Alongside the Galaxy A35, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A55, its new mid-range phone. It is the company's most premium-looking and feeling mid-range phone yet.
The Galaxy A55 features a metal frame and Gorilla Glass Victus+, a powerful new processor, and some camera features usually found on premium Galaxy S series phones.
Galaxy A55 has a metal frame, Gorilla Glass Victus+, Exynos 1480 chip with AMD GPU
Samsung has used a metal-and-glass body for the Galaxy A55. It is the first Galaxy A series phone to feature a metal frame and Gorilla Glass Victus+. As usual, this new mid-range Galaxy A phone features an IP67 dust and water resistance rating.
It has a 6.6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, Vision Booster, and Gorilla Glass Victus. Its peak screen brightness can reach up to 1,000 nits under direct sunlight and even higher in HDR scenes. It has stereo speakers for a more immersive media consumption experience. The phone has an under-display optical fingerprint reader.
The 4nm Exynos 1480 processor powers the Galaxy A55. It has four high-performance Cortex-A78 CPU cores clocked at 2.75GHz, four power-efficient Cortex-A55 CPU cores clocked at 2GHz, and the Xclipse 530 GPU based on AMD's RDNA 2 architecture. It is said to have a 15% faster CPU and a 32% faster GPU, so playing high-end games shouldn't be an issue.
The phone has 8GB/12GB RAM and 128GB/256GB internal storage. It is the first Galaxy A series phone with up to 12GB RAM. A microSD card slot allows for further storage expansion.
Samsung is shipping the Galaxy A55 with Android 14-based One UI 6.1 pre-installed. The mid-range phone, like others from Samsung, will get four major Android OS updates and security updates for five years. It features Auto Blocker, Samsung Knox, and Samsung Knox Vault.
Galaxy A55 has Nightography camera with Super HDR videos
The Galaxy A55 has improved overall cameras. It has three cameras on the rear: a 50MP primary camera with OIS and autofocus, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and a 5MP macro camera. On the front, it has a 32MP selfie camera. The 50MP and 13MP cameras can record 4K 30fps videos with VDIS (EIS for video stabilization).
The advanced AI ISP inside the Exynos 1480 brings improved low-light images on a Galaxy A series phone for the first time. Thanks to Nightography, the Galaxy A55 also has Night Portrait mode. It is also the first Galaxy A phone with 12-bit Super HDR Video for a wider dynamic range and deeper colors.
The phone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery and supports 25W fast charging. Its connectivity features include GPS, 5G, a dual-SIM card slot, eSIM, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. The phone will be available in four colors: Ice Blue, Green, Lilac, and Navy.
