A Galaxy A55 with several upgrades (and downgrades)

Samsung just lately launched the Galaxy A55 5G, and it appears to be like like a stable improve over the Galaxy A54. What if the A55 isn’t fairly up your alley? Effectively, the agency has simply launched the Galaxy M55 5G.

Samsung launched the Galaxy M55 5G in Brazil and it has a number of modifications in comparison with the Galaxy A55. One of many extra notable modifications is the swap to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset as an alternative of the Exynos 1480. This isn’t essentially a wholesale improve or downgrade because the Snapdragon chip has a more moderen CPU that’s extra highly effective in concept, whereas the Exynos 1480 brings an AMD GPU that appears like a notable improve for the mid-range phase.

The Galaxy M55 5G nonetheless has the identical 5,000mAh battery because the Galaxy A55 however brings 45W wired charging to the desk as an alternative of 25W wired speeds. That’s a notable wattage enhance and will shave loads of minutes off the Galaxy A54’s ~85-minute charging time.

One other notable change is that the M55 5G is simply obtainable in an 8GB/256GB mannequin in Brazil in comparison with the A55’s 8GB/128GB base mannequin. You’re getting microSD growth, both manner.

The Galaxy M55 5G additionally serves up a 50MP selfie digital camera, which is a notable decision enhance over the 32MP shooter utilized in current A50 sequence telephones. That’s not essentially a assure of higher selfie picture high quality, although. Moreover, the brand new cellphone brings a 50MP+8MP+2MP rear digital camera trio as an alternative of the A55’s 50MP+12MP+5MP setup. So it appears to be like such as you’re being pressured to decide on between a deal with selfies or higher secondary rear cameras.

Different notable options embrace a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED display screen (FHD+), an under-display fingerprint sensor, One UI 6.1 atop Android 14, and a prolonged replace pledge (4 main OS updates and 5 years of safety patches). There’s no point out of an IP score, although, which might be a giant downgrade over the A55’s IP67 score.

In any occasion, the Galaxy M55 5G has a really helpful worth of three,199 Brazilian reals (~$641), however it’s presently listed at 2,699.10 Brazilian reals (~$541). There’s no official phrase on a wider launch, however we’ve already noticed a help web page for the cellphone on Samsung’s Indian web site. The Galaxy M sequence has by no means been obtainable within the US, although, so don’t maintain your breath for the cellphone to launch stateside.