Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs A54 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (26:41 vs 21:52 hours)
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1021K versus 779K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1137 and 1009 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and A54 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
77.3
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 390 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 82.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1014 nits
986 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 158.2 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Blue, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
85.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 2750 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 530 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 128 160
GPU clock 1300 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1137
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3437
Compute Score (GPU)
4101
Compute Score (GPU) 4101 3003
Single-core score 1137 1009
Multi-core score 3437 2865
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1021736
779380
CPU 348485 320379
GPU 226076 91502
Memory 182794 118771
UX 264381 248788
Total score 1021736 779380
Samples [29 tests] [28 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 459 278
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 982 808
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13134
Web score 11788 11039
Video editing 7255 7267
Photo editing 23283 25604
Data manipulation 10941 9921
Writing score 17673 15745

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu 11811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu 11779380
📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle)AnTuTu 11792970

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 8.0
OS size 20.1 GB 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 08:04 hr
Watching video 17:52 hr 14:16 hr
Gaming 05:16 hr 05:24 hr
Standby 125 hr 106 hr
General battery life
26:41 hr
21:52 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 45 55
Preview 54 53
Zoom 75 79
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.4 dB
88.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2024 March 2023
Release date March 2024 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $439 $490
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) 0.68 W/kg 0.69 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.04 W/kg 1.34 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
    - Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is definitely a better buy.

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Paulo May 17, 2025 at 01:52 PM
A54 has UFS 2.2. Why nanoreview do not fix this information?
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Serhii May 17, 2025 at 06:44 PM
Some models get UFS 2.2, other is UFS 3.1. Thank you for a comment.
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Rehan May 5, 2024 at 02:48 AM
I'm using Samsung Galaxy A54. eSIM not available.
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Sana June 17, 2024 at 09:56 PM
Definitely, I would suggest A55. I've been using A55 for the last four weeks. Very nice phone, no issues. I've tried many other brands, but I've become a Samsung fan now. I understood the difference. I'm very satisfied. 😊
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Miguel Silva December 10, 2024 at 03:17 PM
Only Global and LATAM variants have eSIM "Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM"
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Maria April 22, 2024 at 10:06 AM
In my opinion, I would suggest the A54 5G. It still has nice performance.
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GelobaGelo April 12, 2024 at 09:59 AM
The A55 5G is just a slight improvement from the A54 5G.
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Sepp April 3, 2024 at 04:50 PM
A55/A54: USB 2.0, not 3.1.
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A54 user April 10, 2024 at 02:29 PM
The older A54 model uses UFS 2.2, whereas the new A55 model uses UFS 3.1. Both phones have USB 2.0 ports.
+90 Reply
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Sepp April 3, 2024 at 04:44 PM
A55: Only 8GB RAM, not 12.
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Nergi April 4, 2024 at 04:31 PM
In my country, the A55 has 12GB of RAM, which is more than the 8GB in the S24.
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Mic August 15, 2024 at 07:02 PM
Nope a55 has 12gb ram
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Paulo April 8, 2025 at 02:24 AM
Nergi, Which is your country?
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Mobilelicker94 January 31, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Paulo, 12 GB is apparently available in India. Did not know that.
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