Galaxy A02s review: Entry-level with 5000 mAh and triple-cam, sub-$150.
First-phone workhorse.
A02s was a perennial pick for first-phone shoppers and developing-market sellers — 5000 mAh and 15W charging kept it relevant despite tepid Snapdragon 450 performance.
01Display
60/10060/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.
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
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2021 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
05Build
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Huge 5000 mAh in cheap package
- 15W charging rare at sub-$150
- microSD slot
- Snapdragon 450 is very slow
- 720p only
- 2 MP filler cams
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? .