Samsung Galaxy A02s / Samsung Galaxy M02s review
should know that the s differentiates
this phone from its even lower specs
a02 and m02 siblings
semantics aside this phone has a
standard and clean design for its class
ours has a blue paint job with
differently shaded rhombuses on the back
it's a unibody plastic panel which makes
sense for the price
it's very similar to the galaxy a12 but
the texture is nicer
even though it's plastic at 196 grams
this phone isn't exactly light it's
understandable with the battery size
though
the camera island lies almost completely
flat unlike many other galaxies which
means this phone won't be very wobbly
on flat surfaces the buttons are a bit
mushy and while it's not a deal breaker
the experience is notably unpleasant
there's no fingerprint sensor here as
it's an entry-level device
but you can use the selfie camera for
face unlocking
it works quickly and reliably though
it's not the most secure option out
there
the a02s has some pretty thick bezels
and
an even thicker chin this is far from
surprising considering it's a budget
phone
as for the display itself it's a 6.5
inch pls
lcd with a 720p resolution
that means it doesn't have a
particularly high pixel density at 270
ppi
but it also means that the screen draws
less power the lcd has a max brightness
of around 400 nits which isn't too bad
the contrast ratio was excellent
especially compared to the galaxy a12
on the audio side of things you'll find
a headphone jack at the bottom
you also get fm radio if you're using
wired headphones
there's a single downward facing speaker
which had average loudness
a touch louder than the galaxy a12 but
unimpressive overall
if there's a standout feature on this
phone it's definitely the battery life
thanks to the 5 000 milliamp hour
battery the a02s got 114 hours of
endurance on our tests
though it's a bit behind the galaxy a12
which has the same battery capacity
and screen size but a different chipset
the phone ships with a 15 watt fast
charger and it gets from flats
to 30 in half an hour it needs around
two hours and a half for a full charge
still that's much faster than the galaxy
a12's three hour charging time
the a02s relies on the snapdragon 450
chipset and either three or four gigs of
ram
this is a chipset that's been around
since 2017 and honestly
it shows this phone is significantly
slower than its competition
which sport more powerful chipsets for
the same money oddly enough the phone
was less prone to stutters than the a12
however
the galaxy a02s runs android 10 with one
ui 2.5 on top we're hoping that it'll
get android 11 eventually
though this device isn't exactly the
highest priority for samsung
what is promising is that this phone
will get four years of security updates
other than that you'll be pleased to
know that one ui 2.5 is very consistent
from phone to phone
so what you find here won't be so
different from what you see on other
galaxies
you have the same in-house gallery app
file manager samsung browser gesture
navigation as well as a system-wide dark
mode
the a02s has a triple camera setup
consisting of a 13 megapixel main camera
a 2 megapixel macro shooter
and a 2 megapixel depth sensor in
comparison the a12 has a larger
48 megapixel quad bare main snapper but
if there's any difference in image
quality
it's not in daylight photos during the
day photos were sharp
and detailed and were definitely good
enough for the class
there's some grain in uniform areas but
we've seen noisier images from more
expensive phones
what's more unpleasant is that colors
have a greenish hue and dynamic
range is limited there's no tele camera
but it takes decently zoomed in shots
and it's definitely better than the a12s
portraits taken in live focus mode are
nicely done and subject detection is
consistently good overall
there's no hdr here however so
highlights will be blown out in backlit
scenes
you should also know that live focus
handles non-human subjects quite well
too
the macro camera takes unimpressive
shots they're not very detailed because
of the low resolution and the fixed
focus is limiting
at night is where the entry-level nature
of the main camera really shows through
images have a very narrow dynamic range
under exposed shadows and blown-out
highlights
the detail in dark areas is particularly
mushy
in better lit areas images are usable
it's a bit of a shame that this phone
doesn't include a night mode because it
would really have benefited from it
the selfie camera isn't particularly
impressive either images are soft
and have little detail even when we
disable all the skin softening
noise was plentiful too colors could be
more saturated but the dynamic range was
good
still you should tap on your face for
proper exposure in backlit scenes
the a02s maxes out at 1080p
at 30fps and there is no stabilization
to speak of
footage was sharper and had more detail
than the a12 but you'll still find
a greenish tint and a limited dynamic
range
if you're dead set on a galaxy phone and
you really can't stray from
the budget segment then it's between
this phone
and the galaxy a12 of the two the a12 is
better overall
but if you're looking for the cheapest
galaxy phone around
well this one is okay if brand loyalty
isn't that important to you though then
you have a lot more options
there's motorola's g9 play the redmi 9
or even the real me 7i
these phones have faster chipsets and
some even offer 4k video capture
some might be a little more expensive
but it actually might be worth it over
the headaches that come with lower
chipsets
and there's also future proofing to
consider so
take your pick wisely thank you for
watching everyone stay safe and
i'll see you guys next time
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