SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A04 review: A 5,000 mAh entry Galaxy A with a 50 MP main camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2022·$140
Overall
38/100
Class rank
#9 of 9
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 50 MP entry Galaxy.

Galaxy A04 covered the entry tier with a 50 MP camera and 5,000 mAh battery at $140 — a high-volume staple of carrier and prepaid markets.

01Display

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2022 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

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

02Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2022 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

40/100

40/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2022 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

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

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2022 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 50 MP camera at $140.
  • 5,000 mAh battery.
  • microSD + jack.
  • Two years of updates.
What doesn't
  • Helio P35 entry-tier.
  • HD+ LCD.
  • 5 MP selfie.
  • Wi-Fi 4 only.

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