So, I’ve brought the review of Samsung’s cheapest phone today. This is Samsung’s new phone called A07 whose price starts from 16,000 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant. Many people have been asking us to write an article review on Samsung’s budget phones too, so let’s see how this A07 phone is…
Samsung Galaxy A07 Specifications
- Dimensions: 164.4 x 77.4 x 7.6 mm
- Weight: 184 gm
- Display: 6.7-inch HD+ PLS LCD, 90Hz refresh rate
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity Helio G99 (6nm)
- Memory: 4/6/8GB RAM, 64/128/256GB storage (expandable via microSD)
- Cameras: 50MP main + 2MP macro + 8MP selfie
- IP rating: IP54 dust and splash resistance
- OS: Android 15-based One UI 7.0
- Colors: Green, Light Violet, Black
- Read full specifications of Galaxy A07 here
Samsung Galaxy A07 Review
Design
Now, let’s first talk about this phone’s design. Compared to the previous A06, the design has changed a bit in the A07, it looks better… look how sleek this phone looks, it feels quite comfortable when held in hand. We have the dark green color variant but it’s also available in gray and light violet colors.
The build material is plastic back and plastic frames, as expected from a budget phone, but this phone doesn’t feel that cheap when held in hand. Here Samsung has also given IP54 dust and water rating, which means if it gets light water splashes, you don’t need to worry much. Overall speaking, this phone’s design has to be called good for this price range.
Looking at the bottom, you can see a single speaker grille whose output is okay for watching TikTok or YouTube, not bad. For connectivity, there’s dual band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.3, dual 4G SIM support – no 5G support though, and Samsung has also provided a memory card slot. And here on the side there’s also a fingerprint sensor which is considerably fast!
Display
The display quality doesn’t have much of a big upgrade from the A06, it’s quite similar. It’s a 6.7-inch PLS LCD panel with HD+ resolution. The refresh rate has been increased from the previous 60Hz to 90Hz now, which is good.
Looking at the display, you don’t feel a lack of sharpness, color reproduction is quite good, so if you watch a lot of YouTube videos or Instagram, TikTok, it’s okay for a 15,000 price range.
Software
Now talking about this phone’s software, you get Android 15 here with Samsung’s One UI 7, and I don’t need to keep saying how easy to use and reliable Samsung’s UI is, it’s very clean and minimal, there are no unwanted preinstalled apps here. The AI features of One UI 7 that come in Samsung’s expensive phones are not available here, which felt like a bit of a compromise to me.
That said, software updates come quite regularly on this phone, major Android upgrades come for up to 6 years, that means updates up to Android 21 will come, which you don’t even get on some phones costing one and a half lakh rupees, so Samsung is very good in this regard. Knox security for privacy is also there.
Performance
Next is the question everyone asks a lot – do games run or not, how’s the performance, does it hang as soon as you open two-three apps, does PUBG-like games run or not?
This phone has MediaTek’s Helio G99 chipset and this chipset is considered good for smartphones in this price segment. It’s a good upgrade from the Helio G85 that was in last year’s A06.
Performance is okay, no problems in normal daily usage, heavy multitasking can’t be done, apps also take some time to open… It’s okay for using social media, taking light photos, playing small games. Light games can be played, PUBG can run on lowest settings, but it’s difficult to run on the 4GB variant. We also tested the 4GB variant first, but games didn’t run well there. Later when we bought and tested the 6GB variant, we got better results, so if you want slightly better performance, go for the 6GB version.
Performance is done, how’s this phone’s camera?
Camera
At the back, you get a 50MP main camera and a 2MP depth camera which I say has no use, it’s just placed there for show.
This is a budget phone so you shouldn’t have too many expectations from its camera. In good lighting conditions, if you keep your hand steady and take photos, this phone takes decent photos.
Exposure management is a bit on the higher side but it does preserve light details. Close-ups can also be taken but the output is just average.
One advantage of Samsung phones is that colors are generally good. And look, the skin tones and edge detection of portraits taken with this phone are also decent. Taking such portraits at this price range is quite good, I’d say.
The 8MP selfie camera output is also decent, the good thing is it’s wider and skin tones also come out naturally good.
For video, this phone can shoot up to 1080p 30fps from both front and back. The output is usable if you shoot while staying still, but if you move even a little bit left or right, it becomes like an earthquake has struck.
Battery
Lastly talking about battery, after buying this phone you won’t have to worry about battery, friends. There’s a big 5000mAh battery here which easily gives backup of one and a half days with heavy use and two days with light use. Regarding charging, even though the charger doesn’t come in the box, you get a 25W charger for free which takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to charge this phone from 0-100%.
Samsung Galaxy A07: Pros & Cons
Pros
- 6 years of software updates
- Good build quality for the price
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Average camera performance
- No 5G support
- Missing AI features from premium One UI
Samsung Galaxy A07 Review: Conclusion
Ok… now it’s time to conclude this article, and after talking about so many things about this phone, one serious question is: Is the Samsung A07 a good smartphone for less than 20 thousand?
The answer is easily yes, if you want No.1 Samsung’s brand value and No.2 easy to use software. Another suggestion is to avoid the 4/64GB variant, as it is very slow and you won’t even realize when the 64GB storage is full. Adding a little more money and taking the 6/128GB variant is much better!
But if you don’t care much about the a Samsung phone, then taking the Infinix Hot 60 Pro for 21 thousand would be better. Its also the phone we just reviewed recently, where we found that you can actually get a slightly modern design along with OLED display and slightly better performance. That phone offers better value for money compared to the Galaxy A07.
