Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 smartphones globally yesterday, with specifics regarding pricing and availability in various regions set to be revealed gradually. In the US market, it appears that Samsung will exclusively debut the Galaxy A35 this time. In other words, the A55 will not be landing in the US.

A statement released by the Samsung US representative to CNET reads, “We can confirm that Galaxy A35 5G will be coming to the US market and look forward to sharing more details in the coming weeks. We will not be carrying the Galaxy A55 5G at this time.”  Here’s an overview of what the US market won’t have access to.

Samsung Galaxy A55
Samsung Galaxy A55

Samsung Galaxy A55 specifications

The Galaxy A55 has a 6.6-inch S-AMOLED FHD+ 120Hz display with up to 1000 nits of brightness. Under the hood, it has the Exynos 1480 chip, 8 GB / 12 GB of RAM, 128 GB / 256 GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging. For more storage, it has a microSD card slot. The device runs on One UI 6.1-based Android 14 and is confirmed to receive four Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates.

The Galaxy A55 has a 32-megapixel front camera, and its rear panel has an OIS-enabled 50-megapixel. The main camera is accompanied by a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 5-megapixel macro camera. The device offers an aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus protection, dual speakers, 5G, eSIM, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NGC, and a USB-C port. It has an IP67-rated chassis that measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs 213 grams.

The Exynos 1380-powered Galaxy A35, on the other hand, has a 13-megapixel front camera, and a 50-megapixel (main, with OIS) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit. It offers 6 GB / 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB / 256 GB of storage, and a plastic frame. The rest of the specs are almost the same as the A55.

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