Galaxy M05s review: Amazon-exclusive M-series budget phone with 90Hz and 50 MP.
Why pick the Galaxy M05s?
M-series sells through Amazon India and similar online channels by undercutting Redmi while offering Samsung's software, brand-name security updates, and a familiar warranty network — the M05s is the cheapest 25W-charging Samsung you can buy today.
01Display
60/10060/100 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.
02Camera
55/10055/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
03Performance
52/10052/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
04Battery
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Slim 7.6 mm chassis unusual for a 5000 mAh phone
- 25W fast charging at this price
- Samsung's One UI Core extras like Knox
- HD-only panel on a 6.7" screen
- Helio G85 dated against Snapdragon 4-series
- No fingerprint sensor on side power button on some variants
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? .