Samsung has silently introduced the Galaxy A05 and A05s smartphones in the Galaxy A series, after several rumours and leaks. Both the phones have a 6.7-inch screen, but the A05 has HD+ resolution and the A05s has FHD+ resolution screen.
These have a 50MP rear camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner and pack a 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging, but don’t come with a charger in the box.
Samsung Galaxy A05 specifications
- 6.7-inch (720 x 1600 pixels) HD+ LCD screen
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 1.8GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64GB / 128GB eMMC 5.1 storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 13 with OneUI Core
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 168.8 x 78.2 x 8.8mm; Weight: 195g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging
Samsung Galaxy A05s specifications
- 6.7-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) FHD+ LCD screen
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 13 with OneUI Core
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2MP depth and 2MP macro cameras with f/2.4 aperture, LED Flash
- 13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 168.0 x 77.8 x 8.8mm; Weight: 194g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Samsung Galaxy A05 comes in Black, Light Green and Silver colours and is priced at 4,299 Bhat (USD 119 / Rs. 9,890 approx.) for 6GB + 128GB model in Thailand.
The Samsung Galaxy A05s comes in Light Green, Silver, Black and Pink colours. It is listed in Malaysia and Thailand, but no details about the pricing yet.