Samsung could soon announce its new Galaxy A phones, the Galaxy A35 and the Galaxy A55. The leaks show that Samsung is trying to bring more high-end bits to its mid-range phones. The Galaxy A55 is expected to get a metal frame, the first for any Galaxy A series phone. But the Galaxy M55 could be the Galaxy A55 we actually deserve.
Galaxy M55 has Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Some of the Galaxy M55 specifications have leaked over the past few months. It features the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, a relatively new chip made using Samsung Foundry's 4nm process.
It has four high-performance Cortex-A710 CPU cores and four power-efficient Cortex-A510 CPU cores. Its Adreno 644 GPU has proven to be around 20% faster than the one inside the Snapdragon 778G that Galaxy fans loved from the Galaxy A52s. It is also similarly faster than the Mali-G68 MP5 GPU inside Galaxy A54's Exynos 1380 processor.
The Galaxy M55 is expected to feature 8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB internal storage, and a microSD card slot. From the looks of it, the upcoming mid-range phone should be powerful enough to handle most tasks, including gaming, proficiently.
People also love the efficiency of Snapdragon 5G modems, as they offer excellent sleep times. And when you pair that with the 6,000mAh battery and 45W fast charging that the Galaxy M55 is rumored to feature, it should result in extremely good battery life.
Galaxy M55 looks like a recipe for mid-range success
It has the potential to be a great mid-range smartphone, featuring a big 120Hz OLED screen, a capable Snapdragon higher mid-range processor, a triple-camera setup, possibly four Android OS updates, a gigantic battery, and 45W fast charging. Since the Galaxy M54 has 4K video recording on front and rear cameras, it is highly likely for the Galaxy M55 to have it too. The same goes for optical image stabilization for the primary rear camera.
Usually, Galaxy M series phones forgo things like an IP rating and a premium design for a bigger battery and a lower price tag. If that holds true for the Galaxy M55 as well, it could please many consumers looking to buy good overall mid-range smartphones.
Editor's Note: Galaxy M55 will likely be launched only in a few emerging markets in Asia and Latin America, like Brazil and India. Going by Samsung's track record, the Galaxy M55 will likely be priced lower than the Galaxy A55. With a powerful processor, a big 120Hz OLED screen, a triple-camera setup, and a big battery, the Galaxy M55 will be really attractive to many potential buyers.
The only features that I now want Samsung to bring to the Galaxy M series are an IP67 rating and a higher-resolution ultrawide camera. According to my opinion, those two features matter more to people than a metal frame or an under-display fingerprint reader.
