Samsung Galaxy A01 Core vs Galaxy A01
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out of 100
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Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy A01 Core (with MediaTek MT6739) that was released on July 21, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A01, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A01 Core
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- The phone is 7-months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A01
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 439
- Has 2x more RAM: 2GB versus 1GB
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | TFT LCD |
| Size | 5.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1480 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 311 ppi | 301 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 74.5% | 75.1% |
Design and build
| Height | 141.7 mm (5.58 inches) | 146.2 mm (5.76 inches) |
| Width | 67.5 mm (2.66 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) | 149 g (5.26 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6739 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
| Max clock | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 4 (4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 4 cores at 1.45 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Lithography process | 28 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8100 | Adreno 505 |
| GPU shading units | 8 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~9.1 GFLOPS | ~43.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | - | 56032 |
| GPU | - | 10004 |
| Memory | - | 42466 |
| UX | - | 45773 |
| Total score | - | 155739 |
Memory
| RAM size | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Channels | 1 | 1 |
| Storage size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Android Go | One UI Core 4.1 |
| OS size | 5.4 GB | 7.1 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 5 W | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:10 hr |
Camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 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 | 1 (8 MP) | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1920 | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | July 2020 | December 2019 |
| Release date | August 2020 | February 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.64 W/kg | 0.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.18 W/kg | 1.56 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A01 Core is definitely a better buy.
