Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A25
SM-A253SM-A253
- ReleasedReleased 2023, December 16
- Weight and dimensions197 g (6.95 oz) · 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)
- Operating systemAndroid 14, up to 4 major OS updates, One UI 8.5
- Storage128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM · Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
- model variants
- 3
- spec categories
- 14
Battery
- Charging
- 25W wired
- Type
- 5000 mAh
Body
- Build
- Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
- Dimensions
- 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)
- SIM
- · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
- Weight
- 197 g (6.95 oz)
Comms
- Bluetooth
- 5.3, A2DP, LE
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- Radio
- Market/region dependent
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)
- Size
- 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm 2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Type
- Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
Features
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Launch
- Announced
- 2023, December 11
- Status
- Available. Released 2023, December 16
Main Camera
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, HDR
- 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 (macro)
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
- Card slot
- microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
- Internal
- 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
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
- Price
- $ 129.00 / £ 167.99 / € 289.99
- SAR EU
- 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
Network
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 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
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Our Tests
- Battery
- Active use score 10:19h
- Camera
- Photo / Video
- Display
- 1030 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -26.0 LUFS (Very good)
- Performance
- AnTuTu: 443234 (v9), 480771 (v10) GeekBench: 2023 (v5), 2098 (v6) 3DMark: 643 (Wild Life Extreme)
Platform
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- Chipset
- Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
- GPU
- Mali-G68
- OS
- Android 14, up to 4 major OS updates, One UI 8.5
Selfie camera
- Single
- 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Sound
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
Samsung
Samsung model variants
Data provenance
Specifications source
GSMArena · gsmarena.com · Source model SM-A253C · Fetched 2026-09-05
Specifications are reference data supplied by the source and may contain errors or regional differences.