Samsung Electronics has officially unveiled its latest smartphones from the Galaxy A series: the Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G. For the first time, these models integrate Awesome Intelligence, incorporating popular AI features from Galaxy devices to fuel user creativity. The new Galaxy A series also boasts enhanced durability, extended longevity, and significantly improved security and privacy measures.
TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Experience (MX) at Samsung Electronics, stated, "The new Galaxy A series marks an important step forward in our mission to bring AI to everyone by providing amazing mobile AI experiences to even more users around the globe. With these fantastic features, we’re excited to empower limitless creativity on the Galaxy A series, all thewhile ensuring a safe, reliable, and exciting mobile experience."
The Awesome Intelligence feature enhances search capabilities and creative tools. It is the first lightweight and smart AI suite dedicated solely for the Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G, providing users with powerful, engaging, and easy-to-use AI tools. Backed by One UI 7, the new features offer outstanding search and visual experiences for users of the Galaxy A series.
One favorite feature over the past year has been the Circle to Search, which simplifies searching and exploring from the phone screen. With the latest upgrades, users can multitask more effectively. The Circle to Search feature instantly identifies phone numbers, email addresses, and URLs displayed on the screen, allowing users to take action with just one touch.
With the latest enhancements to Circle to Search, users can now instantly search for songs they are listening to without switching apps. Whether the song is playing on social media from their phone or from nearby speakers, just tapping and holding the navigation bar will activate Circle to Search, allowing easy identification of the song title and artist.
The Galaxy A series also elevates the camera experience to new heights, providing useful tools for content creators. Each device features a powerful triple camera system with a main lens of 50MP and HDR 10-bit recording capabilities with the front cameras on Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G, which deliver brighter, sharper selfies.
Adding to the camera prowess, the Galaxy A56 5G incorporates top-tier technology with its 12MP ultra-wide lens. All Galaxy A series devices also enable groundbreaking creativity through engaging image editing tools. Notably, the Best Face feature exclusive to the Galaxy A56 5G makes it easy for users to capture perfect group shots by automatically detecting faces and recommending the best expressions for up to five people from one moving picture. So even if someone blinks or looks away, Best Face ensures everyone looks their best.
The Galaxy A56 5G also brings enhancements to its Nightography feature, integrating Low Noise mode on its 12MP selfie camera and supporting the ultra-wide camera for capturing stunning content in low-light conditions.
All three devices, Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G, are equipped with the Object Eraser feature, allowing users to remove unwanted elements and objects from photos. Whether it’s passersby or reflections, users can choose to erase these details manually or automatically, resulting in cleaner final images with just a few taps.
Another exciting feature is Create Filters, which enables the creation of custom filters by extracting colors and styles from existing photos, resulting in uniquely personalized effects based on users’ moods and preferences. With these superior smart tools, users can easily refine and improve images, eleviating creativity for every shot.
The Galaxy A series continues to stand out for its software longevity, receiving up to six generations of Android OS and One UI updates along with six years of security updates. These updates are intended to optimize device lifespan, ensuring smooth, stable performance over time.
The Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G also come with larger displays for immersive visual experiences. Both devices feature 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED displays, boasting brightness up to 1200 nits, delivering vibrant entertainment experiences.
Complementing the visuals, the new audio enhances product experience with rich, balanced sound quality.
Equipped with a 5,000mAh battery across the lineup, the new Galaxy A series is built to meet daily user demands. Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G support 45W charging power and Super Fast Charging 2.0 technology, allowing quicker charging and extended device usage.
Performance for these two models has also seen remarkable improvements with the Exynos 1580 chipset for the Galaxy A56 5G and Snapdragon® 6 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for the Galaxy A36 5G. Both models also include larger vapor chamber cooling systems to maintain performance and create smooth gaming and video playback experiences as well as bold multitasking abilities.
Besides superior performance, the new Galaxy A series is built to endure surprising impacts. For the first time, the Galaxy A26 5G is equipped with IP67 dust and water resistance, providing formidable protection against any situation. The IP67 standard is also included with the Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A56 5G. The premium Corning® Gorilla® Glass enhances durability and provides resistance to scratches and breaks.
Thanks to One UI 7, Samsung elevates security and privacy for users. With Samsung Knox Vault, Galaxy A series devices offer added layers of security to safeguard devices, ensuring transparency and prioritizing user choice to protect sensitive data effectively. Equipped with the latest security and privacy features from One UI 7, Galaxy A series users will enjoy comprehensive protection with upgrades for Theft Detection, Security Settings, and more.
Upon launch, Digital Key for the Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G will be available in select markets across Asia, Europe, and North America, with plans for more markets coming soon.
The new Galaxy A series brings vibrant color choices including:
- Galaxy A56 5G: Marble Gray, Marble Black, Marble Blue, Marble Pink.
- Galaxy A36 5G: Hologram Purple, Hologram Black, Hologram White, Hologram Blue.
- Galaxy A26 5G: Opal Black, Opal Blue, Opal Orange.