Samsung Galaxy A14 5G vs Galaxy A03

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 700) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A03, which is powered by Unisoc T606 and came out 1 year and 2 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 A14 5G
  • 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (515K versus 291K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 48% higher pixel density (399 vs 270 PPI)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (24:50 vs 21:21 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 700
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (514 against 417 nits)
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Galaxy A03 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
130.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
77.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT PLS TFT
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 81.9%
Display tests
RGB color space - 96%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 45 ms
Contrast - 1641:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
514 nits
417 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Red Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
81.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Samsung Galaxy A03
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Unisoc T606
Max clock 2200 MHz 1600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache 2 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali G57 MP1
GPU shading units 64 32
GPU clock 950 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Samsung Galaxy A03
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
705
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1917
1199
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1220 -
Single-core score 705 370
Multi-core score 1917 1199
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
515647
291706
CPU 185796 136204
GPU 44366 15043
Memory 120419 67286
UX 165066 73173
Total score 515647 291706
Samples [5 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 327 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8817
7149
Web score 7538 6677
Video editing 5703 3936
Photo editing 15738 14202
Data manipulation 7931 5677
Writing score 10045 8365

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 CPU683 / 1924
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)AnTuTu 11488483
📘 2026-07-04 (adriandex)AnTuTu 11542634
Samsung Galaxy A03
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Muniviiro)AnTuTu 12367769
📘 2025-11-19 -> UsererAnTuTu 11291706
📘 2025-11-17 (niokn)AnTuTu 11303324
📘 2025-10-08 (KIN)AnTuTu 11291379
📘 2024-07-30 (enmitysl)Geekbench 6 CPU370 / 1199

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 6.0 One UI Core 5.1
OS size 18.8 GB 13.5 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

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 (30% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:22 hr 3:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:23 hr 09:11 hr
Watching video 14:47 hr 11:46 hr
Gaming 06:08 hr 05:23 hr
Standby 117 hr 103 hr
General battery life
24:50 hr
21:21 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
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) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung JN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor SK-Hynix hi-1336 CMOS
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 4
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.4 dB
81.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced January 2023 November 2021
Release date January 2023 January 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $140
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) 0.56 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.28 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 8 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A14 5G:
    - The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
*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 A14 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

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9 (56.3%)
7 (43.8%)
Total votes: 16

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