Samsung Galaxy A15 4G vs Galaxy A14

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 A14, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 10 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 A15 4G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 56% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 334K)
  • Delivers 84% higher peak brightness (805 against 437 nits)
  • Shows 28% longer battery life (26:31 vs 20:40 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Galaxy A14 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
69.5
(Good)
Value Index
51.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Size 6.5 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 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% 80.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 97.3%
PWM 187 Hz 343500 Hz
Response time 1 ms 26 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 989:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
805 nits
437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) 167.7 mm (6.6 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Black, Silver, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.4%
80.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Samsung Galaxy A14
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G80
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 64 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A15 4G and Samsung Galaxy A14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1862
1364
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A15 4G +2942%
32758
1077
Compute Score (GPU) 32758 1077
Single-core score 708 413
Multi-core score 1862 1364
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
522075
334947
CPU 203294 131446
GPU 42919 25675
Memory 120509 76235
UX 155353 101591
Total score 522075 334947
Samples [18 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 130 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 180
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
9035
6355
Web score 9148 5734
Video editing 4687 4036
Photo editing 14623 9919
Data manipulation 7719 5749
Writing score 11588 7939

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
📘 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
📘 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
📘 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991
📘 2026-07-06 (عين شمساوي)AnTuTu 11480715
Samsung Galaxy A14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
📘 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947
📘 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11261998
📘 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa)AnTuTu 11341488
📘 2025-11-20 (.)CPU Throttle93%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 Core 5.0
OS size 23 GB 17.3 GB
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-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (27% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:21 hr 2:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:21 hr 08:50 hr
Watching video 15:42 hr 12:50 hr
Gaming 07:54 hr 05:38 hr
Standby 137 hr 92 hr
General battery life
26:31 hr
20:40 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
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) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Hynix Hi5022Q -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 17 mm
Sensor SmartSense SC501CS -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC013A CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
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 7
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
83.8 dB
90.7 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced December 2023 February 2023
Release date December 2023 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $169
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 A15 4G is definitely a better buy.

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