SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Quantum 5 review: The Korea-only A-series with a quantum-RNG security chip baked in.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$430
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#81 of 171
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A mid-ranger with a cryptography party trick.

Quantum 5 is essentially a rebadged Galaxy A-series for the Korean market, distinguished by the SK Telecom QRNG chip that hardens on-device key generation. Outside the security niche it is a competent Exynos 1480 mid-ranger; the quantum chip is the reason it exists and the reason it stays in Korea.

01Display

78/100

78/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2024.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.6 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Macro5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.

ChipsetExynos 1480 (4 nm)
GPUXclipse 530 (AMD RDNA)
RAM8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB
SecurityQRNG quantum random-number chip (SK Telecom)

04Battery

78/100

78/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2024.

06Value

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker value results among mid-range phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Hardware QRNG chip for true-random key generation.
  • Xclipse AMD GPU rare in this price class.
  • IP67 + 5,000 mAh.
  • One UI with 4 OS updates.
What doesn't
  • Korea / SK Telecom exclusive.
  • Heavy at 213 g.
  • 25 W charging.
  • QRNG benefit is niche for most users.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi 15T
$649 · score 84/100

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