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Samsung Galaxy A55

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Launch

Announced 2024, March 11 2020, February 11
Status Available. Released 2024, March 15 Available. Released 2020, March 06

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G988B
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G988B

Body

Dimensions 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in) 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 222 g (7.83 oz)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak)
Size 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Always-on display Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Platform

OS Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset Exynos 1480 (4 nm) Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA
CPU Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Virtual proximity sensing Circle to Search Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

Battery

Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 25W wired 45W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black, Cloud White
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body)
Models SM-A556V, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A5560 SM-G988, SM-G988U, SM-G988U1, SM-G9880, SM-G988B/DS, SM-G988N, SM-G988B, SM-G988W, SCG03
Price $?335.00 / €?299.30 / £?220.00 / ??31,899 $ 239.95 / € 330.00 / £ 229.00

Main Camera

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123? (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)

Selfie camera

Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 635598 (v9), 726158 (v10) GeekBench: 3259 (v5), 3350 (v6) 3DMark: 1024 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8) GeekBench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1010 nits max brightness (measured) 894 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.7 LUFS (Very good) -23.2 LUFS (Very good)