{"id":30334,"date":"2024-03-11T13:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30334\/galaxy-a55-5g-vs-galaxy-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:11:47","slug":"galaxy-a55-5g-vs-galaxy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30334","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy A55 5G vs Galaxy A54 5G: barely a generation-worth of upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Galaxy A55 5G vs Galaxy A54 5G: barely a generation-worth of upgrades\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Samsung announced the <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G, the successor to the A54 5G, but it might be a little difficult for some to consider it a worthwhile upgrade.  We&#39;re looking at a slightly different design, a faster chipset, some display improvements, and that&#39;s it.  Of course, it&#39;s best to look at the details before jumping to conclusions, so let&#39;s dig in.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-auto nolinks\">\n<table class=\"tb-plugin tb-plugin-fullWidth\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Galaxy A55 5G<\/th>\n<th>Galaxy A54 5G<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\">Exynos 1480<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Exynos 1380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\">A larger phone with a 6.6-inch screen<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Smaller body with a 6.4-inch screen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\">Vision Booster = higher brightness<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Lower screen brightness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\">12 GB of RAM for the most expensive variant<\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Up to 8 GB of RAM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Contents:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"design\" class=\"anchor\">Design and size<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5>Grown in many ways<\/h5>\n<div>Design is one of the few areas in which you will be able to differentiate between <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G from the A54 5G the most.  For starters, it&#39;s larger, at 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2mm compared to the predecessor&#39;s 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2mm measurements.  It&#39;s also heavier, weighing 213g versus 202g.<\/div>\n<div>More obvious, however, is the new design element adopted from the more affordable Galaxy A15 and Galaxy A25 (released in late 2023).  Of course, we&#39;re talking about the bump that houses the volume and power buttons, also known as the &#8220;Key Island.&#8221;  This is a design choice that will differentiate the A55 5G from its more expensive siblings in the flagship Galaxy <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/s24\/\"   title=\"S24\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">S24<\/a> line.<\/div>\n<p>The rear panel is reminiscent of the higher models, however, with three protruding cameras in the upper left corner.  At the front, the bezels appear to have shrunk, which is particularly noticeable with the bottom one.<\/p>\n<p>The A55 5G continues to benefit from an IP67 certification, which means the phone is protected against temporary immersion underwater.  The glass, however, has improved and is now called Gorilla Glass Victus, which is more durable than the A54 5G&#39;s Gorilla Glass 5.<\/p>\n<div>When it comes to color options to choose from, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/galaxy\/\"   title=\"Samsung\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Samsung<\/a> has spiced things up a bit this year, giving some more eye-catching hues.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/colors\/\"   title=\"colors\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">colors<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Awesome Blue<\/li>\n<li>Awesome Black<\/li>\n<li>Gorgeous pink<\/li>\n<li>Awesome yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Galaxy A54 5G colors:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Superb graphite<\/li>\n<li>Awesome White<\/li>\n<li>Awesome Violet<\/li>\n<li>Awesome Lime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unboxing these phones is an identical experience.  Samsung is pretty minimalist in how it ships its products, and that includes the A55 5G and A54 5G, both of which come with just a cable for charging and some documentation.<\/p>\n<p><h2><span id=\"display\" class=\"anchor\">Display differences<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has some of the best (if not the best) phone screens on the market.  And that&#39;s still the case even when we&#39;re talking about the company&#39;s most affordable phones, such as the <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G. <\/p>\n<p>The company has now increased its size from 6.4 inches on the A54 5G to 6.6 inches on the A55 5G.<\/p>\n<p>The A55 5G&#39;s display comes with 1080 x 2340 pixels and the same smooth 120Hz refresh rate and support for HDR10+ content.  The new addition here is something Samsung calls Vision Booster, which is supposed to make the screen clear and bright in various lighting conditions.  Whether this means the A55 has a higher maximum brightness in our display tests remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<div>Some other points that should be mentioned are that the <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G has thinner bezels around the screen compared to the A54 5G.  This is especially true for the bottom bezel, which looks much thinner in comparison.<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"performance\" class=\"anchor\">Performance and software<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5>More power!<\/h5>\n<p>The performance segment is where Samsung has focused the most with the A55 5G, giving it the new and more powerful Exynos 1480. Samsung doesn&#39;t specify how much faster the new chip is, but we&#39;ll figure it out during our testing and benchmarking, so stay tuned for the results.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the new chip, the A55 5G also comes with up to 12GB of RAM, while the A54 5G only increased by 8GB of RAM.  The storage options are the same though, with 128GB and 256GB variants.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the memory\/storage combinations for both phones.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G RAM\/Storage Options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Galaxy A54 5G RAM\/Storage Options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The software update situation remains the same as last year&#39;s generation (despite hopes of 7 years of software updates).  In other words, you get 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security patches, which will keep your A55 5G up to Android 18.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"camera\" class=\"anchor\">Camera<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5>Same, same (but maybe different)<\/h5>\n<div>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/camera\/\"   title=\"camera\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">camera<\/a> systems on the <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> The 5G and A54 5G are seemingly identical on paper, so here&#39;s a quick list of them all and their specs.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G cameras and Galaxy A54 5G:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Wide (main) \u2013 50MP, f\/1.8, AF, OIS<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-wide \u2013 12MP, f\/2.2<\/li>\n<li>Macro-5MP, f\/2.4<\/li>\n<li>Front (selfie) \u2013 32MP, f\/2.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Suffice it to say, if we see any improvement in image quality when recording photos and videos, it would be thanks to the new processor built into the A55 5G, as well as the AI \u200b\u200bcapabilities that he allows.  Specifically, we&#39;re talking about the advanced AI Image Signal Processing (ISP) mentioned by Samsung in its announcement, which apparently produces stunning low-light images never before seen on the Galaxy A <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"audio\" class=\"anchor\">Audio and haptic quality<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Samsung doesn&#39;t specify any changes to its mid-range speakers, but the A55 5G should offer pleasant audio quality from its dual-firing speakers.  At least that&#39;s what we got with the Galaxy A54 5G, aside from its distortion issues at maximum volume, especially with lower-pitched music and sounds.  The haptics should also feel good if they&#39;re anything like their predecessor.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"battery\" class=\"anchor\">Battery life and charging<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5>No change on this front<\/h5>\n<p>Both <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> Both the 5G and A54 5G come with massive 5,000mAh batteries.  If battery life has changed in any way, it would be because of the new processor in the 2024 model, but we&#39;ll let you know more once we put the A55 5G through our testing battery life.<\/p>\n<div>Charging will undoubtedly be the same, as it still maxes out at 25W (just like with the A54) and you&#39;ll need to boost the same battery capacity.<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"specs\" class=\"anchor\">Specification Comparison<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a quick overview of the <span>Galaxy A55 5G<\/span> compared to the Galaxy A54 5G specifications.  For the most part, the two are quite similar.  The only visible difference is the size, weight, some display features and chipset.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-auto nolinks\">\n<table class=\"tb-plugin tb-plugin-fullWidth\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20px;\"\/>\n<th style=\"width: 20px;\">Galaxy A55 5G<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 20px;\">Galaxy A54 5G<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Size weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm, 213 g<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20px;\" class=\"\">158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm, 202 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Screen<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">6.6-inch AMOLED<br \/>1080 x 2340 pixels<br \/>120Hz<br \/>Vision booster<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">6.4-inch AMOLED<br \/>1080 x 2340 pixels<br \/>120Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Processor<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Exynos 1480<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Exynos 1380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">RAM, storage<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">8\/128 GB<br \/>8\/256 GB<br \/>12\/256 GB<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">6\/128 GB<br \/>6\/256 GB<br \/>8\/256 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Cameras<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">50MP main<br \/>12MP ultra<br \/>5MP Macro<\/p>\n<p>32MP front<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">50MP main<br \/>12MP ultra<br \/>5MP Macro<\/p>\n<p>32MP front<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Battery<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">5000mAh<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">5000mAh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">Loading<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">USB-C<br \/>25W wired<br \/>No wireless network<\/td>\n<td class=\"\" style=\"width: 20px;\">USB-C<br \/>25W wired<br \/>No wireless network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"summary\" class=\"anchor\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So basically, Samsung has given its new <span>Galaxy A55<\/span> 5G a new processor, a slightly different look and a slightly larger screen and body.  Whether this is a worthwhile set of upgrades will largely depend on how much better that processor is and whether that performance increase would affect the camera system in any significant way.<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re a little disappointed that there isn&#39;t an increase in the software support window, we were really hoping for that here, as it would have made purchasing this new generation more cost-effective.  Stay tuned for our full comparison where you can see a more detailed view of the camera, battery life, and display stats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galaxy A55 5G vs Galaxy A54 5G: barely a generation-worth of upgrades\u060c Introduction Samsung announced the Galaxy A55 5G, the successor to the A54 5G, but it might be a little difficult for some to consider it a worthwhile upgrade. We&#39;re looking at a slightly different design, a faster chipset, some display improvements, and that&#39;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5231,6620,11761,78,11762,864],"class_list":["post-30334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-a54","tag-a55","tag-barely","tag-galaxy","tag-generationworth","tag-upgrades"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30336,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30334\/revisions\/30336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}