Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs A15 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 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 A34 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (741K versus 522K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (926 against 806 nits)
  • 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1047 and 708 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (26:31 vs 22:02 hours)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and A15 4G 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 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
112.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
69.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 390 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 84.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 100%
PWM 253 Hz 187 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
926 nits
806 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) 160.1 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP67 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 950 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2543
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A15 4G +1245%
32758
Compute Score (GPU) 2435 32758
Single-core score 1047 708
Multi-core score 2543 1862
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
741627
522075
CPU 299339 203294
GPU 79444 42919
Memory 125398 120509
UX 237446 155353
Total score 741627 522075
Samples [31 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 238 130
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 639 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11890
Web score 10948 9148
Video editing 7467 4687
Photo editing 18941 14623
Data manipulation 10634 7719
Writing score 14594 11588

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro)AnTuTu 11788166
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 (Matheos)AnTuTu 12621573
📘 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
📘 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
📘 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
📘 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
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 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 38 GB 23 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:55 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:38 hr 09:21 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 15:42 hr
Gaming 05:31 hr 07:54 hr
Standby 115 hr 137 hr
General battery life
22:02 hr
26:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX582 Hynix Hi5022Q
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4HAYX SmartSense SC501CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization Digital No

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 45 -
Preview 48 -
Zoom 76 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 GalaxyCore GC013A
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2023 December 2023
Release date March 2023 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $390 $170
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 0.55 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.49 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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 A34 5G is definitely a better buy.

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