Some phones reinvent what flagships can do, while others try to redefine the rock bottom of the budget segment. The Samsung Galaxy A03s is of the latter kind – it’s one of the cheapest phones you can find with Samsung’s name on it. It packs enough to make for an intriguing offer, though – a large 6.5″ display, a triple camera, and a massive battery with reasonably fast charging.
So, the Samsung Galaxy A03s is our latest dive into the Galaxy series. Usually, the cheaper the Galaxy is, the more versions it has, and the A03s is no different – there is a more powerful Galaxy A03 and an absurdly low-spec A03 Core. Obviously, we have the middle ground here, so let’s see what it’s made of.
The Galaxy A03s offers a 6.5-inch LCD screen of extended 720p resolution. Within the A03s plastic body are placed an entry-level Helio P35 chipset and a large 5,000mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy A03s rear camera setup contains a 13MP primary snapper, a 2MP macro cam, and a 2MP depth sensor. Wide shots, panoramas, portraits, and closeups should do for a versatile enough experience. On the other hand, the selfie shooter is a basic 5MP one.
And that’s about Samsung Galaxy A03s. The phone’s versions start with the rather basic 3GB+32GB, but you can go as high as 4GB+64GB. And since the phone isn’t that powerful, it boots Android 11 with the lighter OneUI 3.1 Core interface, which has some features stripped out compared to the more expensive Galaxies.
- Body: 164.2×75.9×9.1mm, 196g; glass front, plastic frame, plastic back.
- Display: 6.50″ PLS LCD, 720x1600px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 270ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm): Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53); PowerVR GE8320.
- Memory: 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM; eMMC 5.1; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- OS/Software: Android 11, One UI 3.1 Core.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 13 MP, f/2.2, AF; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4; Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 5 MP, f/2.2.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 7.8W charger.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); NFC; 3.5mm jack
