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Samsung Galaxy A05s
Based on 36 credible posts from YouTube, Bluesky & Hacker News. 22 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored September 28, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 47% of 36 reviews are positive, 17% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on price & value and performance. The most common complaint is battery & charging (2 owners). Owners are divided on camera and display.
What owners like
Price & value praised by 6 owners (1 disagree)
“Camera is pretty good for the price.”
Performance praised by 5 owners (1 disagree)
“The A05s has a great speaker, call quality good, volume good, doesn't stutter, or freeze and isn't slow.”
Build & durability praised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“Its a nice phone since my old phone broke 3 weeks ago i bought this phone 2 weeks ago and its pretty affordable.”
Software & AI praised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“No stuttering, no freezing, it's a great phone for the price.”
What owners complain about
Battery & charging raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“Also the phone just died within a month it just doesn’t charge once it’s put to the wire.”
Owners are split on
- Camera 2 like it · 3 don't
- Display 2 like it · 2 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Price & value6 praise · 1 complain
- Performance5 praise · 1 complain
- Camera2 praise · 3 complain
- Display2 praise · 2 complain
- Build & durability2 praise · 1 complain
- Battery & charging1 praise · 2 complain
- Software & AI2 praise · 1 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
I bought this phone for my husband… it charges really really slow. Is it normal to wait 8h for it to fully charge? Bc my IPhone charges in maybe 1,5 full battery and it lasts me for a day and a half. Also the phone just died within a month it just doesn’t charge once it’s put to the wire. [...]
the issue is that it doesn't last long, as in it slows down a lot in a short amount of time. I had the a50, and it slowed down so much it was infuriating, and at that time I hadn't experienced a flagship.
[...] NFC works well and with a great display. Long lasting battery. Everyone moaning about the camera there's must be faulty. Camera is pretty good for the price.
I got this phone a week ago, had a Galaxy A50 before this, for the price this is a better phone. [...] The smartphone marketing machine has been ripping people off for years, the price of high end phones is through the roof, and what you get is not worth it. [...] My x's phone has 8k camera, it's good but not any where near 10 x better, which is what her phone costs. The A05s has a great speaker, call quality good, volume good, doesn't stutter, or freeze and isn't slow. [...] I absolutely love this phone and it has a HUGE screen and it looks like a high end phone, much to some people's disgust. I've had a lot of compliments about my phone from strangers and you can see some of them are JEALOUS. It also has an LCD screen which looks MUCH better than the oversaturated colours of my super amoled A50. Battery life is normal, after a day of medium to heavy usage, I get just over a day - my Nokia G10 got 3 days. I saw on one review that turning down the refresh rate conserved battery life, so I did, I also turned power save mode on - both of those settings made no difference to the performance of the phone, except now I come home and my phones still on over 70%. [...] The camera takes decent pics but not in the dark or in low light, but the night mode is MUCH better. [...] I don't think the novelty will wear off with this, as I see new phones being advertised all the time for exorbitant prices, and I feel smugly satisfied. [...]
[...] It doesnt lag and its pretty great for video games. Its a nice phone since my old phone broke 3 weeks ago i bought this phone 2 weeks ago and its pretty affordable.
Hold up. Emmc 5.1? This thing is running on ufs 2.2.. The memory test came out at 20k plus point. Is the a variant I dun kno? Bought for my mum.. Smooth like a midrange.
[...] I mean I bought this A05s because of the storage that has been advertised of 128GB... [...] with regards to its accessories I got the charging block whereas I thought it wouldn't be there. And the thing of this phone not being able to screen record. [...]
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. [...] I also want to add that it takes forever to take a picture (I think, 5 seconds) when you turn flash on. [...] 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. [...] No pre-installed screen protector.
I have this phone for 2 years now, it's not the fastest but it gets the job done.
I just bought this samsung phone Galaxy AO5s with 128GB,4GB, Black colour and I got it in a sale reduced from 220 euro approx to 170 euros so pretty expensive here in Ireland 🇮🇪 thanks for an excellent review🙏
Those three isn't going to bother me, I've been using a 2gb ram phone with no nfc but has a good durability it has 32gb of storage. So it ISN'T a problem for me
Hi from Croatia🇭🇷. I bought this phone 3 weeks ago and so far its great phone. I paid 130€ for it
Samsung galaxy A05s is the worst phone I ever bought in my life. Bought it for a day and i hate it already. I thought it was good because its Samsung i recommend xiaomi redmi phones than this
[...] Cameras good as well. Doesnt lag, looks good in silver. Id recommend if you want a cheaper phone thats good.
I went to A05s A15 is almost the same same chipset they give you 128 i buy 64 gb version cheaper
I have that phone A05s with 4gb ram and 128gb and ists green ita so good phone love samsung❤
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. [...] 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.
Just bought a Samsung AO5s today. From what i do on the phone these days, this Phone specification is more than enough for me to do what i need to do......text. Facebook, phone calls, banking, paying bills, calendar etc and other basic functions. The phone i replaced with this was Samsung S7 so this is way better.
[...] Id recomend it especially for the price. [...]
Me too I bought just 5hrs ago..nd I love it so much..the volume so loud and its very clear..I'm still trying to know more about this mobile nd I think I ll buy for my daughter also..😊
I bought this phone 2 month ago.This phone is trash even in camera.Don t buy this phone🤮🤮🤮
Hello can anyone help Got this phone but have trouble hearing people when they ring me
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
Bought mine today. I love it. Zero lags with games like PUBG.
Watched this on my Green A05s. I got this on Nov 2023. It is okay. Just gets hot when trying to open Genshin Impact so I never got to try to play that.
I'm currently using this phone. My problem is that when I charge, the phone gets super hot. Other than that, I'm pleased with this phone 😊
I've got mine weeks ago, but after an update the camera zoom capability get worse and I can't use to manually tap the optical zoom.
I'm using this mobile/ Sam Galaxy a05s, I found it very nice. [...]
Isn't it weird how this phone doesn't have edge panels but my even older and worse A03s does?
My phone is Samsung Galaxy A05s & i actually using Fdroid's version, i didn't have it from other apps.
[...] paid $100 for the cheapest acceptable android I could find (samsung galaxy a05s). [...]
Nah bro i got it fro 282 bucks but in every country price is different so i thinks thats why
After this One Ui 7 update - are there any Screen Mode options now available to change the picture from Vivid to Natural and Cold or Warm? Until now, the 05s did not have such settings. Please, can anyone tell me?
I have brought this mobile. But this is not 5g ...i am from india..please tell me can i use this for next 2 yrs
This review has many errors. I just bought an A05 with 6gb RAM and 128GB storage.
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What the brand claims
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What owners report
“Hold up. Emmc 5.1? This thing is running on ufs 2.2.. The memory test came out at 20k plus point. Is the a variant I dun kno? Bought for my mum.. Smooth like a midrange.”
“I have this phone for 2 years now, it's not the fastest but it gets the job done.”
after 2 yearsView on YouTube“[...] I mean I bought this A05s because of the storage that has been advertised of 128GB... [...] with regards to its accessories I got the charging block whereas I thought it wouldn't be there. And the thing of this phone not being able to screen record. [...]”
“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. [...] I also want to add that it takes forever to take a picture (I think, 5 seconds) when you turn flash on. [...] 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. [...] No pre-installed screen protector.”
Common Samsung Galaxy A05s problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- CameraOwners split: 3 complain, 2 happyView on YouTube
“I bought this phone 2 month ago.This phone is trash even in camera.Don t buy this phone🤮🤮🤮”
- Battery & charging2 owners report this (1 disagree)View on YouTube
“My problem is that when I charge, the phone gets super hot.”
- DisplayOwners split: 2 complain, 2 happyView on YouTube
“I don't want to put glass protector on because you lose the feel of the glass screen”
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