Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
2024 Android-based smartphone by Samsung
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The Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is a mid-range Android-based smartphone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics as a part of its Galaxy A series.[1][2] It was announced on March 11, 2024 and was released four days later, alongside the Galaxy A35 5G.[3][4][5][6][7]
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| Brand | Samsung Galaxy |
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Type | Smartphone |
Series | Samsung Galaxy A series |
First released | March 15, 2024 |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy A54 5G |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy A56 5G |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy A05 Samsung Galaxy A15 Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Samsung Galaxy A35 5G |
| GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Slate | |
| Colors | Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Lemon, Awesome Navy |
| Dimensions | 161.1 mm (6.34 in) H 77.4 mm (3.05 in) W 8.2 mm (0.32 in) D |
| Weight | 213 g (7.5 oz) |
| Original: Android 14 with One UI 6.1 Current: Android 16 with One UI 8.5 | |
| Exynos 1480 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Xclipse 530 |
| Memory | 8 and 12 GB RAM |
| Storage | 128 and 256 GB |
| SIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM or dual SIM (Nano-SIM) |
| Battery | Li-Ion 5000 mAh |
| Charging | Super Fast charging 25W |
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| Front camera |
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| Display | 6.6 in (170 mm) 1080 × 2340 px resolution, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density) Super AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ Always On |
| Sound | Stereo speakers |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct) Bluetooth 5.3 (A2DP, LE) |
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| IP67 | |
| Model | SM-A5560, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A556V |
| Website | www |
In South Korea, the device is sold as the Galaxy Quantum5, announced and released on September 1, 2024.[8]
Specifications
Design
The front is made of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+. The back is made of Gorilla Glass Victus+ and has an aluminium frame. It marks the return of the aluminum frame for the first time since the relaunching of the Galaxy A series.[9] It also features IP67 dust and water resistance. The design of the Galaxy A55 5G features a flat frame and the Key Island.[10]
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Hardware
Processor and memory
The Galaxy A55 5G is equipped with the in-house Exynos 1480 SoC, which features the Xclipse 530 graphics processing unit, co-developed with AMD and based on the RDNA 2 architecture.[11] It is paired with 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM (with the latter a first for the overall Galaxy A series[12]) and 128 GB or 256 GB of internal storage. It supports expandable storage via microSD card.
Battery
The smartphone features a non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh battery with a 25 W fast charging support, similar with its predecessor.
Camera
The Galaxy A55 5G has a triple rear camera setup, including a 50 MP Sony IMX906 wide-angle lens with an f/1.8 aperture, phase detection autofocus, and optical image stabilization; a 12 MP Sony IMX258 ultrawide-angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture and a 123° field of view; and a 5 MP macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture. The smartphone also features a front-facing 32 MP Sony IMX616 wide-angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture. Both main and front cameras can record video in 4K resolution at 30 fps.[13]
Ports and connectivity
On the bottom of the smartphone, there is a USB-C 2.0 port, two microphones and a loudspeaker. On the top, there is an additional microphone and, depending on the model, either a hybrid dual SIM tray (SIM 1 + SIM 2 or SIM 1 + microSD) or a single SIM tray.
Software
Alongside the Galaxy A15, Galaxy A25, and the Galaxy A35 5G, the device is slated to receive 4 OS upgrades and 5 years of security updates.[5] It also marks the last time these devices will receive this level of support, as its successors all had 6 years of support.[14] It is the first Galaxy A5x device to support Google's Seamless Updates (which it works by installing updates to a secondary system partition that the device boots from whenever it is restarted).[15]
Starting with the Galaxy A55, the Galaxy A5x series no longer supports 32-bit ARMv7 applications due to restrictions in the SoC. Devices that were released prior to the Galaxy A55 continue to support 32-bit apps.[16]
| Pre-installed OS | OS Upgrades history | End of support | ||||
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| A55 5G | Android 14 (One UI 6.1) |
Android 15 (One UI 7.0) May 2025[17] |
Android 16 (One UI 8.0) September 2025[18] (One UI 8.5) May 2026[19] |
Expected within 2029 | ||