• Samsung has launched its 2024 midrange phone lineup Galaxy A35 and A55, which have more alluring prices.
  • The Galaxy A55 specifically also includes a metal frame, which would be an upgrade over the plastic used in last year’s Galaxy A54.

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Although Samsung’s midrange product doesn’t have stronger specs or varied features, it has more alluring prices than its flagship handsets. This time the two new models Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 have been launched with high-grade materials and chips and also added a security feature Knox Vault to bring a new future to Samsung’s mid-range range.
-Jennifer YU, BTW Reporter

Samsung launched their new midrange phones. Announced alongside the Galaxy A35, the A55 improved its security and materials.

Some new changes

Both the new A55 and A35 include Samsung’s Knox Vault, a security feature designed to protect sensitive data such as your lock screen credentials and encryption keys from software and hardware attacks by physically isolating them from the phone’s main processor and memory. This system debuted in the Galaxy S21 and this is the first time the security feature has appeared on its A-series devices.

According to Android Police reports, the Galaxy A55 specifically also includes a metal frame, which would be an upgrade over the plastic used in last year’s Galaxy A54. Besides, both of them have IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance, 5000mAh batteries that can be fast charged at up to 25W, and support up to 1TB microSD cards.

Differences

The biggest differences between the two devices come down to their processors and camera setups.

The Galaxy A55 is powered by the newer Exynos 1480, while the A35 uses the Exynos 1380 seen in last year’s Galaxy A54. There are also camera differences between the two. Both have 50-megapixel main sensors and 5-megapixel macros, but the A55 has a 12-megapixel ultrawide and a 32-megapixel selfie camera versus an 8-megapixel ultrawide and 13-megapixel front-facing camera in the A35.

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Price and release

Samsung has announced pricing for both phones in Europe, which are expected to be available on 20 March, but the exact availability of the different versions varies between markets.

The Galaxy A55 starts at 479 EUR (524 USD) with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, rising to 529 EUR (579 USD) for 256GB of storage.Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 starts at 379 EUR (415 USD) for 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, while the 8GB/128GB model costs 398 EUR (435 USD), and the 8GB/256GB model costs 449 EUR (491 USD).