Samsung Galaxy A25

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch
Announced
2023, December 11

Status
Available. Released 2023, December 16

Body
Dimensions
161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

Weight
197 g (6.95 oz)

Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)

Size
6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Platform
OS
Android 14, One UI 6

Chipset
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU
Mali-G68

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Triple
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Single
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06″, 1.12µm

Video
1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio
Market/region dependent

USB
USB Type-C 2.0

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

 Virtual proximity sensing

Battery
Type
5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
25W wired

Misc
Colors
Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Models
SM-A256E, SM-A256E/DS, SM-A256E/DSN, SM-A256B, SM-A256B/DS, SM-A256B/DSN, SM-A256U, SM-A256U1

SAR EU
0.46 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    

Price
C$ 315.99 / $ 199.00 / £ 249.00 / € 220.00

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 443234 (v9), 480771 (v10)
GeekBench: 2023 (v5), 2098 (v6)
3DMark Wild Life: 2320 (offscreen 1440p)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)

Active use score 10:19h