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Samsung Launches Its 2019 Galaxy A Series Phones
By John Hansen
Samsung launched four new Galaxy phones back in May 2019, all available in Australia. These are the Galaxy A20, A30, A50, and A70 phones. According to Samsung, this line of phones is meant to “provide industry-wide innovations starting from the mid-tier portfolio” and improve on the features in a phone that matter the most, for example, the screen, battery, and camera. Update: Samsung has released their 2020 A series smartphones. See our full article on Samsung’s 2020 Galaxy A series phones and Samsung’s 2021 Galaxy A Series.
What is the Galaxy A series?
The 2019 Galaxy A phone line’s main purpose is to provide features of the more expensive Galaxy S phones at a fraction of the price. According to DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics, “People are changing the way they connect, and their smartphones need to keep up. Our new Galaxy A Series offers improvements to the essential features that will support these live interactions, with diverse options to meet their ever-changing needs.” Source Samsung.
What is the difference between Samsung Galaxy S Series and A Series?
While the Galaxy A series of phones have quite a few of the S series features and designs, not everything from the more expensive phones is present. For example, the Galaxy A phones are not waterproof/water resistant nor do they have wireless charging. Like the S series, however, these phones have access to Samsung Health, Samsung Pay, Bixby, Face Unlock, and more.
Which is the best phone in the Samsung Galaxy A series?
The Galaxy A70 is the top of the line phone in the Galaxy A series. For a deeper look into what the phone provides, read below for what both the A70 and the other phones in the line provide.
Galaxy A70
As mentioned, the Galaxy A70 is the big brother of the bunch of phones released this year and is available for $649. It wields the largest screen of any of the A series phones with a 6.7-inch Infinity-U display with built-in optical fingerprint sensor that allows you to sign into websites and apps by using biometric authentication as an easier and more secure way of logging-in and according to Samsung the design of the phone allows for a better grip of it. It will be available in four colors: blue, black, white, or coral that also provides a prism effect depending on the light and reflections bouncing off the phone.
For the camera, the Galaxy A70 has 32 MP cameras in both the front and rear with additional 5MP depth-of-field and 8MP Ultra-Wide cameras on the back. Samsung described that the depth lens allows you to adjust the depth of field to focus before and after taking a shot so people can choose what and where they want to highlight. The Ultra-Wide Lens is supposed to allow you to enjoy photos that mirror the same viewing angle as the human eye.
Inside of the phone, the Galaxy A70 is run on a six-core Snapdragon 675 processor, 6GB of RAM, and a 4500mAh battery with 25W Fast Charging. It has an internal memory of 128 GB, but can be upgraded to 512 GB with a Micro SD card.
The Galaxy A70 also features Samsung’s One UI platform, which includes such features as one-handed navigation, night mode, and App Timer that gives visibility over your screen usage levels. You can view our cases and accessories for the Galaxy A70 by clicking this link.
Samsung Galaxy A70 Specifications
Display: 6.7” FHD+ (1080×2400), Super AMOLED, Infinity-U Display
CPU : Octa Core, (Dual 2.0GHz + Hexa 1.7GHz)
Memory : 6 GB RAM
128 GB Internal Storage
Micro SD slot: (up to 512 GB)
OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
Camera Rear: Main: 32MP, F1.7 Ultra Wide: 8MP, F2.2 (123°) Depth: 5MP, F2.2
Front Selfie: 32MP, F2.0
Battery: 4,500 mAh
Super Fast Charging
Biometric Authentications: On-Screen Fingerprint, Facial Recognition
Colours: Black, Blue, Coral, White
Design: 3D Glasstic
Body: 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9mm
Galaxy A50
Compared to the A70, the Galaxy A50 is $150 cheaper at $499. Its screen is shrunken to a 6.4-inch Infinity-U screen and possesses the same built-in fingerprint sensor as the A70. Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 9610 that powers the phone is faster running than the one in the A70, but the phone is dealing with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage.
The triple camera used in the A70 is also taken advantage of here, but with a 25 MP main camera instead of the 30 in the beefier version.
The battery is slightly reduced as well with a 4,000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging. You can view our cases and accessories for the Galaxy A50 here.
Samsung Galaxy A50 Specifications
Display Size / Resolution: 6.4-inch FHD+ (1080×2340) Super AMOLED
Infinity Display: Infinity-U
Design 3D Glasstic: 3D Glasstic
Processor: Quad 2.3GHz + Quad 1.7GHz
Camera Front: 25MP FF (F2.0)
Rear Camera: 25MP AF (F1.7) + 5MP FF (F2.2) + 8MP FF (F2.2)
Memory: 4GB RAM
64GB Internal Storage
Up to 512 GB Micro SD
Battery: 4,000 mAh (typical)
Other Features : On-Screen Fingerprint, Fast Charging, Samsung Pay2, Bixby Vision, Bixby Voice, Bixby Home, Bixby Reminder
Dimension: 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7mm
Galaxy A30
The Galaxy A30 uses the same screen as the A50 but has its downgrades in other areas, leaving it priced at $379. The processor is a slightly slower Samsung Exynos 7904 Octa compared to the A50, and where the pricier phones have better cameras, this one sports 16 MP cameras on both sides and one additional 5MP Ultra-Wide camera on the back.
The internal storage for the A30 is cut to 32 GB, and there is only 3 GB RAM. The battery is the same as the one in the A50 with a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast-charging. Click here to view cases and accessories for the Galaxy A30.
Samsung Galaxy A30 Specifications
Display Size / Resolution: 6.4-inch FHD+ (1080×2340) Super AMOLED
Infinity Display: Infinity-U
Design: 3D Glasstic
Processor: Dual 1.8GHz + Hexa 1.6GHz
Camera Front: 16P FF (F2.0)
Rear Camera: 16MP (F1.7) + 5MP (F2.2)
Memory: 3GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Up to 512 GB Micro SD
Battery: 4,000 mAh (typical)
Other Features: Fingerprint, Fast Charging, Samsung Pay2, Bixby Home, Bixby Reminder
Dimension: 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7mm
Galaxy A20
The Galaxy A20 drops an extra hundred dollars from the A30 to $279. In many ways, the A20 is very similar to the A30. Both have a 6.4-inch Infinity-U display, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage and a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast-charging.
Where the A20 differs is in the very slightly slower Exynos 7884 processor and the cameras have 13MP for the main and front-facing lenses, but also have the 5 MP Ultra-Wide camera on the back. View our cases and accessories for the Galaxy A20 here.
Samsung Galaxy A20 Specifications
Processor: Exynos7884, OctaCore 1.6 GHz
Operating System: Android 9, Pie
Storage: RAM 2GB and ROM 32GB. Supports up to 512GB microSD
Screen: 6.4 inches, Super AMOLED Infinity V Display. Resolution, 720 x 1560
Rear camera: 13 megapixel + 5 megapixel
Front camera: 8 megapixel
Flash: Yes
Battery: 4000 mAH
Fast charging
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
Bluetooth: Bluetooth v5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps)
NFC: Yes
Dimensions: 158.4 × 74.7 × 7.8 mm
Weight: 169 grams
