Samsung Galaxy A15 4G vs Galaxy A05s
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Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A15 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on December 11, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A05s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
- Delivers 72% higher peak brightness (805 against 467 nits)
- Shows 16% longer battery life (26:31 vs 22:55 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 434K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- 71% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 708 and 414 points
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 187 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 30 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1444:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) | 168 mm (6.61 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Yellow | Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 32758 | 347 |
| Single-core score | 708 | 414 |
| Multi-core score | 1862 | 1400 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 203294 | 182403 |
| GPU | 42919 | 27317 |
| Memory | 120509 | 107950 |
| UX | 155353 | 116439 |
| Total score | 522075 | 434109 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 130 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9148 | 9262 |
| Video editing | 4687 | 4242 |
| Photo editing | 14623 | 14814 |
| Data manipulation | 7719 | 6512 |
| Writing score | 11588 | 9717 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 664 / 2074 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali) | AnTuTu 11 | 503324 |
| π 2026-08-30 (Yusif) | AnTuTu 11 | 531994 |
| π 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 724 / 1991 |
| π 2026-07-06 (ΨΉΩΩ Ψ΄Ω Ψ³Ψ§ΩΩ) | AnTuTu 11 | 480715 |
Samsung Galaxy A05s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VN | AnTuTu 12 | 501899 |
| π 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia Bao | AnTuTu 12 | 468687 |
| π 2026-08-21 -> a05stech | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| π 2026-08-21 (A05stech) | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| π 2026-08-18 (HΓ XuΓ’n PhΓΊc) | AnTuTu 11 | 418650 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 7.0 Core |
| OS size | 23 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Watching video | 15:42 hr | 11:33 hr |
| Gaming | 07:54 hr | 05:18 hr |
| Standby | 137 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#120th place)
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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi5022Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSense SC501CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC013A | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| 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* | 13 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | December 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | December 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $170 | $149 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.58 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.31 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A05s.
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