Samsung Galaxy A05s review
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- Spickbock
- 3ad
- 20 Feb 2025
Heres are good things and bad things
The 4G cellular modem is basic and does not push very fast speeds but it still handles the necessary speed even in a very low signal area which the A54 and A53 modem would miserably fail (for data).
There is no point of having a 3 camera system, rather have a semi-decent one camera than all crap 3 cameras. They are not god awful but only the main one pushes bare minimum standard.
Screen is great for high brightness but not so good for low brightness, leaving a still bright display even on its lowest setting. The screen occasionally flickers slightly whilst doing so.
Storage could be further increased but the fact that this phone uses a One UI core version, as long as you don't load obviously way too many files then you're ok.
Bloatware is annoying and wasteful but this is only a one-off occurance right when you first use this phone so once you delete the apps, you'll totally forget later this happened.
Build material is mediocre and expected. Plastic all over but a much working fingerprint side button compared to the A13. An AUX port that collects dust unless you're too poor and a dual sim plus SD tray. Not a hybrid tray unlike the other models. The phone whilst holding will never feel like luxury but rather well-built and reliable.
Phone case manufacturers don't make great cases for this model so your only options are chinese crap "millitary grade" or folding cases.
Charging functions even beat flagship iPhones by a measly 5W totalling 25W if you buy the right plug.
No E-SIM and limited signal bands for roaming so if you roam in some other countries, you might find life slightly harder so a proper phone is a must for that category. Ideally a A55 minimum.
Performance when it comes to general usage is good and surprisingly well unless you're in a serious rush then it will slow off a little bit. Games are okay but for something hardcore i'd imagine you'll experience a lower resolution.
WiFi is only 5 and dual band supported. It also joins 5Ghz on mobile hotspot and having the ability to hotspot aswell but not for WiFi sharing. WiFi calling is alot better on this phone as it dosen't unecessarilly hogs onto this feature whilst having more than enough main signal.
This screen is not OLED of any sort. Only really noticible when it comes to dark colours being bright. Size is 6.7 inch which is a size of a very large phone but is round and thicker bezels compared to the flagships.
Holding the phone is fine but not for one handed typing.
Battery life is something Samsung once had the worse reputation for but the tables have turned. Samsung now never fails to deliver a successful battery on all phones lasting about a day on normal usage.
Speakers are fine, ear speaker only supports calling at a high volume. The ear speaker cannot be used as the main speaker at the same time
Software updates are pending One UI 7 (core verson, minimum version for cheap phones) along with quaterly security updates until 2027.
Overall, this phone would actually suit quite a few people in the world right now. If you are unsure what phone suits your needs, buy this one anyway and use it for a few months to discover whatever specific feature you need then you can buy a higher phone that supports it.
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- tharinz
- v{t
- 14 Feb 2025
very good budget phone overall
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- Kizo
- SH{
- 06 Jan 2025
anroidify, 19 Dec 2024Can someone confirm if this phone have screen protector fro... moreIn my experience no screen protector or any quality of life thingies
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- chaejeonseon
- y6V
- 23 Dec 2024
anroidify, 19 Dec 2024Can someone confirm if this phone have screen protector fro... moreNo screen protector, no case. But I don't see why you need one considering this is a very cheap phone anyway.
Excellent screen for a budget phone. After all its Samsung that supplies screens to everyone. Horrible for multi-tasking. Decent phone for communication, Youtube and music streaming. Also has a headphone jack. Bad and slow camera.
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- chaejeonseon
- y6V
- 23 Dec 2024
I bought this phone since I needed an Android phone for work. Here are my thoughts:
1. I got this for $60. Do not buy this at full retail price. You can easily find one at a cheap price.
2. This is the only Samsung phone that has a Snapdragon chip apart from the S24 series and the already obsolete A52s. The SD 680 is weak but it's far better in performance in reality than the Helio G99.
3. 4GB RAM cannot handle multi-tasking. If you can get the 6GB RAM version the better.
4. This is worth mentioning. The A05S' screen has the best 90HZ screen out there among all budget phones.
5. The camera is slow and unusable for day to day use.
Did I regret buying it? Of course not. It's $60. Most of us here pay more for a single meal outside. I still believe this is the best budget phone out there at the sub-$100 price range.
Buy this if you exclusively want a decent communication device, music player, watching Youtube videos and want to avoid Chinese phones with a billion bloatware.
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- anroidify
- mAU
- 19 Dec 2024
Can someone confirm if this phone have screen protector from factory or i must buy one and apply myself ? Thx and it is a good phone for the price you pay.
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- gsmguy
- mAU
- 19 Dec 2024
good phone overall
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- Anonymous
- JG5
- 05 Dec 2024
DroidBoye, 22 Dec 2023This is the type of phone that only needs a single major OS... moreThis is wrong.
It runs like shit straight out of the box
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- Filip
- 3Z$
- 30 Oct 2024
This phone's back is like almost indestructable, dropped it 2 times and there wasnt a scratch. The Battery life is good too the phone lasts for a whole day without needing to charge
The back is Premium looking then the other samsung phones. Camera is good, and so is the Display. Great very fantastic phone
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- Mr.San
- u7@
- 11 Oct 2024
Touch screen ever hang.Very very very bad touch screen.
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- Anonymous
- 39x
- 16 Sep 2024
Khan, 28 Aug 2024I've used it from a week and it's has a camera pr... moreTry turning the phn off leave for a few seconds,turn back on ,it should be OK.i had same prob but doing this worked
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- Anonymous
- XWt
- 01 Sep 2024
Camera of this device very poor results.
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- Khan
- UUK
- 28 Aug 2024
I've used it from a week and it's has a camera problem in portrait mode
Says camera not working
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- Samar
- UUJ
- 18 Aug 2024
Samsung have ufs or emmc storage type
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- go go go
- M}y
- 11 Aug 2024
the a05s has an nfc even if better cameras like a15
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- Colombo
- f}I
- 03 Aug 2024
The brand new phone when bringing it to home and power up, the screen starts flickering. Worst phone.
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- Tooblack
- Nu6
- 29 Jul 2024
I don't enjoy the camera video-audio from Samsung AO5s
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- icy
- 3sX
- 27 Jul 2024
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2024Looking at replacing my A21s with this , Anybody got any v... moreYes I got A21s since sept2022, and my phone works in good order,no problem at all. I'm still using it until now..
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- Anonymous
- K76
- 16 Jul 2024
epukiro, 15 Jul 2024Has the A05s got a fingerprint sensor?Yes, its in the right side
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- epukiro
- rv5
- 15 Jul 2024
Has the A05s got a fingerprint sensor?