| Part ofSamsung Galaxy series | |
Samsung Galaxy A05s | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
|---|---|
| Type | Phablet |
| Series | Galaxy A/Galaxy M/Galaxy F |
| First released | A05: 15 October 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-15) A05s: 18 October 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-18) M05: 10 September 2024; 14 months ago (2024-09-10) M14: 6 March 2024; 20 months ago (2024-03-06) F05: 17 September 2024; 14 months ago (2024-09-17) F14: 2 August 2024; 15 months ago (2024-08-02) |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy A04 Samsung Galaxy F04 Samsung Galaxy M04 Samsung Galaxy M13 Samsung Galaxy F13 |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy A06 |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy A15 Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy F14 5G Samsung Galaxy F34 5G Samsung Galaxy F15 5G Samsung Galaxy F55 5G Samsung Galaxy M14 5G Samsung Galaxy M34 5G Samsung Galaxy M54 5G Samsung Galaxy M15 5G Samsung Galaxy M35 5G Samsung Galaxy M55 5G |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Colors | A05: Black, Light Green, Silver A05s: Black, Light Green, Silver, Violet F05: Twilight Blue F14: Moonlight Silver, Peppermint Green M05: Mint Green M14: Arctic Blue, Sapphire Blue |
| Weight | A05/F05/M05: 195 g (6.9 oz) A05s/F14/M14: 194 g (6.8 oz) |
| Operating system | Initial:
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| System-on-chip | A05/F05/M05: Mediatek MT6769V/CZ Helio G85 (12nm)[2] A05s/F14/M14:QualcommSnapdragon 680 Octa-Core 2GHz, 1.8GHz[3] |
| CPU | A05/F05/M05: Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) A05s/F14/M14: Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver) |
| GPU | A05/F05/M05:Mali-G52 MC2 A05s/F14/M14:Adreno 610 |
| Memory | A05/A05s/M14: 4 GB, 6 GB F05/F14/M05: 4 GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | A05/A05s/M14: 64 GB, 128 GB F05/F14/M05: 64 GB eMMC 5.1 |
| SIM | A05/A05s: Single SIM orDual SIM (Nano-SIM) F05/F14/M05/M14: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) |
| Battery | 5000 mAh[4] |
| Charging | 25W fast charging |
| Display | 17.08 centimetres (6.72 in) |
| Sound | Loudspeaker |
| Connectivity | USB: Type-C, USB 2.0 Earjack: 3.5mm Stereo Bluetooth: v5.3 |
| Data inputs | Touch screen |
| Model | A05: SM-A055F, SM-A055F/DS, SM-A055M, SM-A055M/DS A05s: SM-A057F, SM-A057F/DS, SM-A057M, SM-A057M/DS, SM-A057G/DSN F05: SM-E055F, SM-E055F/DS F14: SM-E145F, SM-E145F/DS M05: SM-M055F, SM-M055F/DS M14: SM-M145F, SM-M145F/DS |
| Codename | A05/F05/M05: a05m A05s/F14/M14: a05s |
| Website | Samsung Galaxy A Series Smartphone |
TheSamsung Galaxy A05 andSamsung Galaxy A05s areAndroidsmartphones created bySamsung Electronics. The smartphones were announced on 25 September 2023 and were released on 15 October[5] and 18 October 2023[6] respectively. It is part of theSamsung Galaxy A series.
On 6 March 2024, Samsung released theSamsung Galaxy M14 (not to be confused withSamsung Galaxy M14 5G),[7] and on 2 August 2024, Samsung announced theSamsung Galaxy F14.[8][9] Both the Galaxy M14 and Galaxy F14 are considered rebranded versions of the Samsung Galaxy A05s featuring different color options and memory configurations.[8][10]
On 10 September 2024, Samsung introduced theSamsung Galaxy M05 and on 17 September 2024, Samsung announced theSamsung Galaxy F05. Both the Galaxy M05 and Galaxy F05 are considered rebranded versions of the base Samsung Galaxy A05 model featuring different color options and memory configurations.[11][12]
There has been lot of criticism towards the reliability of the Galaxy A05/F05/M05, mainly caused by the issues with its touch screens.
The front is made of glass, while the back is made of glossy plastic with stripes on the Galaxy A05, plastic with leather-like texture on the Galaxy F05, simple glossy plastic on the Galaxy M05, and matte plastic on the Galaxy A05s, Galaxy F14, and Galaxy M14.
On the bottom side, there is a3.5 mm audio jack, amicrophone, aUSB-C port and aspeaker. On the top side, there is an additional microphone. On the left side, there is a single SIM ordual SIM tray depending on the Galaxy A05 and Galaxy A05s regional models or only dual SIM tray on other models. On the right side, there is the volume rocker and the power button, which has built-infingerprint scanner on the Galaxy A05s, Galaxy F14 and Galaxy M14.
The smartphones are available in the following color options:
| Galaxy A05 | Galaxy A05s | Galaxy F05 | Galaxy F14 | Galaxy M05 | Galaxy M14 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | Name | Color | Name | Color | Name | Color | Name | Color | Name | Color | Name |
| Black | Black | TwilightBlue | Moonlight Silver | Mint Green | Arctic Blue | ||||||
| LightGreen | Light Green | Peppermint Green | Sapphire Blue | ||||||||
| Silver | Silver | ||||||||||
| Violet | |||||||||||
Galaxy A05, Galaxy F05, and Galaxy M05 are equipped with theMediaTekHelio G85SoC with theMali-G52 MC2GPU, while the Galaxy A05s, Galaxy F14, and Galaxy M14 feature theQualcommSnapdragon 680 4G SoC with theAdreno 610 GPU.
The Galaxy A05, Galaxy A05s, Galaxy F14, and Galaxy M14 were released withOne UI Core 5.1 based on Android 13, while the Galaxy F05 and Galaxy M05 were released withOne UI 6.0 based in Android 14.[13][14] Later, all smartphones were updated to One UI 7.0 based onAndroid 15.
According to Counterpoint Research, Samsung Galaxy A05 was the number 10 bestselling smartphone in the world in Q1 2024, and number 5 bestselling Android smartphone in the same quarter.[15]