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By popular demand, let’s discuss the Samsung Galaxy A07 vs Redmi 15 4G. Let’s just get straight into it.

The Samsung Galaxy A07 is technically supposed to be an entry level phone by the simple fact of its naming scheme. This is something that I’ve been talking about for a while with the newer processors pouring in and pushing the older ones down the pecking order. The A07 4G is a very solid phone that has budget specs but it is named as an entry level phone and you’ll soon see why. It replaces the Samsung Galaxy A06 4G.

The Redmi 15 4G on the other hand is a budget phone from Xiaomi. It is an upgrade on its predecessor the Redmi 13 as there’s no Redmi 14.

These two phones occupy the same budget to lower mid-range space that are affordable to a lot of people who are looking for good phones without parting with all their life savings. Which of these devices is the best for you and why? Let’s get started.

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Samsung Galaxy A07 vs Redmi 15 4G

Body:

When it comes to body, this one is a tie with a very slight advantage to the Redmi 15 4G. Why do I say so? Well both phones are made of plastic, plastic frame and back. The A07 is smaller and lighter at 184g but it only has IP54 dust and water protection. The Redmi 15 on the hand is slightly bigger and heavier at 224g but it has the better IP64 dust and water protection.

This one is up to personal discretion. Keep your phones away from dust and water tho. These are only for water splashes on the phone’s surface. They’re not real water protection.

Display:

For this section, the easy winner here is the Redmi 15. It has a massive 6.9″ 1080p FHD IPS LCD that supports a 144Hz refresh rate. The Samsung A07 on the other hand uses a smaller but less visually appealing 6.7″ 720p HD PLS-LCD with support for a 90Hz refresh rate.

Easy win here for the Redmi 15.

Operating System:

Both phones run on Android 15 but support different company user interfaces (UI). On the A07, you’ll find One UI 7 whilst on the Redmi 15, there’s HyperOS 2. Samsung are offering 7 years of updates for the A07 while the Redmi 15 is only going to get around 3 years or so.

Whilst I like HyperOS a lot, I prefer long term support more.

Performance:

In this area, there’s absolutely no contest. None. The A07 ships with a MediaTek Helio G99 whilst the Redmi 15 is equipped with a Snapdragon 685. The Helio G99 will run rings around the Snapdragon 685.

However there’s a catch, there’s a catch oh. The A07 uses eMMC 5.1 which for me is a low blow. If you don’t pay attention to these specs sometimes ehn, you may overlook a lot of things. The Redmi 15 on the other hand supports UFS 2.2 storage which should help the phone feel somewhat faster in loading apps and doing other stuff.

Both phones support LPDDR4X RAM running at 2133MHz. Regardless of what Samsung did going with the eMMC 5.1 storage to cut costs, the Samsung A07 still outperforms the Redmi 15 on AnTuTu 10 (416,900 to 338,000) so it is still the better performer here.

Camera and Video:

Both phones ship with 50MP main cameras. The one of the A07 is a Samsung S5KJN1 sensor whilst that of the Redmi 15 seems to be generic. They also both have 2MP depth sensors with the Redmi 15 having an extra camera to which I do not understand its purpose.

In front, they also both have 8MP selfies and whilst the A07 uses an 8MP GalaxyCore GC08A8 sensor, the one on the Redmi 15 is unknown (i.e. generic).

For video, both phones also shoot 1080p videos at 30fps.

Whilst this is clearly a draw, I may be obliged to learn towards the A07 for this one.

Sound:

They both use a single firing loudspeaker and do not support the 3.5mm aux jack. Sad times these are. The 3.5mm jack is going extinct.

Comms and Features:

The A07 supports WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, FM radio, USB C port (2.0), Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted), accelerometer and a proximity sensor.

The Redmi 15 on the other hand supports WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, IR blaster, USB C (2.0), fingerprint scanner (side-mounted), accelerometer, and proximity sensors.

This one is a draw.

Battery and charging:

This one is a very very easy win for the Redmi 15 4G. It has a 7000mAh battery and supports 33W of fast charge. The A07 on the other side supports a 5000mAh and 25W of fast charge.

When you consider the fact that the Snapdragon 685 is more lenient on the battery compared to the Helio G99 which requires more power, it’s a straight shot to the Redmi 15.

Price:

As for prices, the Samsung A07 4G is selling for around 150k for the 4/128GB variant. As for the Redmi 15 4G, prices are not out for the Nigerian market yet but they’re expected to be more costly than the A07 4G.

Summary

So let’s do a summary

• Body – Tie
• Display – Redmi 15 4G
• OS – A07 4G
• Performance – A07 4G
• Storage – Redmi 15 4G
• Camera/Video – Tie
• Sound – Tie
• Comms/features – Tie
• Battery/charging – Redmi 15 4G
• Price – A07 4G

Both phones are closely matched so this is a very close one to call. The A07 4G is the more affordable option and it offers better performance for gaming and other app use. Samsung are also throwing in 7 years of support to sweeten the deal. My two gripes are the use of a 720p display and an eMMC 5.1 storage.

On the other hand however, Redmi 15 4G has a better display, faster storage, bigger battery and faster charging. Its down points are its weaker performance and expensive cost.

Has this helped to make up your mind between both devices? please let me know.

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