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Galaxy A05s review: Sub-$150 entry Samsung with 90 Hz and 50 MP.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2023·$149
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#9 of 10
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A no-frills entry Samsung.

Galaxy A05s covers the budget basics — FHD+ 90 Hz, big battery, 50 MP — at $149. Performance and 4G-only are the trades.

01Display

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypePLS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 trails the 54-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 680 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

72/100

72/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • Full-HD+ 90 Hz at $149.
  • 5,000 mAh + 25 W.
  • 50 MP main.
  • Headphone jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • No 5G.
  • LCD + mono speaker.
  • SD680 slow.
  • Only 2 OS updates.

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 10-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .