Samsung Galaxy A06 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Samsung Galaxy A06 - Lost Competitiveness

The Korean company Samsung is still one of the most famous smartphone manufacturers today, but it is difficult not to recognize the increasing pressure on the corporation from opponents from China. And if in the middle and high price segments the developer from Korea gives an equal fight, then the inexpensive products of the brand are sometimes disappointing. One of these is the hero of today's review.

The appearance of the new product is not bad, but it will hardly be a reason to buy a gadget. Still, the display frames are wide, and the design of the 8-megapixel selfie camera came to us from the distant 2020. Positive aspects of the exterior are the side fingerprint scanner, stylish colors of the cases made of high-quality polycarbonate. The 6.7-inch IPS display boasts natural color rendition and an up-to-date 90-Hz image refresh rate. However, the natural and smooth picture lacks brightness, as well as clarity with a modest resolution of 1600x720 pixels for the diagonal.

The technical characteristics are the MediaTek Helio G85 CPU, 4GB/6GB of RAM and the Mali G52MC2 video adapter. The bundle can still cope with the rendering of the Android 14 interface, but for complex operations, the performance is still not enough. Applications sometimes launch for more than a second, and you can’t dream of resource-intensive games. Genshin Impact noticeably slows down even with minimal graphics settings. But the chipset has no shortage of energy efficiency. The device functions for about a couple of days from a 5000 mAh battery. There is even a relatively fast charge with a power of 25W. The permanent memory is allocated 64/128 GB, there is also a slot for MicroSD cards.

The photo capabilities of the main 50 and 2-megapixel photo modules will not be a revelation, but it is quite possible to take several good photos during the day without serious errors in color rendering and without noise. But you should not count on flagship frame detailing. There is no stereo sound, the phablet does not have a separate output for wired headphones. But what is really disappointing is the lack of NFC contactless payments. This drawback, together with the previously voiced disadvantages, calls into question the future commercial success of the device.