Samsung's upcoming mid-range 5G Smartphone the Galaxy A55 5G, surfaced in renders earlier this month. Preceding this, benchmark details of the phone had been disclosed, unveiling the presence of the Exynos 1480 processor and the AMD Xclipse 530 GPU.
Despite the initial benchmarks not being particularly impressive, recent information on the phone, identified by the model number SM-A556B, has emerged on the Geekbench 6 listing. It discloses a single-core score of 1127 and a multi-core score of 3090, showing a slight improvement compared to the Galaxy A54, which is powered by the Exynos 1380 SoC and achieved a single-core score of 1006 and a multi-core score of 2792. Further insights into the performance of the Xclipse 530 GPU compared to the Mali-G68 MP5 GPU will likely be revealed through GPU benchmark scores.
According to earlier rumors, the Exynos 1480 SoC (S5E8845) is anticipated to include 4 performance cores clocked at 2.75GHz and 4 efficiency cores clocked at 2.05GHz, confirming the same. Additionally, it indicates 8GB of RAM and is expected to run on Android 14.
The dimensions of the phone are reported to be 161.1 x 77.3 / 77.9 x 8.2mm, making it slightly taller and wider than the A54. This is attributed to the rumored 6.5-inch Infinity-O display, an increase from the 6.4-inch screen on the A54.
Rumors also suggest that the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G will feature a 50MP main rear camera, a 12MP ultra-wide lens, and a 32MP front camera, mirroring the specifications of the Galaxy A54. According to China's 3C certification, the phone is expected to support 25W fast charging, aligning with the capabilities of the Galaxy A54. Notably, a charger will not be included in the box, following the trend seen in most other Samsung phones.
Anticipated to be unveiled in January 2024, both the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and the Galaxy A35 5G are poised for introduction in the coming month.
