Samsung Galaxy A22 vs Galaxy A05s
40
out of 100
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44
out of 100
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A22 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on June 3, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A05s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 years and 4 months after. 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 A22
- Shows 11% longer battery life (25:29 vs 22:55 hours)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (593 against 467 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 521 and 414 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
- 43% higher pixel density (393 vs 274 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (434K versus 338K)
- More energy-efficient CPU โ Snapdragon 680
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
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 | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 390 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 140.9% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 127 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 6 ms | 30 ms |
| Contrast | โ Infinity | 1444:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A05s
6.7โณ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A22
6.4โณ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) | 168 mm (6.61 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali G52 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 347 |
| Single-core score | 521 | 414 |
| Multi-core score | 1568 | 1400 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 139860 | 182403 |
| GPU | 26724 | 27317 |
| Memory | 82531 | 107950 |
| UX | 89370 | 116439 |
| Total score | 338485 | 434109 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 173 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5872 | 9262 |
| Video editing | 4857 | 4242 |
| Photo editing | 11129 | 14814 |
| Data manipulation | 5981 | 6512 |
| Writing score | 6856 | 9717 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-05 (Giba) | AnTuTu 11 | 338485 |
| ๐ 2026-06-02 (Erick Santiago Mendez Garcia) | AnTuTu 11 | 318039 |
Samsung Galaxy A05s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VN | AnTuTu 12 | 501899 |
| ๐ 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia Bao | AnTuTu 12 | 468687 |
| ๐ 2026-08-21 -> a05stech | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| ๐ 2026-08-21 (A05stech) | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| ๐ 2026-08-18 (Hร Xuรขn Phรบc) | AnTuTu 11 | 418650 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | One UI 7.0 Core |
| OS size | 18.1 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (23% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:51 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Watching video | 14:45 hr | 11:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 05:18 hr |
| Standby | 121 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (โ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.8" (โ 0.36 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (โ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (โ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | 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 | 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* | 7 | 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 | June 2021 | September 2023 |
| Release date | June 2021 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $149 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.52 W/kg | 0.58 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | 1.31 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | 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 A05s is definitely a better buy.
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