The A55 strikes a good balance between a premium design and a mid-range price, the A35 makes some sacrifices to drop the price even lower.
If the Samsung Galaxy S24 phones are too pricey, the A-series is the one to look at. Two weeks ago the Galaxy A55 was £440 for the 8/128GB model, the A35 was £340 for a 6/128GB phone, now they are £50-£80 cheaper. To be fair, the old offer included a free pair of Galaxy Buds FE, but not everyone needs new TWS buds.
The Samsung Galaxy A55 is a fairly premium device with an aluminum frame and dual Gorilla Glass (Victus+ on the front). The Exynos 1480 is efficient and powerful enough to drive the 6.6” FHD+ 120Hz OLED display. The A-phones have microSD slots for easy storage expansion, unlike the S-line models, but they lack wireless charging and their water resistance is IP67 instead of IP68 (not that it should make a difference in practice).
The A55 at £364 seems like a great deal, but the Galaxy A35 is under £300 if you go for the base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage (the latter is easily expandable, the former is not).
