hala)AnTuTu 11520262
Samsung Galaxy A02
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory clock 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM One UI 7.0 One UI Core 3.1
OS size - 9.4 GB
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (43% in 30 min) No
Full charging time 1:29 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:28 hr -
Watching video 10:32 hr -
Gaming 06:59 hr -
Standby 118 hr -
General battery life
21:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 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 120 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A8 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No 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
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 January 2021
Release date August 2025 January 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $100
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) 0.19 W/kg 0.65 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.33 W/kg 1.71 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G is definitely a better buy.

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