Samsung Galaxy Wide 6 Arrives as a Rebranded A04s

 

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A04s in select markets last week, and now it's coming to more countries under a different name. The Galaxy Wide 6 has just arrived in South Korea as a direct successor to last year's Galaxy Wide 5, which was rebranded as the Galaxy F42 5G in India.

The Galaxy Wide 6 is almost the same as the A04s, except it has a different chipset and color options.

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Don't be misled by the 'Wide' moniker, as this is a standard phone with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen that supports 720p resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There's a waterdrop notch at the top and a thick bottom bezel, just like the Galaxy A04s.

Instead of Samsung's Exynos 850, however, you get MediaTek's Dimensity 700 SoC with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage along with a microSD card slot. It boots Android 12 OS with One UI on top like most other Samsung phones. The camera setup also remains unchanged, with a 50MP primary sensor flanked by a 2MP shooter duo for depth and macro shots. The selfie camera is an 8MP lens.

There's a 5,000mAh battery on board, but sadly there's no support for fast charging via the USB-C port.

Samsung Galaxy Wide 6 starts at $256 in South Korea, which is significantly higher than its international sibling ($170).

Samsung Galaxy Wide 6 Specifications

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 700

CPU: Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU: Mali G57 MC2

OS: Android 12, One UI 4.1

Supported Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G

Display: 6.5″ IPS LCD with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution; 270 PPI, 90Hz refresh rate

Memory:

    RAM: 4 GB

    Internal: 128 GB

Card slot: yes

Camera:

    Rear (Triple): 50MP (wide) + 2MP (depth) +2MP (macro)

    Front: 8MP

Colors: Black, White, Blue

Fingerprint sensor: Side-mounted

Battery: 5,000 mAh

Price: $256