Galaxy A05 review: A no-frills entry phone with a 50 MP camera and big battery.
A dependable entry Samsung.
Galaxy A05 covers the basics — a 50 MP camera, big battery, microSD and four years of security — for around $110. The 60 Hz 720p panel and 4G-only radio keep it entry-level.
01Display
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
03Performance
46/10046/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2023 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
05Build
58/10058/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
06Value
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2023 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- 50 MP camera + microSD.
- Big 5,000 mAh + 25 W.
- 4 years of security updates.
- Cheap and widely available.
- 60 Hz 720p screen.
- 4G only.
- Mono speaker.
- Helio G85 entry chip.
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 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .