Galaxy A02 review: Sub-$120 essentials phone with 5000 mAh.
Samsung at the bottom.
Galaxy A02 anchored Samsung's entry tier — a sub-$120 first phone with a 5000 mAh cell and the trusted brand for emerging markets across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
01Display
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
38/10038/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2021 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
78/10078/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
05Build
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Samsung brand at $110
- 5000 mAh + microSD + 3.5 mm
- One UI Core simplified for entry tier
- MT6739W ancient 28nm chip
- 720p only, no fingerprint sensor
- 7.75W charging slow
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 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .