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Samsung Galaxy A05s
Samsung's entry-level Galaxy A05s pairs a 6.7-inch 90Hz Full HD+ PLS LCD with the Snapdragon 680, a 50MP main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging. It went on sale in Malaysia at RM799 (6GB/128GB) in early October 2023 and in India at INR 14,999, with Android 13 and, in India, a pledge of two OS upgrades and four years of security updates.
Pros
- 6.7-inch 1080x2400 display with 90Hz refresh rate at about 393ppi
- 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging, and about 11.5 hours of active use in review testing
- 50MP main camera with autofocus and a 13MP front camera that records 1080p video
- 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot for storage expansion up to 1TB
- Two OS upgrades and four years of security updates promised by Samsung India
Cons
- Snapdragon 680 with eMMC 5.1 storage feels slow in review testing, with Geekbench 6 scores of 418 single-core and 1,449 multi-core
- PLS LCD reaches only about 468 nits in review measurements, shows ghosting and has no refresh-rate setting
- No 5G, ultrawide camera or optical stabilization, and only a single mono speaker
- NFC varies by region: absent on Samsung's African, Australian and Levant models, present on European units
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy A05s
Display
- Screen size
- 6.7 ″
- Panel type
- PLS LCD
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 393 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 468 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 82.9 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 680
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 418Bottom 5%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,449Bottom 8%
- RAM (max)
- 6 GB
- Storage options
- 64/128GB
- Storage type
- eMMC 5.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Max video
- 1080p@60fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Active use endurance
- 11.5 h
Design
- Weight
- 194 g
- Thickness
- 8.8 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 13 (One UI Core 5.1)
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy A05s good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy A05s earns an Inno Score of 31.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's entry-level Galaxy A05s pairs a 6.7-inch 90Hz Full HD+ PLS LCD with the Snapdragon 680, a 50MP main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging. It went on sale in Malaysia at RM799 (6GB/128GB) in early October 2023 and in India at INR 14,999, with Android 13 and, in India, a pledge of two OS upgrades and four years of security updates.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy A05s?
Chipset: Snapdragon 680 · Screen size: 6.7 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy A05s?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HMD Luma, realme C65, Samsung Galaxy A07s — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
