Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A05 (with Mediatek Helio G85) that was released on September 25, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A04, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35
Compare SAMSUNG Galaxy A04 & A05
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (243K versus 166K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
- Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- Faster storage type – UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 423 and 179 points
Display
| Type | PLS TFT | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 262 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.1% | 81.3% |
Design and build
| Height | 168.8 mm (6.65 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy A05 and Samsung Galaxy A04 in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio P35 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | – 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 – 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 | – 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 – 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~43.5 GFLOPS |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 3, 4, 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32, 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (28% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 2:14 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | No |
| Lenses | 2 (50 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | – 50 MP – Aperture: f/1.8 – Phase autofocus | – 50 MP – Aperture: f/1.8 |
| Depth lens | – 2 MP – Aperture: f/2.4 | – 2 MP – Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | – Bokeh mode – Pro mode | – Bokeh mode |
Galaxy A05 is better
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A05 is definitely a better buy.