Samsung has announced a new member of the Galaxy A-series in its home country of South Korea. The Galaxy A70 is the latest to join the series and its arrival comes a few weeks before Samsung’s Galaxy A-series event scheduled for April 10.
The Galaxy A70 has a lot going for it. It has the largest display in the A-series – a 6.7-inch Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2400 resolution. Hidden inside the notch is a 32MP f/2.0 selfie camera just like the one found on the Vivo V15 Pro. The back is made from the same 3D Glasstic material as the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50.
Powering the Galaxy A70 is the Snapdragon 670 – an octa-core chipset with 2x cores at 2.0GHz and 6x cores at 1.7GHz. There is 6GB or 8GB of RAM paired with 128GB of storage. You also get a MicroSD card slot for storage expansion.
There are three cameras on the rear of the A70 – another 32MP sensor but with an f/1.7 aperture, an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera with a 123° FOV, and a 5MP f/2.2 depth camera. There is a scene optimizer that can identify up to 20 scenes and adjust the camera settings for the best output.
The phone still has more party tricks. It has a 4500mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging. Yes, the A70 supports a faster charging technology than the Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+. Only the Galaxy S10+ 5G also supports 25W fast charging.
There is also an in-display fingerprint scanner to keep your phone secure and it works with Samsung Pass, so you can sign in to apps and websites using just your fingerprint scanner. The Galaxy A70 runs One UI based on Android 9 Pie which has a dedicated Night Mode for easy viewing at night. There is support for Samsung Pay too and Bixby is also on board.
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The Galaxy A70 comes in Coral, Blue, Black, and White. Samsung hasn’t announced a price yet but says more details will be revealed at the “A Galaxy Event” scheduled for April 10. Details about availability will also be disclosed then.
