Samsung Galaxy A14 5G vs Galaxy A05s

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 A05s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 9 months after. 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
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (24:50 vs 22:55 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (515K versus 434K)
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (514 against 465 nits)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 70% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 705 and 414 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Galaxy A05s 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
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4 / 64 GB
130.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
94.5
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT PLS TFT
Size 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 82.9%
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 30 ms
Contrast - 1444:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
514 nits
465 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) 168 mm (6.61 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Red Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
82.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Samsung Galaxy A05s
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Samsung Galaxy A05s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
705
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1917
Compute Score (GPU)
1220
Compute Score (GPU) 1220 347
Single-core score 705 414
Multi-core score 1917 1400
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
515647
434109
CPU 185796 182403
GPU 44366 27317
Memory 120419 107950
UX 165066 116439
Total score 515647 434109
Samples [5 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 327 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8817
Web score 7538 9262
Video editing 5703 4242
Photo editing 15738 14814
Data manipulation 7931 6512
Writing score 10045 9717

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 CPU683 / 1924
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)AnTuTu 11488483
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (adriandex)AnTuTu 11542634
Samsung Galaxy A05s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-14 (Supera05s)AnTuTu 12592776
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 -> karl1994AnTuTu 12459609
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia BaoAnTuTu 12468687
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu 11448569

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 6.0 One UI 7.0 Core
OS size 18.8 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 25 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 (43% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:22 hr 1:26 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:23 hr 08:37 hr
Watching video 14:47 hr 11:33 hr
Gaming 06:08 hr 05:18 hr
Standby 117 hr 127 hr
General battery life
24:50 hr
22:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
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 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung JN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
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 a/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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
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 Depends on the region
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 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced January 2023 September 2023
Release date January 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $149
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G -
SAR (head) 0.56 W/kg 0.58 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.28 W/kg 1.31 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
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

If the display, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A05s. But if the performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G.

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