Galaxy M05 review: The rock-bottom Samsung — a 5,000 mAh entry phone for emerging markets.
A trusted badge at the bottom of the range.
Galaxy M05 exists to put a Samsung logo and four years of security patches on a sub-$100 phone for first-time and backup buyers. The HD+ screen and Helio G85 are exactly what the price dictates; people buy it for the brand and the battery, and on those terms it delivers.
01Display
56/10056/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.
02Camera
50/10050/100 puts it above the 48-point average for entry phones of 2024.
03Performance
44/10044/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.
04Battery
78/10078/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.
05Build
56/10056/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.
06Value
66/10066/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2024.
- Samsung software + 4-year security at ~$95.
- 5,000 mAh lasts two light days.
- 90 Hz refresh, microSD, jack.
- Trusted brand for a first phone.
- HD+ resolution on a big panel.
- Helio G85 and 4 GB base are slow.
- No 5G, single speaker.
- Plastic, no IP rating.
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 21-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .