Samsung quietly unveils the Galaxy A04e, maybe the cheapest A04 variation so far

20 October 2022
The company's roster of low-end devices keeps on growing.

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  • 24 Nov 2022

Anonymous, 24 Oct 2022If there's one thing this phone shows, it shows that n... morelmfao the majority of phones nowadays have 1080p 90hz as the norm

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    • Anonymous
    • K1F
    • 24 Oct 2022

    If there's one thing this phone shows, it shows that normal average consumers don't care about 6.8" 1440p+ 120Hz screens. A 6.5" 720p+ 60Hz is way more than enough for them. I do think that the depth sensor can be thrown away since it doesn't bring any kind of benefit whatsoever.

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      • 23 Oct 2022

      AnonD-1065015, 23 Oct 2022SC9863A is a very old outdated chipset on a very big 28nm p... moreSC9863A Unisoc processor is what they put in the budget smartphone most of the time

      Plus it was only being compared too the mediatek mt6750



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        • 23 Oct 2022

        Sin, 21 Oct 2022I tried too give the Chinese processors a chance The Chine... moreSC9863A is a very old outdated chipset on a very big 28nm process, however the Unisoc T series are much better they are an acceptable chipset.

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          • 23 Oct 2022

          Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022First of all, it's not Android Go. It's running S... moreNot sure exactly what kinda point you're trying too make ?

          The smartphone with low ram amount are sluggish
          2gb ram 3gb ram & 4gb ram are all kinda slow

          Just the 1gb ram smartphone are crap

          Android 12 is much slower than Android 11 or 10 you every complaints can be found about Android 12 on budget smartphones

          Androidgo can only make a smartphone feel faster but it's not a good os either I don't know much about OneUl
          I just know it's bloated and slow

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            • vGc
            • 22 Oct 2022

            Sin, 21 Oct 2022Yeah Androidgo missing a lot of features Some apps draw ot... moreFirst of all, it's not Android Go. It's running Samsung's own OneUI skin which is basically OneUI, except a more lightweight and stripped-down version of the regular OneUI. Second of all, it does not have 1 or 2 GB RAM or 8 or 16 GB of storage at all. It has 2 variants:
            3 GB/32 GB
            4 GB/64 GB.
            So it basically is still usable, and mind you, Android 12 runs way better and snappier on a 3/4 GB RAM smartphone compared to Android 11. That's the reason they chose to put Android 12 instead of Android 11, because they're not worried about heavy usage of system resources. Android 12 (OneUI Core) uses the same amount of system resources as Android 11 (OneUI Core).

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              • Anonymous
              • IJK
              • 22 Oct 2022

              Sin, 22 Oct 2022At least Samsung is making using smartphones The specs mi... moreThe problem is that it won't be affordable enough to justify

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                • 22 Oct 2022

                Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022imagine helio g35 in 2022 and slapped with latest bloatware... moreSamsung bloated software not good
                Yeah that doesn't do anyone any favours on already low end smartphone

                The Helio G35 is a better choice than putting in a unisoc processor like Unisoc SC9863A because battery life drains too fast with unisoc processor

                Still it's a lot better than making there's smartphones with hardware that's still functional then
                making Border line
                landfilling garbage like the 1gb ram smartphone that just not worth paying the workers too manufacturer in First place or poor people who buy them and actually live with them trying too use them having no idea what they got themselves into

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                  • LaT
                  • 22 Oct 2022

                  Samsung user, 22 Oct 2022The main purpose of this phone is to show others that you h... morethis just has no basis

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                    • 22 Oct 2022

                    Sin, 22 Oct 2022At least Samsung is making using smartphones The specs mi... moreimagine helio g35 in 2022 and slapped with latest bloatware who running in background.you cant disable it only root can delete it
                    i see a lot samsung user suffer from this
                    oh well its money tree for my repair shop to delete that bloatware🤑

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                      • 22 Oct 2022

                      At least Samsung is making using smartphones
                      The specs might be low

                      But Samsung making budget smartphones that be good if they keep the price really low

                      MediaTek Helio G35 good processor
                      3gb ram or 4gb ram just fine
                      32,GB or 64gb or 128gb just fine

                      Sluggish yes usable also yes
                      If someone really wanted too I can't see why they can't use this it target at budget market and being affordable

                        Inve, 21 Oct 2022Biggest mystery of the universe to some GSM Arena commenter... moreBecause the phone in discussion here, the A04e is far from having acceptable specs for its price segment. It is a downgraded rehash of the A03s from last year, which was already not a good phone to begin with.

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                          • 22 Oct 2022

                          AnonD-1063708, 21 Oct 2022you really can't defend this phone. regardless of the ... moreThe main purpose of this phone is to show others that you have samsung phone (most valuable brands). Yes, of course there are lot of other cheaper phones with same/better specs, but the brands are not as popular as samsung.

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                            • 21 Oct 2022

                            Inve, 21 Oct 2022Biggest mystery of the universe to some GSM Arena commenter... moreyou really can't defend this phone. regardless of the low price, it is just complete junk. worse yet, it has virtually identical specs to at least 10 other samsung devices

                            nobody is saying it should have beastly specs: using this extreme as an argument is stupid. we are simply saying that this phone shouldn't even exist. even spending a little more gets you far more usable devices from xiaomi

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                              • 21 Oct 2022

                              Anonymous, 21 Oct 2022Blind social media patriotism at it's best! What is Ba... moreThey deserve one another.

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                                • 21 Oct 2022

                                Minu, 21 Oct 2022It's all down to the RAM, not the processor. There ar... moreIn the case of gaming
                                I don't recommend budget smartphone get gaming smartphone if u can afford it

                                Anyways what I found

                                I find it doubtful ram amount matter
                                GTA 3 & GTA vice city just don't need or care how much ram you got 1gb ram or 2gb ram

                                The games are old and don't ever get updates so I think it's a architecture problem with unisoc processor

                                Doom will run fine
                                Star miner works also
                                Nes games in emulator run
                                Saga games untested should work
                                PS1 games untested probably won't work

                                Browsers games likely want more ram or the browser it's self wants more ram so you got big problems

                                Mobile legends will show up on Google play store on Nokia c01 plus will download and install fine
                                But dreem on if you think you got any chance of playing a match the game force close ever time u can't play full stop

                                Polywar won't show up on Google play store and game app launch then force close it's self every time

                                Among us come on we can play this right ? wrong it shows up on Google play store download and install fine you join game then game starts game force closed itself can't play at all

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                                  • 21 Oct 2022

                                  Biggest mystery of the universe to some GSM Arena commenters:

                                  Why a phone cannot be really cheap and have the highest possible specs at the same time.

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                                    • pJw
                                    • 21 Oct 2022

                                    Minu, 21 Oct 2022It's all down to the RAM, not the processor. There ar... moreApp developers definitely don't help by making apps heavy needing high system amounts of system resources and poor optimization and apps growing bigger and more ram hungry after every update only is worsening the already bad problem

                                    The modern internet websites and browser keep changing and are not doing old smartphone and budget smartphone any favours with all of the updates there getting

                                    Because software is so heavy and demanding needs updating biggest problems ever no legacy support for software too stay the same forever and work

                                    it's why smartphone that would otherwise be smooth run so sluggish all of the time and only get worse over time

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                                      • 21 Oct 2022

                                      Minu, 21 Oct 2022It's all down to the RAM, not the processor. There ar... moreYeah Androidgo missing a lot of features
                                      Some apps draw other apps but on Androidgo there not allowed
                                      I had problems with websites on Androidgo just kicking me out

                                      So my experience with Androidgo just horrible
                                      Too many corner has been cut too make Androidgo version of Android

                                      1gb ram smartphone just awful they used too have a place in the budget market as well as 512mb ram smartphones when ram was expensive too manufacturer
                                      but now as 2023 is coming everyone should just avoid them just not worth buying anymore
                                      I struggle too do even the most basic tasks on 1gb ram smartphone
                                      Browser just closing it's self as apps get killed off out of ram

                                      So realistically as low spec as you can go
                                      is 2gb ram/16gb rom
                                      This is bare minimum for usability and being unable

                                      2gb ram smartphone are also dirt cheap and there still sluggish but they so much better it's night & day difference

                                      1gb ram / 8gb storage you're going suffer with endless frustration

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                                        • 21 Oct 2022

                                        Onanymaus, 21 Oct 2022Samsung just took the A03s from last year, removed some har... moreExactly. Still the rehashing business strategy hasn't changed a single bit