The first thing you notice when looking at the Galaxy A55 is the metallic effect found on some color options, creating a rainbow of colors depending on how the light hits it. The phone's frame also has a flat design at the edges and appears to be made from stainless steel with a glossy finish along the frame giving it a more realistic feel of metal.
Galaxy A55 is sold at prices from 9,99 million VND in Vietnam
The volume and power controls protrude slightly with a clear and smooth texture, which gives the phone a lot of character when compared to other mid-range smartphones. In particular, the IP67 rating is maintained for protection against water and dust, giving users more peace of mind when using it. But that's not all.
Display and sound quality
Although there is only one bottom speaker, the Galaxy A55 can still play stereo sound thanks to the phone speaker on the device. Furthermore, the sound is also enhanced by the Dolby Atmos feature, providing richer quality.
6,6-inch Super AMOLED screen with super smooth refresh rate
Entertainment is more vivid with a 6,6-inch Super AMOLED display that supports a 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, which can reach a maximum brightness of up to 1.000 nits, good enough for outdoor use. Users also get more color coverage thanks to HDR10+ support and high-resolution playback with Widevine L1 for sharper images.
Thanks to Gorilla Glass Victus+, the screen durability is also increased and scratch-resistant. The drawback is that the surrounding bezels are uneven as the chin is a bit thicker on the sides, which causes the rounded corners of the screen to not line up with the phone's frame.
Performance and battery life
Equipped with the Exynos 1480 chip, the Galaxy A55 offers a leap in performance compared to the Galaxy A54 allowing the phone to quickly handle games like Mobile Legends. With heavier games like Asphalt 9 or Genshin impact, lower graphics settings will help the phone get less hot, providing better control.
Even with the standard model of 8 GB RAM and 128 GB internal memory, users can rest assured thanks to the ability to expand RAM by up to 8 GB with the virtual RAM feature, while internal memory can be increased via the card slot. microSD memory.
Good performance with comfortable battery life
Not only is it 5G capable, the phone also has dual nano-SIM slots. Thanks to eSIM support, users can insert a microSD card without sacrificing dual SIM capabilities. Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and NFC connections are also strengths of the Galaxy A55.
The device's usage time is also comfortable thanks to the 5.000 mAh battery combined with wired charging up to 25W (not included in the box). Tested with a 33W charger, the time to fully charge the battery is 1 hour 23 minutes - quite a fast number. The battery protection option in the Settings app helps extend battery life based on the user's charging pattern.
Camera
Galaxy A55 is equipped with a 3-camera system on the back, including a 50 MP main sensor, 12 MP ultra-wide and 5 MP macro, like its predecessor. The phone can take sharp photos with almost accurate color reproduction in bright lighting conditions. When shooting in low light, thanks to the night mode, photos show quite good dynamic range and little noise.
The phone can record videos up to UHD 4K quality at 30 frames per second with OIS. Meanwhile, taking selfies produces warm tones and supports background blur processing with Portrait mode.
Software
The Galaxy A55 runs OneUI 6.1 based on Android 14 with minimal bloatware, providing a complete OneUI experience, offering some interesting features like adaptive dimming on part of the UI or media streaming with animations. delicate sound wave imaging.
Knox Vault security software is available on Galaxy A55
OneUI 6.1 offers more lock screen customization options. The phone's fluidity in animations, such as navigating between apps, fingerprint unlocking... is also quite good.
Samsung deployed the Knox Vault security feature to the A series for the first time through the Galaxy A55 to enhance user security. Not only that, the phone is also committed to a long-term usage experience with 4 versions of operating system updates along with 5 years of security updates to help users feel secure in using the device for a long time.
