Intro
The Galaxy A55 and the Galaxy A35 are both coming soon to bolster the ranks of Samsung’s mid-range lineups, which is due for a refresh this spring. Just like the company’s flagship phones, the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 won’t be that much different from their predecessors and will mostly reiterate the same general design and hardware loadouts of their predecessors.
Galaxy A55 vs Galaxy A35 differences:
| Galaxy A55 | Galaxy A35 |
|---|---|
| An Exynos 1480 chipset | A slightly humbler Exynos 1380 chip |
| A large 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display with smooth 120Hz refresh rate | Slightly larger 6.6-inhc Super AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate as well |
| A new Key Island design language with bulge on the side | The same Key Island design language |
| 5,000mAh battery with a 25W charging | The same 5,000mAh battery with same-ish 25W charging speeds |
| Probably slightly higher-res rear camera load out | Less impressive camera system |
Table of Contents:
Design and Size
Key Archipelago
Both phones will come with IP67 water and dust resistance, which is a great thing to have on a mid-ranger. Sure thing, it’s a step-down from IP68, which allows you to submerge your device deeper, but that’s basically a non-issue.
Display Differences
Similar to last year, the Galaxy A35 will once again feature a slightly larger display than the Galaxy A55. As per the rumors, the difference could be just 0.1 inches in favor of the Galaxy A35, which will come with a 6.6-inch screen in comparison with the 6.5-inch Galaxy A55, but that’s a noteworthy difference nonetheless.
Aside from the slight size contrast, the rest of the display specs will likely sync up. Both phones will come with Super AMOLED screens that will be able to go as high up as 120Hz in terms of refresh rate, delivering a very smooth experience.
Other than that, we’d love to see brighter screens with higher maximum brightness. Such a move would be in line with the industry trends that tend to maximize display brightness, which should be already trickling down to mid-rangers.
Performance and Software
The reign of Exynos is nigh
In terms of storage and memory, we anticipate both devices to come in two versions, one with 128GB and the other with 256GB of storage, with 8GB of RAM. What’s more, there’s a pretty high chance that users will be able to increase the available storage thanks to a microSD card.
Camera
Triple cameras are not what they used to be
Both the Galaxy A55 and the Galaxy A35 will come with triple cameras, but you will certainly two of those almost 99% of the time. Why is that? As is tradition, Samsung will be once again equipping the two mid-rangers with useless macro cameras, whose utility is emulated with the ultra-wide camera on many other phones.
Specs-wise, the main difference could be in the megapixel count of the two phones. The Galaxy A55 will likely come with a 50MP main and a 32MP ultra-wide, whereas the Galaxy A35 will likely have slightly less in terms of megapixels. Quality-wise, the Galaxy A55 would likely have a slightly upper hand, but that remains to be seen.
Audio Quality and Haptics
Battery Life and Charging
Same batteries, same battery life?
In terms of charging, it sounds very logical that Samsung will bake in 25W charging support (which is the same as the one on the Galaxy S24). Fully charging the two devices would likely take an hour and a half or more, or less.
Specs Comparison
| Galaxy A55 | Galaxy A35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | 6.5″ OLED 120Hz |
6.6″ OLED 120Hz |
| Processor | Exynos 1480 | Exynos 1380 |
| RAM, Storage | 8/128GB 8/256GB |
8/128GB 8/256GB |
| Cameras | 50MP main 12MP ultra 5MP macro 32MP front |
48MP main 8MP ultra 5MP macro 12MP front |
| Battery | 5000mAh | 5000mAh |
| Charging | USB-C 25W wired |
USB-C 25W wired |
Summary
Both the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are already shaping up to be minor generational upgrades over their predecessors. Nothing too drastic in terms of new features, but as long as the price doesn’t change, the two could end up on the best-selling lists once again.
While the Galaxy A34 wasn’t available in the US, we hope this will change with the Galaxy A35. Potentially, the phone could carry a $400 price tag, while the Galaxy A55 should cost around $450. Quite affordable.
