Samsung Galaxy M05

The Samsung Galaxy M05 has a non-folding, standard rectangular form factor with a height of 168.8 mm and a width of 78.2 mm, giving it a notably tall and wide footprint. It measures 8.8 mm in thickness and weighs 195 g, resulting in a total volume of approximately 116.16 cm³. The device does not feature a rugged build and carries no water resistance rating, meaning it offers no certified protection against dust or moisture.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 uses an IPS LCD panel measuring 6.7 inches, delivering a resolution of 720 x 1600 px at a pixel density of 262 ppi. The screen supports touch input but does not include an Always-On Display mode, nor does it support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. There is no secondary screen present, and the display does not feature branded damage-resistant glass.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G85, a 12 nm octa-core chipset configured as 2 cores at 2 GHz and 6 cores at 1.8 GHz using big.LITTLE technology, with a thermal design power of 5W and integrated LTE. It is paired with 4GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across 2 memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s and support for up to 8GB, alongside 64GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. Graphics are handled by the Mali G52 MC2 GPU clocked at 1000 MHz, with DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 support. The chipset is 64-bit capable, includes ARM TrustZone security, and scores 424 and 1322 in Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core tests respectively.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 features a dual rear camera system with a 50 MP primary lens at f/2.4 and a 2 MP secondary lens at f/1.8, both using CMOS sensors without back-side illumination or optical image stabilization. The main camera supports phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and a range of manual controls including ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. It can record video at 1080p up to 60 fps with slow-motion support, but does not offer HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, and carries no optical zoom. A single LED flash is present at the rear, while the front has no flash. Additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, and timelapse, whereas 360° panorama, raw capture, and 3D recording are absent. The 8 MP single-lens front camera sits at f/2.0 and is positioned conventionally rather than under the display.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 runs Android 14 and includes a solid set of privacy controls, covering location access management, camera and microphone permissions, clipboard warnings, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, an extra dim mode, customizable notifications, and home screen widgets, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, Live Text, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user accounts, child lock, phone tracking, and battery health monitoring. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not supported, Wi-Fi password sharing is absent, and the Quick Start feature is not included.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 25W wired fast charging, and a battery level indicator is present to monitor charge status. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio output, but is limited to a single speaker with no stereo speaker setup. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 supports dual SIM cards and connects via Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, with cellular connectivity capped at 4G LTE — there is no 5G support. Bluetooth 5.3 is on board, and the device includes a USB Type-C port running at USB 2.0 speeds. Wired data transfer is accompanied by download speeds of up to 300 MBits/s and upload speeds of up to 100 MBits/s, while an external memory slot allows for storage expansion. Location is handled through GPS with Galileo support, and an accelerometer is present, though there is no gyroscope, compass, or barometer. The device features a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, but does not include NFC, 3D facial recognition, or an iris scanner. Satellite SOS, crash detection, ANT+, heart rate monitoring, infrared sensor, HDMI output, DLNA certification, motion or optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent, and no stylus is included.

The Samsung Galaxy M05 includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions, while its display is flat and standard — neither curved nor based on e-paper technology. The screen is also not protected by sapphire glass.