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Samsung Galaxy A04s vs Galaxy A03s

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Samsung Galaxy A04s vs Galaxy A03s

53 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A04s
VS
50 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A03s
Samsung Galaxy A04s
Samsung Galaxy A03s

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A04s (with Exynos 850) that was released on August 31, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A03s, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A04s
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (162K versus 144K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 850
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (391 against 356 nits)
  • The phone is 1-year newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A03s
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (39:16 vs 34:19 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A04s and Galaxy A03s crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A04s
vs
Galaxy A03s

Display

Type PLS TFT PLS TFT
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 270 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.7% 81.8%
Display tests
RGB color space 95.1% 93.9%
PWM Not detected 806 Hz
Response time 20 ms 43 ms
Contrast 1291:1 1126:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A04s +10%
391 nits
Galaxy A03s
356 nits

Design and build

Height 164.7 mm (6.48 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Orange White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy A04s and Samsung Galaxy A03s in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 850 MediaTek Helio P35
Max clock 2000 MHz 2350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (8) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Lithography process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G52 MP1 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 24 32
GPU clock 820 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~39.4 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy A04s +12%
162743
Galaxy A03s
144853
CPU 60921 51263
GPU 16172 20113
Memory 44078 35388
UX 41259 36853
Total score 162743 144853
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 41.9 °C 41.7 °C
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 508 -
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5370 -
Video editing 5828 -
Photo editing 8393 -
Data manipulation 4091 -
Writing score 5665 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3, 4 GB 3, 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X -
Memory clock 1866 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32, 64, 128 GB 32, 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI Core 5.1 One UI Core 5.0
OS size 12 GB 13.2 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (15% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:14 hr 3:38 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:16 hr 15:57 hr
Watching video 13:10 hr 14:23 hr
Gaming 06:12 hr 06:16 hr
Standby 120 hr 124 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A04s
34:19 hr
Galaxy A03s +14%
39:16 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No No
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) 3 (13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Phase autofocus
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Phase autofocus
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Depth lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1960 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 4 4
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A04s
78.4 dB
Galaxy A03s +10%
86.5 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2022 August 2021
Release date September 2022 August 2021
SAR (head) 0.52 W/kg 0.36 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.23 W/kg 1.09 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 15 W
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A04s . But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A03s .

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