At $300, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G offers a 120Hz OLED screen and not the slowest chipset around, and while you can’t expect much at this price, it is arguably better than its peers.
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Intro
Samsung has quietly refreshed its lineup of affordable phones, and one of the cheaper ones that is worth a look is the $300 Galaxy A25 5G.
There was not a lot of buzz around its launch, but you can already buy the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G on Amazon, Best Buy and also at a few smaller carriers like Xfinity Mobile and US Cellular. It should work fine on the big carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile as well, but you cannot buy it directly from them. This phone is also available internationally in the UK and Europe.
So… what is special about it? Well, yes, it’s all about the price. At $300, the Galaxy A25 5G offers a big and beautiful 120Hz AMOLED screen, a large 5000mAh battery and a healthy 6GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of storage.
We have earlier reviewed the even cheaper, $200 Galaxy A15 5G and found that phone to be just too slow and stuttery, which is why you might want to consider the Galaxy A25 5G instead, with its faster chipset and more RAM.
Table of Contents:
Specs
Design and Display
Camera
Performance
Software
Battery and Charging
Should you buy it?
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G SpecsThe faster chipset compared to the A15 5G is nice to see
Let’s start with an overview of the Galaxy A25 5G specs:
SpecsSamsung Galaxy A25 5G
Size and Weight 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm
197 grams
Display 6.5″ OLED
120Hz
1000 nits
Processor Exynos 1280
Software Android 14
with One UI 6.0
Cameras 50MP main, f/1.8, 27mm
8MP ultra-wide, f/2.2
2MP macro, f/2.4
13MP front
Battery Size 5,000 mAh
Charging Speeds 25W wired charge
no wireless charging
Prices 6/128GB for $300
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Design and DisplayNot the best looking phone around, it’s made of plastic and has big bezels
This checkered pattern is somehow more noticeable in pictures than in real life (Image by PhoneArena)
Samsung has settled on flat sides for its phones in 2024, and the Galaxy A25 5G fits in that picture.
But it’s nowhere near as pretty as the company’s pricier models.
It’s all plastic which feels a bit cheap in the hand, but on the flip side, you don’t need to worry about the glass back of your phone breaking, so that’s good. Aslo, you have big bezels around the screen and an even bigger one at the bottom of the phone.
One new design element is the raised edge on the right side of the phone (the „Key Island“, if you ask Samsung), where the power and volume keys are. Speaking of these buttons, the power key doubles as a fingerprint reader and it is flush with the side of the phone.
Ladies and gents, the new Samsung Key Island!
On the bottom of the phone, you find a USB-C charging port and… a 3.5mm headset jack is also here. Yep, budget phones still have that, probably because the assumption is that people who buy them typically cannot afford wireless earbuds.
The phone is only available in one color, which Samsung calls „Blue Black“ and has a checkered pattern on the back.
In the Galaxy A25 5G box, you have a cable and a user manual, but no charger (Image by PhoneArena)
In the above image, you can see all the contents of the box the Galaxy A25 5G comes in: a charging cable, a user manual and a SIM tool.
No charger, no pre-installed screen protector, no case included in the box. Those are things some phone makers still include with their phones, even if less commonly then in years past.
Beautiful screen, surrounded by a not so beautiful bezel (Image by PhoneArena)
One area where Samsung has not compromised, however, is the screen. It’s a 6.5-inch gorgeous AMOLED screen that gets up to 1,000 nits of peak brightness and runs at a smooth 120Hz.
Display Measurements:
Screen measurements
Color charts
Maximum brightnessHigher is betterMinimum brightness(nits)Lower is betterColor temperature(Kelvins)GammaDelta E rgbcmyLower is betterDelta E grayscaleLower is better
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G 931
(Excellent) 1.6
(Excellent) 6727
(Excellent) 2.02
2.22
(Good) 4.2
(Average)
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G 744
(Excellent) 1.7
(Excellent) 6548
(Excellent) 2.02
2.24
(Good) 6.65
(Average)
Nothing Phone(2a) 1045
(Excellent) 1.9
(Excellent) 6785
(Excellent) 2.08
1.97
(Excellent) 5.41
(Average)
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Color gamut
Color accuracy
Grayscale accuracy
The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the set(area)of colors that a display can reproduce,with the sRGB colorspace(the highlighted triangle)serving as reference.The chart also provides a visual representation of a display’s color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements.
