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Galaxy A55 5G
Released March 2024.4Press releasenews.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-a55-5g-and-galaxy-a35-5g-awesome-innovations-and-security-engineered-for-everyoneRead 5 October 2026UK release says available from March 20, 2024. March month retained, with separate retrospective retail source. Last checked 23 October 2026.
- Screen size
- 6.6in
- Chipset
- Exynos 1480
- Main camera
- 50MP
- Rated battery capacity
- 4,905mAh
85 of 162 fields known.
General
- Model numbers
- SM-A556B/DS2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/support/model/SM-A556BZKCEUBRead 5 October 2026Exact UK support and EU manual cover identify SM-A556B/DS. Other regional models are excluded.
- GTIN / EAN
- Not available
- Announced
- 11 March 20243Press releasenews.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-a55-5g-and-galaxy-a35-5g-awesome-innovations-and-security-engineered-for-everyoneRead 5 October 2026
- Status
- Not available
- Predecessor
- Samsung Galaxy A54 5G6Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026Notebookcheck's review says the Galaxy A54 5G is followed by the Galaxy A55 5G.
- Successor
- Samsung Galaxy A56 5G11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Loads-of-innovations-in-the-premium-mid-range-Samsung-Galaxy-A56-5G-review.1020512.0.htmlRead 23 October 2026Notebookcheck's review says the Galaxy A56 5G follows last year's Galaxy A55 5G.
- Launch price (US)
- Not available
- Launch price (EU)
- Not available
- Colours
- Awesome Ice Blue, Awesome Lemon, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy3Press releasenews.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-a55-5g-and-galaxy-a35-5g-awesome-innovations-and-security-engineered-for-everyoneRead 5 October 2026
- Form factor
- Bar1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- OS support period (claimed)
- Not available
Body
Front and side, drawn to scale.
- Height
- 161.1mm1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Width
- 77.4mm1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Thickness
- 8.2mm1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Thickness with camera bump
- Not available
- Folded dimensions
- Not available
- Weight
- 213g(7.5 oz)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Front
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026
- Dust and water rating
- IP676Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026Exact reference phone case section identifies IP67 dust/water rating. No seawater guarantee.10Owner's manualdownloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202404/20240418105506379/SM-A356_A556_UG_EU_UU_Eng_Rev.1.1_240417.pdfRead 5 October 2026Exact EU guide printed page 145 explicitly states IP67.
- Water resistance time
- 30min10Owner's manualdownloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202404/20240418105506379/SM-A356_A556_UG_EU_UU_Eng_Rev.1.1_240417.pdfRead 5 October 2026Same freshwater laboratory test. No beach or pool guarantee.
- MIL-STD-810
- Not available
- SIM capacity
- Nano-SIMs2eSIM onlyNo1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026Two physical nano-SIM positions, second shared with microSD. Embedded SIM is supported, but maximum simultaneous active eSIM count is unstated and omitted.
- Stylus
- Not available
- Stylus name
- Not available
Display
- Screen size
- 6.6in(16.8 cm)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2340px1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Pixel density
- 390.5ppi
- Aspect ratio
- Not available
- Display type
- OLED1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026Super AMOLED is OLED. LTPO is not inferred.
- Display type (as published)
- Super AMOLED1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Max refresh rate
- 120Hz1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Min refresh rate
- 60Hz8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026Review says automatic 60/120 Hz adjustment.
- Touch sampling rate
- Not available
- Instant touch sampling
- Not available
- Display brightness (typical, claimed)
- Not available
- Outdoor brightness (claimed)
- Not available
- Peak display brightness (claimed)
- Not available
- Minimum brightness
- Not available
- Colour depth per channel
- Not available
- DCI-P3 coverage
- Not available
- HDR playback formats
- HDR10, HDR10+, HLG8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026
- PWM dimming frequency
- Not available
- Front camera cutout
- Punch hole9Owner's manualdownloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202404/20240418105506379/SM-A356_A556_UG_EU_UU_Eng_Rev.1.1_240417.pdfRead 5 October 2026
- Cover screen size
- Not available
- Cover screen resolution
- Not available
- Cover screen refresh rate
- Not available
- Cover screen type
- Not available
Platform
- OS at launch
- Android 143Press releasenews.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-a55-5g-and-galaxy-a35-5g-awesome-innovations-and-security-engineered-for-everyoneRead 5 October 2026
- Latest stable OS (verified)
- Not available
- Chipset
- Exynos 14807Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026
- Process
- Not available
- CPU cores
- 81Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- CPU configuration
- Not available
- Max CPU clock
- Not available
- NPU performance
- Not available
Memory
- Storage (nominal)
- 256GB1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Memory card
- microSD (shares the SIM slot)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
Rear cameras
- Physical rear cameras
Role Resolution (MP) Aperture (f/) OIS Main 50 1.8 Yes Ultrawide 12 2.2 Not available Macro 5 2.4 Not available - Number of rear cameras
- 3
- Main camera
- 50MP
- Longest physical-lens optical zoom
- Not available
- Maximum photo digital zoom
- 10×1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026Exact UK camera table: digital photo zoom up to 10x.
- Flash
- Rear flash1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Camera features
- Not available
- Maximum rear video rate per resolution
Width (px) Height (px) Highest capture rate (fps) 3840 2160 30 1280 720 240 - Max video resolution
- 3840 × 2160px
- Recorded video HDR formats
- Not available
- Log recording
- Not available
- Maximum slow-motion capture rate
- Not available
Front camera
- Front cameras
Role Resolution (MP) Aperture (f/) Autofocus OIS Main 32 2.2 Fixed No - Maximum front video rate per resolution
- Not available
- Front autofocus
- No
Audio
Network
- Network
- GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026GSM, LTE and 5G explicit. The WCDMA/UMTS band list establishes UMTS. HSPA is not inferred.
- 2G bands
- GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS19001Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- 3G bands
- B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- 4G bands
- B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3), B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- 5G bands
- N1(2100), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N20(800), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- 5G modes
- Not available
- Maximum modem download rate
- Not available
- Satellite
- Not available
- Wi-Fi calling
- Not available
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 61Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Wi-Fi bands
- 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Bluetooth
- 5.31Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Bluetooth audio codecs
- Not available
- Ultra-wideband
- Not available
- Positioning
- GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Dual-frequency GNSS
- Not available
- Connector
- USB-C1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- USB data standard
- USB 2.01Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Video out over USB
- Not available
- IR blaster
- Not available
- FM radio
- Not available
Features and sensors
- Fingerprint
- Optical, under-display8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026
- Face unlock
- Not available
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Virtual Proximity Sensing1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Extra buttons
- Not available
Battery and charging
- Rated battery capacity
- 4,905mAh3Press releasenews.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-a55-5g-and-galaxy-a35-5g-awesome-innovations-and-security-engineered-for-everyoneRead 5 October 2026Exact model rated minimum 4905 mAh, separate from typical 5000 mAh.
- Battery capacity (typical)
- 5,000mAh1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026
- Rated battery energy
- Not available
- Battery type
- Not available
- Claimed battery life
Use case Hours (h) Video playback 28 Audio playback 79 - Maximum wired charging power (claimed)
- Not available
- Wired charging standards
- Not available
- Charge 0 to 50% (claimed)
- Not available
- Charge 0 to 100% (claimed)
- Not available
- Wireless charging
- Not available
- Wireless charging power
- Not available
- Wireless standards
- Not available
- Built-in alignment magnets
- Not available
- Reverse wireless output power
- Not available
- Reverse wired
- Not available
- Included adapter rated power
- Not available
Measured
- Geekbench multi-core
- 3,456points8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026Same test as single-core.
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- Not available
- Display brightness (measured)
- 1,678nits8Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-A55-5G-review-A-lot-of-premium-features-in-a-midrange-smartphone.835803.0.htmlRead 5 October 2026Exact European 8 GB/256 GB. APL18 balanced light/dark, brightness sensor enabled. Android 14/One UI 6.1. Precise firmware build unstated. Full-white 967 and YouTube HDR 1883 are separate.
- Mixed-use battery life (measured)
- Not available
- Full charge time (measured)
- Not available
- Loudspeaker loudness (measured)
- Not available
EU label and regulatory
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- EU energy class
- Not available
- Battery endurance per cycle (EU test)
- Not available
- Battery endurance in cycles (EU test)
- Not available
- Drop resistance class
- Not available
- Repairability class
- Not available
- SAR head (US)
- Not available
- SAR body (US)
- Not available
- SAR head (EU)
- Not available
- SAR body (EU)
- Not available
- Hearing aid compatibility
- Not available
In the box
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- In the box
- Not available
Links
- Product page
- www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/SM-A556BZKCEUB2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/support/model/SM-A556BZKCEUBRead 5 October 2026Exact model support page preserves identity when older storefront URLs redirect.
- Spec sheet
- searchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detail1Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detailRead 5 October 2026Exact UK SKU SM-A556BZKCEUB. Manufacturer live specification table.
- Manual
- downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202404/20240418105506379/SM-A356_A556_UG_EU_UU_Eng_Rev.1.1_240417.pdf9Owner's manualdownloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202404/20240418105506379/SM-A356_A556_UG_EU_UU_Eng_Rev.1.1_240417.pdfRead 5 October 2026EU English guide cover includes exact SM-A556B/DS.
- EPREL registration number
- Not available
Warranty
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- Manufacturer warranty (source market)
- Not available
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- Maker product pagesearchapi.samsung.com/v6/front/b2c/product/spec/detail
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PredecessorSamsung Galaxy A54 5G
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy A56 5G