Samsung's new Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are the latest additions to its mid-range A-series lineup, which often contains the company's best-selling phones. Both the new A55 and A35 include Samsung's Knox Vault, a security feature designed to protect sensitive data such as lock screen credentials and encryption keys from software and hardware attacks by physically isolating it from the main processors and memory of phones. The company boasts This is the first time the security feature has appeared on its A series devices.
Samsung has announced European pricing for the two models, which will be available on March 20, but the exact availability of the different versions varies by market. The Galaxy A55 starts at €479 (£439, around $524) with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and goes up to €529 (£489, around $579) for 256GB of storage.
Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 starts at €379 (around £322 or $415) for 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, while the 8GB/128GB model costs £339 (around €398 or $435). dollars) and the 8GB/256GB model costs €449 (£389, about $491).
Many of the key specifications of the A55 and A35 are consistent across the two devices. Both come with 6.6-inch OLED displays with 1,000 nits of peak brightness and refresh rates of up to 120Hz, and both will be backed by four years of Android OS updates and five years of security patches (a bit less than the seven years of both Samsung promises). for the Galaxy S24 line). By Android PoliceBoth have IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance, 5000mAh batteries that can fast charge up to 25W, and support microSD cards up to 1TB.
The biggest differences between the two phones come down to their processors and camera configurations. The Galaxy A55 is powered by a newer Exynos 1480, while the A35 uses the same Exynos 1380 seen in last year's Galaxy A54. There are also camera differences between the two. Both have 50-megapixel main and 5-megapixel macro sensors, but the A55 has a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 32-megapixel selfie camera versus an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 13-megapixel front camera on the A35.
We've followed up with Samsung to ask if or when the phones could launch in the US like other A-series devices, including the Galaxy A54.
