REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 4.0 → 6.1
- Display score: 6.3 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the Samsung Galaxy A05s?
How the Samsung Galaxy A05s compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates end around 2027 Newer phones are about 2× faster The best upgrade scores 3.2 points higher on camera and 2.5 on display OS upgrades ended around 2025
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Samsung Galaxy A05s, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 2× faster
- Camera score: 4.0 → 7.2
- Display score: 6.3 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 60
What you’d gain
- 2.1× faster
- Camera score: 4.0 → 7.5
- Display score: 6.3 → 8.4
- Battery score: 4.6 → 5.5
- Security updates until around 2029
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
What you’d gain
- 2.3× faster
- Camera score: 4.0 → 6.0
- Display score: 6.3 → 8.3
- Battery: 5,000 → 10,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- Heavier: 194 → 230 g
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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Samsung Galaxy A05s upgrade FAQ
Is the Samsung Galaxy A05s still supported?
Samsung promises 4 years of security updates for the Samsung Galaxy A05s, counted from its announcement in September 2023, so they should continue until around 2027. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2025.
What is the best upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy A05s?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4 vs 4.5 for the Samsung Galaxy A05s. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the Samsung Galaxy A05s, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G than the Samsung Galaxy A05s?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G is about 2 times as fast as the Samsung Galaxy A05s. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 2,880 vs 1,420.