Their predecessors rivaled the Galaxy S series for popularity, so these have big shoes to fill. And they do bring some major improvements.
Check out this report from Forbes on the Top 10 best-selling phones for the first half of 2023. The Galaxy A54 sold 8.8 million units, putting it very close to the S23 Ultra and its 9.6 million units. The A34 wasn’t far off with 7.1 million units. The Galaxy A series is a big deal (the A14 actually sold more units than the Ultra).
This week we saw the launch of their successors. The Samsung Galaxy A55 shows massive improvements. It got a larger 6.6” display, now with Gorilla Glass Victus+. The plastic frame and back of the A54 are replaced with aluminum and Gorilla Glass.
And, most importantly, the phone is powered by the Exynos 1480. It probably won’t challenge the Exynos 2200 inside the Galaxy S23 FE in raw performance, but it may have its number in terms of efficiency. Also, the first AMD GPU in a mid-range phone is exciting to see.
