Samsung Galaxy A05s review

The Galaxy A05s brings a larger higher-res display, a better chipset and upgraded selfie camera and faster charging. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Design and build
01:04 - Screen specs and features
01:53 - Single bottom-firing speaker, headphone jack
02:13 - Storage options
02:27 - Android 13 and UI
02:47 - Snapdragon 680 4G performance
03:25 - Battery endurance and charging test
03:52 - Camera specs
04:01 - Main camera: photo and video quality
04:55 - Macro camera photo quality
05:01 - Selfies
05:12 - Conclusion
05:43 - Alternatives and selfie video quality

[techxpr]

Love for GSM Arena for covering all these budget phones .

[Yourpreppygirly]

Thank you for adding alternatives at the end, really appreciate this addition to your video. 😊

[adid.]

Keeping us in the loop with the mobile phone market since the year 2000. Keep up the good work, guys! Your legacy goes on!

[xxiamlostxx_dreams_]

They gonna milk the drop notch till 2077💀

[Now]

I'm suprised with the cameras. It's actually quite good.

[luizskyline]

🇧🇷 hi thank you for All, big Hugs from Brasil.

[rapbdioquino]

This my phone that I am using for now and I'm mentioning some things unmentioned.

For a better phone, it's actually cheaper than its predecessor. Here in the Philippines, Galaxy A04s costs PHP 9, 490 that's around USD 171. While A05s costs around USD 144 (PHP 7, 990). They are both 4 GB RAM AND 128 GB ROM.

Actually, the highest video quality of this phone is FHD 60 FPS not 30 FPS. The quality of front facing cam is not like that. I think, beauty filter is turned on which is actually a default out of the box. I also want to add that it takes forever to take a picture (I think, 5 seconds) when you turn flash on. Anyway, it's fast when flash is turned off. It has a 50 MP option when taking a picture and a non 50 MP (13 MP default). Sometimes, 50 MP rear cam produces an overexposed image when you're taking a photo outdoors.

I may also add that you'll only get a type C to type C cord, a sim injector pin, and a quick start guide. Nothing else. No adapter. No phone case. No pre-installed screen protector.

[nukeaplays]

Is this a great choice for people who don't do gaming on the phone? Pretty much music and web browsing stuff are the only purpose my current phone serves me. I'm planning to upgrade my phone soon and this is one of the phones that I'm eyeing.

[jiboy]

Hi! I would like to ask if people are also experiencing audio problems with this phone when playing games?

[ianhinrichsendrummer]

I bought one yest, and compared to my old phone of another brand - also entry level, this phone is 10 x better. No stuttering, no freezing, it's a great phone for the price.
Everything on it is ok/decent - not flagship quality, ie it's all very usable. It's what I would call a "sensible" phone as it's a very good price and does what it's supposed to do at this price point.

[aidenatic]

Just received the phone and got surprised it supports aptx audio codec

[davesnapsyou]

Do you have any idea why the manual focus doesen't work in pro camera mode on the Galaxy A05s?

[YUKIxLK]

Note:when you enable the power saving mode display refresh rate down to 60hz

[ombhjyw]

Got this free with a renewal on my provider account. Happy enough though i miss the sidebar available on my SM20... But i don't get why the charger cable needs an adaptor to plug into a USB.. what's the point of same plug at both ends? Odd. Good for a spare though if my main phone is charging or lost! It's familiar to use and quality ok. Good review thanks.

[forgottenknowledge]

I got a black one for $270aud and a clear case for $25. I don't want to put glass protector on because you lose the feel of the glass screen

[AmanUllah]

My cousin Using A02s still good working

[gabrielbragais]

Is that phone splash resistant? Because when i check his sim tray, it has rubber thingy at the end of the sim tray which also i've seen in other brand's, they also have rubber on the sim tray and they are splash resistance but the a05s doesn't indicate on the specs when i check in gsm arena website.

[Pixiebunnyx]

I have the phone AO5s in Light blue or white its amazing

[roxbro]

The 2MP depth is it a camera or just a sensor?

[dusanzurzic]

I have that phone A05s with
4gb ram and 128gb and ists green ita so good phone love samsung❤