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Galaxy A25 review: AMOLED mid-budget with OIS and a big 5,000 mAh battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2023·$299
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#5 of 5
Tier
Mid
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A well-rounded Samsung mid-budget.

Galaxy A25 5G brings OIS, 120 Hz AMOLED and four OS updates to $299 with a jack and microSD. Exynos 1280 and 25 W are the modest limits.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

62/100

62/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

ChipsetExynos 1280 (5 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

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

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

70/100

70/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

What works
  • 120 Hz AMOLED + OIS at $299.
  • 4 OS updates.
  • Jack + microSD + stereo.
  • 5,000 mAh.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 1280 is mid.
  • 25 W charging.
  • No telephoto.
  • One UI bloat.

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