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Galaxy A06 5G review: An affordable 5G entry phone with 4 OS upgrades.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2024·$160
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#160 of 223
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

An affordable 5G with long support.

Galaxy A06 5G brings 5G, a 90 Hz screen, microSD and Samsung's four-OS-upgrade promise to ~$160 — a sensible budget pick if the 720p panel is acceptable.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypePLS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetDimensity 6300 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Affordable 5G + 4 OS upgrades.
  • 90 Hz screen + microSD.
  • 50 MP camera.
  • 5-year security.
What doesn't
  • 720p resolution.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 4 GB base RAM.
  • Entry Dimensity 6300.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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