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Galaxy A04 review: A bare-essentials Samsung for first-time smartphone buyers.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2022·$130
Overall
40/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Entry
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

The floor of the Samsung range.

A04 was Samsung's floor offering for emerging markets — 60 Hz, HD+, single speaker, Helio P35 — sold purely on the badge and the four-year security promise. As a first phone for grandparents or kids it did its one job; for anyone else it was outclassed by Redmi rivals.

01Display

52/100

52/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

TypePLS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

46/100

46/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

38/100

38/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio P35 (12 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

06Value

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2022.

What works
  • 5,000 mAh + microSD + jack — entry essentials covered.
  • Samsung software with 4-year security.
  • 50 MP main.
  • Trusted brand badge cheaply.
What doesn't
  • HD+ 60 Hz panel, Helio P35 + 3 GB are very slow.
  • 4G only, single speaker.
  • 15 W charging, 5 MP selfie.
  • No fingerprint sensor on the base model.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .