Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs A34 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080. 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 A54 5G
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and A34 5G 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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4 / 128 GB
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4 / 128 GB
73.7
(Good)
Value Index
112.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 403 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 82.8% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 100%
PWM 253 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
975 nits
922 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) 161.3 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
84.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 160 128
GPU clock 949 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2865
Compute Score (GPU)
3003
Compute Score (GPU) 3003 2435
Single-core score 1009 1047
Multi-core score 2865 2543
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
779380
741627
CPU 320379 299339
GPU 91502 79444
Memory 118771 125398
UX 248788 237446
Total score 779380 741627
Samples [28 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 278 238
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 808 639
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12706
Web score 11039 10948
Video editing 7267 7467
Photo editing 25604 18941
Data manipulation 9921 10634
Writing score 15745 14594

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 -> Danielfikri98_AnTuTu 12843108
📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu 11811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu 11779380
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro)AnTuTu 11788166

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 28 GB 38 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:55 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 14:16 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 05:24 hr 05:31 hr
Standby 106 hr 115 hr
General battery life
21:52 hr
22:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Samsung S5K4HAYX
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC5035
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 45
Preview 53 48
Zoom 79 76
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
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* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.7 dB
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 March 2023
Release date March 2023 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $490 $390
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) 0.69 W/kg 0.55 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.34 W/kg 1.49 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
    - Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G. It has a better display, camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity.

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Kamran August 4, 2024 at 07:45 AM
I want to upgrade from A72 to some other Samsung phone. Which one should I buy?
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a52s May 8, 2026 at 02:32 PM
i think for value you would love A55 or maybe A35
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Jose March 30, 2024 at 02:54 AM
How much difference is there between UFS 2.2 and 3.1 storage? And how much does not having WiFi 6 affect it? Aside from that, I'm leaning toward the A34; I don't have much of a problem with the cameras.
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Daniel January 18, 2024 at 05:07 AM
I recommend the A34 for those who love playing games on their phone. It comes with a version that has 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage, which I think is only available to purchase online.
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Galaxy A54 user September 20, 2023 at 04:05 AM
This Samsung Galaxy A54 did not use UFS 3.1, it uses UFS 2.2.
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Galaxy a54 owner November 18, 2023 at 12:58 PM
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/processor/mobile-processor/exynos-1380/ UFS 3.1
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Galaxy A54 user December 19, 2023 at 03:51 AM
Galaxy a54 owner, I called my Samsung hotline customer service in Hong Kong. After checking the PC info, the customer service representative informed me that this A54 model does not support UFS 3.1, it only supports UFS 2.2.
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Lee August 11, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Wonderfully detailed site!
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Joanie May 23, 2023 at 08:14 AM
I have a Samsung galaxy A70. What would you recommend for an upgrade? looking at A34? My son bought A54 is it worth the extra money?
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Miguel December 11, 2023 at 12:15 AM
If they are enoughly close in price tag, A54 is the go-to option. If you find the A34 considerably cheaper, like 100$ difference, basically the only thing you really lose is cameras, but it won't feel any slower (MediaTek has better battery consumption than Exynos)
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Isioma May 11, 2023 at 06:13 AM
Thank you for your review. Always detailed.
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Graham Bond March 28, 2023 at 10:33 AM
I want to upgrade my Samsung A71 and am I better off choosing a renewed S20 or a new A54?
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Murteza May 1, 2023 at 03:30 PM
Just use the Nanoreview comparison between the two, but in my opinion, with the A54, you'll be getting 3 years of software updates and 4 years of security updates. Whereas with the S20, you won't be.
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Guest May 4, 2023 at 07:47 PM
Murteza, A54 is getting 4 years of software updates and 5 years of security updates.
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farah July 21, 2023 at 09:24 PM
Get the Galaxy A54 for: The more modern-looking punch-hole selfie cam The (slightly) faster chipset. The better camera image quality. The faster charging. The HDR10+ video support and automatic screen refresh rate switching.
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Pop Bee November 15, 2023 at 05:50 PM
farah, I would choose the A34 and S23 Ultra as my top Samsung phones that I highly recommend. I would prefer the S21 Ultra over the A54 any day, especially if there are good discounts available. People often forget that the battery is the most important thing in a phone. Some might claim they don't care if a phone supports fast charging, but the truth is, if you're not in a position to charge your phone, what are you going to do? The A34 is a great choice in terms of overall usability and budget. The S23 Ultra, on the other hand, offers a great package of features.
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