Samsung Galaxy A07 4G vs Galaxy A01

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A07 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on August 25, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A01, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and came out 5 years and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (535K versus 186K)
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3000 mAh
  • Has a 1 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • The phone is 5 years and 9 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A01
  • 15% higher pixel density (301 vs 262 PPI)
  • Weighs 35 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.5 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Galaxy A01 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 93% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A01 to Samsung Galaxy A07 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: connectivity, camera, and battery life.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT TFT LCD
Size 6.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 262 ppi 301 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-90 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 430 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 77%
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A07 4G
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A01
5.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.4 in2
~35% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
469 nits

Design and build

Height 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 146.2 mm (5.76 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gold, Blue Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
83.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Samsung Galaxy A01
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 1.45 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 536
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 505
GPU shading units 64 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~62.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A07 4G and Samsung Galaxy A01
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1972
1521
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1517 -
Single-core score 729 477
Multi-core score 1972 1521
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
535134
186283
CPU 225457 85561
GPU 44039 13465
Memory 112958 51781
UX 152680 35476
Total score 535134 186283
Samples [44 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9150 -
Video editing 4588 -
Photo editing 15348 -
Data manipulation 7676 -
Writing score 12026 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 (Alekz)AnTuTu 12640483
📘 2026-10-05 (Kozuki)AnTuTu 12672919
📘 2026-09-24 (Remi)AnTuTu 12638604
📘 2026-09-23 (Zik)Geekbench 7 GPU1346
📘 2026-09-23 (Zik)Geekbench 7 CPU663 / 2069
Samsung Galaxy A01
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-10 (JuanPablo)Battery lifeSOT 9:32 / 8:41

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory clock 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 16 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM One UI 7.0 One UI Core 4.1
OS size - 7.1 GB
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 3000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (43% in 30 min) No
Full charging time 1:29 hr 2:10 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:28 hr -
Watching video 10:32 hr -
Gaming 06:59 hr -
Standby 118 hr -
General battery life
21:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 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 120 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length - 28 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A8 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
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
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 December 2019
Release date August 2025 February 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $110
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) 0.19 W/kg 0.35 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.33 W/kg 1.56 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 A07 4G is definitely a better buy.

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