Samsung’s new Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are the latest additions to its mid-range A-series lineup, which typically contains the company’s best-selling phones. Both the new A55 and A35 come with Samsung’s Knox Vault, a security feature designed to protect sensitive data like lock screen credentials and encryption keys by physically isolating it from the phone’s main processor and memory. Software and hardware attacks. The company claims this is the first time this security feature has appeared on its A-series devices.
Samsung has announced European pricing for both models, which are expected to be available on March 20, but availability of different versions will vary by market. The Galaxy A55 starts at €479 (£439, about $524) with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and goes up to €529 (£489, about $579) with 256GB of storage.
Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 starts at €379 (about £322 or $415) with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, while the 8GB/128GB model costs £339 (about €398 or $435) for the 8GB/ The 256GB model costs €449 (£389, approximately $491).
Many of the key specifications of the A55 and A35 are identical on both devices. Both feature 6.6-inch OLED displays with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and both will receive four years of Android OS updates and five years of security patch support (slightly less than the seven years Samsung promised) For Galaxy S24 series).Every Android Policeboth have IP67 dust and water resistance, 5000mAh batteries that can fast charge at up to 25W, and support up to 1TB microSD cards.
The biggest differences between the two phones are their processors and camera setup. The Galaxy A55 is powered by the newer Exynos 1480, while the A35 uses the same Exynos 1380 as last year’s Galaxy A54. There are also camera differences between the two. Both have a 50-megapixel main sensor and a 5-megapixel macro, but the A55 has a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle and a 32-megapixel selfie camera, while the A35 has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle and a 13-megapixel front camera.
We’ve followed up with Samsung to ask if or when these phones could launch in the US like other A-series devices like the Galaxy A54.