Weekly poll: Samsung Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34, fan favorites or a missed opportunity?

Samsung’s Galaxy A collection is a crowd-pleaser – it seems and feels quite a bit just like the pricier Galaxy S fashions with out costing practically as a lot. Sure, the cameras aren’t as good, efficiency is decrease and so forth, however the A collection thrives on being “good enough”

That is why the arrival of the Galaxy A54 and A34 is such an enormous deal. Some of the earlier entries managed to grow to be fan favorites and are sometimes introduced up as suggestions within the remark sections. Can the 2023 technology stay as much as these expectations? We’ll allow you to be the decide, however first we have to deal with what has modified and what has not.

The Samsung Galaxy A34 is not only a cheaper model of the A5x mannequin. This 12 months it’s bigger with a 6.6” show (vs. 6.4”) and it matches it with a 120Hz refresh price (the A33 solely did 90Hz). Additionally, it has a very completely different chipset, a Dimensity 1080.

Samsung Galaxy A34

The Samsung Galaxy A54 takes the show down a notch, down to six.4” (the A53 had a 6.5” show). However, the brand new mannequin isn’t smaller than its 2022 predecessor – it’s a millimeter shorter, certain, however it’s 2mm wider and it’s 13g heavier. Both the A54 and A34 have 5,000mAh batteries with 25W wired solely charging (identical as their predecessors), each are rated IP67. The A54 makes use of a Samsung-designed Exynos 1380 chipset.

Samsung Galaxy A54

Compared to the Dimensity, it makes use of a special node (5nm Samsung vs. 6nm TSMC) and has double the variety of Cortex-A78 cores (4), although the utmost clock velocity is decrease (2.4GHz vs. 2.6GHz). The GPUs are comparable sufficient to make this an fascinating combat – Mali-G68 MP5 for the Exynos and G68 MC4 for the Dimensity. These are simply the uncooked numbers after all, extra particulars on the efficiency must await the evaluation.

Camera particulars: Samsung Galaxy A54 • Galaxy A34

Perhaps a extra apt comparability is to the Galaxy A52s and its Snapdragon 778G, one of many fan-favorite telephones we talked about above. The 778G is outdated however nonetheless provides the Dimensity 1080 a run for its cash, it stays to be seen the way it compares towards the Exynos 1380. The A52s had an enormous flaw, as restricted availability (it simply didn’t launch in some areas).

The Samsung Galaxy A54 and A34 are launching in choose European and Southeast Asian markets this month. Below are the costs with a comparability to the launch costs of the A53 and A33.

What else can you purchase for €500? The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has been in shops for over a 12 months at this level and whereas the Snapdragon 888 has aged poorly, that is nonetheless a flagship class telephone. The 6.4” FHD+ 120Hz show could be in contrast on to the A54 panel, plus you get an 8MP 3x tele lens along with the 12MP foremost and 12MP extremely large cameras, plus 15W wi-fi charging. You do lose some battery capability (4,500mAh) and there’s no microSD slot like on the A-phones.

The Xiaomi 13 Lite made the uncommon selection of utilizing the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip. It additionally has a 6.55” 120Hz 12-bit AMOLED show and a 50+8+2MP digital camera, it’s powered by a smaller however quicker 4,500mAh battery with 67W wired charging.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G • Xiaomi 13 Lite • OnePlus 11R • Google Pixel 7

What else? You can go bigger with the OnePlus 11R and its 6.74” 120Hz show (1,240 x 2,772px), to not point out that that is powered by the succesful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. And the 5,000mAh battery helps 100W charging. The 11R shouldn’t be accessible in Europe, nevertheless.

The Google Pixel 7 is accessible in Europe, a minimum of in some international locations. And it’s smaller by a couple of millimeters than the Galaxy A54 whereas providing a 6.3” FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED show. The Tensor G2 isn’t essentially the most environment friendly chip, although it does characteristic an X1 prime core. And the primary 50MP digital camera has a big 1/1.31” sensor. The battery is small (4,355mAh) and sluggish to cost at 20W over a wire, however it additionally does 20W wirelessly. It’s not just like the A54 is a velocity demon in terms of charging.

What is your tackle the Samsung Galaxy A54? Is it a telephone value having or will you go – vote beneath or utilizing this page.

Let’s take a look at a couple of telephones within the €400 phase as alternate options to the Galaxy A34. The Redmi Note 12 Pro makes use of the identical Dimensity 1080 chipset and has a 6.67 FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED show. The 5,000mAh battery is quick to cost at 67W, whereas the 50+8+2MP digital camera is akin to the Galaxy. This one lacks a microSD slot however it does have a 3.5mm jack.

Carl Pei is attempting to seize lightning in a bottle once more with the Nothing Phone (1). Its 6.55” 120Hz show and Snapdragon 778G+ chipset are akin to what the Samsung has to supply (the chip even permits 15W wi-fi charging), plus there’s a 50MP extremely large digital camera, greater res than most telephones available on the market. The 4,500mAh battery does 33W charging. You might have to attend for the fitting low cost to get the Phone (1) at €400, nevertheless (however we’ve seen that worth a couple of instances).

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro • Nothing Phone (1) • vivo V27 • Google Pixel 6a

The vivo V27 goes even larger with a 6.78” show (FHD+ 120Hz) and it makes use of MediaTek’s new mid-range chip, the Dimensity 7200. This telephone is obsessive about selfies and has a 50MP 4K/60fps succesful digital camera on the entrance, plus a 50+8+2MP trio on the again. The 4,600mAh battery prices at 66W.

If you need one thing smaller as a substitute, the Google Pixel 6a is comparatively compact and presents a decently excessive finish expertise, if you may get over the 60Hz show (6.1” FHD+ AMOLED). Which Android pores and skin is your favourite – the Pixel Experience or One UI? MIUI or FuntouchOS or NothingOS? This could be a deciding issue, maybe extra so than even the {hardware} specifics.

Well, how about that Samsung Galaxy A34 – a swing and a miss or a possible best-seller? Vote beneath or utilizing this page.