Samsung Galaxy A55 256GB 8GB RAM

Network Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch Announced 2024, March 11

Status Available. Released 2024, March 15

Body Dimensions 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)

Weight 213 g (7.51 oz)

Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

SIM Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)

Size 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

  Always-on display

Platform OS Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset Exynos 1480 (4 nm)

CPU Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU Xclipse 530

Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal   256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack No

Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio No

USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

  Virtual proximity sensing

Circle to Search

Battery Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging 25W wired

Misc Colors Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Models SM-A556V, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A5560

SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    

Tests Performance AnTuTu: 635598 (v9), 726158 (v10)

GeekBench: 3259 (v5), 3350 (v6)

3DMark: 1024 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display 1010 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker -25.7 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)

Active use score 13:27h