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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs A35 5G

56 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
VS
57 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Samsung Galaxy A35 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 A35 5G, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (11)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • The phone is 1 year newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and A35 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
VS
4 / 128 GB
73.7
(Good)
Value Index
60.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A54 5G
vs
Galaxy A35 5G

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+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.8% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.9%
PWM 253 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A54 5G
986 nits
Galaxy A35 5G +4%
1025 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A54 5G
82.8%
Galaxy A35 5G +2%
84.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 160 160
GPU clock 949 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3003 3033
Single-core score 1009 1006
Multi-core score 2865 2855
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A54 5G +1%
779380
Galaxy A35 5G
768212
CPU 320379 311721
GPU 91502 89942
Memory 118771 136276
UX 248788 230273
Total score 779380 768212
Samples [28 tests] [23 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 278 279
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 808 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A54 5G
12706
Galaxy A35 5G +3%
13073
Web score 11039 11340
Video editing 7267 7357
Photo editing 25604 25659
Data manipulation 9921 10930
Writing score 15745 16320
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu 11811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu 11779380
📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle)AnTuTu 11792970
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Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official)Geekbench 6 CPU1010 / 2895
📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
📘 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
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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 3.1
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 28 GB 28 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 No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:26 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr 08:47 hr
Watching video 14:16 hr 14:03 hr
Gaming 05:24 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 106 hr 106 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A54 5G
21:52 hr
Galaxy A35 5G +3%
22:25 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 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 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX766 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 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 GalaxyCore GC08A3
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 -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 50
Preview 53 52
Zoom 79 71
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 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 -
Sensor Sony IMX616 Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 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
Galaxy A54 5G
88.7 dB
Galaxy A35 5G +2%
90.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 March 2024
Release date March 2023 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $490 $380
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) 0.69 W/kg 0.44 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.34 W/kg 0.92 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.
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*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 A35 5G.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1537 (49.9%)
1546 (50.1%)
Total votes: 3083

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Sodiun July 18, 2026 at 01:47 PM
50% vs 50% is so crazy
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Junior December 16, 2024 at 05:56 PM
I rather the A54 than A35
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abdol October 17, 2024 at 08:54 PM
Why is the Gpu score of the A54 so much better than the A35 when they both use the same SoC. Is Samsung optimizing the A54 exynos 1380 Gpu more than the one on the A35?
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PeterDragon June 8, 2024 at 11:32 PM
I would love to get the A54 5g, but I use Consumer Cellular which uses AT&T service. Does anybody know which I should get? The A35 would work because of being factory unlocked. But here in US there's A big difference I'm money outlay. Thanks to all for any help. Have a bless day. Jim A.
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Dylon March 28, 2024 at 02:58 AM
The A54 is now cheaper than the A35. Additionally, I love the cameras on the A54; you can definitely see a distinct difference between them. It's also worth noting that you can likely use this phone for another three to four years, which is around the time I'll likely invest in a new one. Some highlights of the A54 include its excellent camera, impressive battery life (as tested), and a cheaper price. On the other hand, the A35 is a more recent model with longer update support, slightly better performance, and an attractive design. Therefore, the choice depends on one's individual preferences. Also, keep in mind that there are plenty of other options in this price range. Given the choice between these two, I would opt for the A54 due to its superior camera and lower price.
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Singh March 16, 2024 at 07:31 AM
I chose model A54 for its smaller size (6.4-inch screen). However, its battery may have discharged a bit, as it's been a year since the model's launch (this is not the case for the white model, which was introduced later, near the end of 2023). It also has a larger front camera Mega Pixel count which makes a minor difference in daylight. Model A35 offers the advantage of a larger screen size (6.6"), and being newer, it has better camera sensors. On paper, its main (wide) camera module should perform slightly better than the A54, but it ultimately comes down to the image processing at the time the photo is taken. Both models share the same processor and yield similar benchmark results, but the A35 has superior heat dissipation due to its larger size and vapor cooling chamber. Also, you can receive up to 30% off your Samsung device when purchased through Unidays, using either a student or work (corporate) ID, plus other exclusive benefits. For individuals with fairly recent Samsung devices, I would recommend waiting a year or two, as the EU law about better batteries is set to be implemented from summer 2025. This law ensures that batteries should hold 80% of charge capacity after 800 charge cycles. Alternatively, you can purchase a new device now and wait until 2028/29 to upgrade. By then, user-replaceable smartphone batteries are expected to become legally mandated and Samsung may provide seven years of OS/security updates for A series smartphones.
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Aqua March 14, 2024 at 07:47 PM
There is a 10% difference; however, if updates matter to you then it's only 2 or 3%. True, the A54 is $50 cheaper in my region, but it's not a big deal. So, it's indeed hard to decide.
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Mahyad irani March 14, 2024 at 12:38 PM
If the camera didn't bother you, you can easily say that A35 is better
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Miguel March 13, 2024 at 06:49 PM
Since both devices utilize the same chipset, your choice ultimately depends on your preferences. Opt for the A54 if superior camera quality is important to you, or choose the A35 if you prioritize having an up-to-date phone. It's worth noting that the A35 will be provided updates up until Android 18, whereas the A54 will only be updatable to Android 17. However, the A35 might currently be priced higher, making the A54 a possibly better overall option.
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Aqua March 14, 2024 at 07:50 PM
It's hard to decide whether to buy a used A54 phone. Although new, it's pretty much the same, and it's only $50 cheaper. So, the difference is not that much when comparing the two. My choice was A35 simply because I plan to use it for four years.
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Aqua April 4, 2024 at 04:40 AM
Aqua, In the end, I purchased the A54 and it didn't disappoint. It was indeed a better choice.
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