Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G were officially released as scheduled. The successors to 2023’s most popular mid-range combo have more in common than ever before.
First, the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 feature the same display – a 6.6-inch 1080×2340 pixel Super AMOLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate. They also share a 5,000mAh battery with support for 25W charging and Samsung’s new Key Island design language. However, the bezels are different, with the Galaxy A55 using metal, while the Galaxy A35 uses plastic.
Galaxy A55 5G comes with Exynos 1480 SoC and AMD RDNA2-based Xclipse 530 GPU. You can pair it with 8 GB or 12 GB RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB storage. In comparison, the Galaxy A35 uses the older Exynos 1380 used in the Galaxy A54. It’s still a 5nm chipset, which suggests efficiency, and you can choose between 6GB or 8GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage.
The Galaxy A55 has a 32MP f/2.2 selfie camera, while the back has a 50MP f/1.8 main shooter with OIS, a 12MP f/2.2 fixed-focus ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 5MP f/2.4 macro camera.
Galaxy A35 5G features a 13MP f/2.2 front-facing unit, 50MP f/1.8 main camera, 8MP f/2.2 fixed-focus ultra-wide-angle shooter, and 5MP f/2.4 macro unit.
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G colors: ice blue, lemon, lilac and navy
Samsung Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 feature Samsung Knox Vault for the first time on the A series. It is a hardware-based secure execution environment that is physically isolated from the processor and memory. It protects the most critical data on your device, such as lock screen credentials – PINs, passwords, and patterns. It also protects your phone’s encryption keys.
Samsung’s standalone Knox is also installed, and you can opt-in to the auto-blocker, which blocks suspicious app installations, scans for malware, and blocks malicious commands.
Samsung has promised four years of major operating system updates and five years of security patches for the two new Galaxy A series phones. That’s two years shorter than the flagship series, but still impressive for a mid-range offering.
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G colors: Ice Blue, Lemon, Lilac and Navy
You can buy the Galaxy A55 in 8/128GB version for €480, with other available options including 8/256GB (€530) and 12/256GB versions. The starting price of Galaxy A35 6/128GB is 380 euros, with an intermediate version of 8/128GB, and the highest price is 450 euros for the 8/256GB version.