Samsung Galaxy A08 4G vs Galaxy A04

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A08 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 15, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy A04, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 and came out 4 years 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A08 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (503K versus 194K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 4 years and 1 month newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A04
  • 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1810 and 730 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A08 4G 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)

Should I update?
No 84% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A04 to Samsung Galaxy A08 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, camera, and battery life.

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 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 81.4%

Design and build

Height 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
83.6%
81.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A08 4G and Samsung Galaxy A04
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2200 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 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) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 64 32
GPU clock 1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A08 4G and Samsung Galaxy A04
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A04 +148%
1810
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2070
Compute Score (GPU)
1612
Compute Score (GPU) 1612 330
Single-core score 730 1810
Multi-core score 2070 729
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
503026
194688
CPU 211930 102411
GPU 41397 12533
Memory 106181 49067
UX 143519 30677
Total score 503026 194688
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 4493
Video editing - 3869
Photo editing - 7357
Data manipulation - 4019
Writing score - 5560

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A08 4G
No benchmark results yet
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 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 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 17 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 9.0 One UI 6.0 Core
OS size 18.7 GB -
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 2:14 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 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 120 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) 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 Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 28 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A8 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 5.3 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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 September 2026 August 2022
Release date September 2026 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $240 $140
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A08 4G
SAR (head) 0.75 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.29 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 A08 4G is definitely a better buy.

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