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Galaxy A27 5G review: A long-support 5G mid-ranger with a 50 MP OIS camera and Super AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$300
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#3 of 3
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The long-support Galaxy mid-ranger.

A27 5G leans on Samsung's five-year update promise, a 50 MP OIS main and a 120 Hz Super AMOLED. The Exynos 1380 and 25 W charging are the trade-offs, but the update window makes it a sensible long-keep budget phone.

01Display

80/100

80/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

70/100

70/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

ChipsetExynos 1380 (5 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2025 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker value results among mid-range phones of 2025 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Five OS updates — class-leading longevity.
  • 50 MP OIS main camera.
  • Super AMOLED 120 Hz.
  • microSD survives.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 1380 is mid-tier.
  • 2 MP macro filler.
  • 25 W charging slow.
  • No jack.

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