While Chinese manufacturers have adopted the idea of having sub-brands, some of the bigger phone manufacturers have stuck to having multiple series that can sometimes get confusing. Samsung is an example, but the Korean giant has been doing some cleaning up.
Samsung’s lineup was originally made up of the Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, Galaxy A, Galaxy J, Galaxy C, and Galaxy On series, with the last two being a region-specific series and an online-only series.
Last year, Samsung canceled the Galaxy On and Galaxy C series and this year it launched the Galaxy M series. Yesterday, it revealed the Galaxy J series will be no more and will now be replaced by the Galaxy A series.
The Galaxy A series was originally a sort of upper mid-range series for Samsung but it still couldn’t measure up to the competition with respect to specs and value for money.
The new Galaxy A series will no longer be limited to upper mid-range devices which used to cost a lot compared to the competition but will also have affordable models such as the Galaxy A10, A20, A20e, and A30. There is also the upcoming Galaxy A2 Core which is an Android Go phone. The upper mid-range models for the new A-series are the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A70, and Galaxy A90 and should be joined by the Galaxy A60 and A80 in the future.
The announcement was made via an official video posted on YouTube by Samsung Malaysia. The video explains the change and all the new features the “new” series brings such as bigger batteries, new Infinity Displays, more cameras, and even on-screen fingerprint scanners.
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