Samsung has officially announced the pricing for the new Galaxy A Series for 2025. As of today, consumers will be able to preorder the Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G, and A26 5G from all Galaxy stores and authorised resellers.
As a quick primer, The Galaxy A56 5G sports a Samsung’s Exynos 1580 chipset, offering a notable performance boost over its predecessor. The phone features a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution, a peak brightness of 1,900 nits, and Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection. The design is slimmer at 7.4mm and features a refined camera module with no protruding lenses.
The Exynos 1580 chipset brings a 2.9 GHz CPU, AMD-based GPU with 2x WGP, and an NPU with 14.7 TOPS, resulting in a 37% performance improvement over the previous model. The device comes with 8GB of RAM but does not offer a 12GB variant.
The Galaxy A56 5G will be available in Awesome Lightgray, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Olive, and Awesome Pink. The Galaxy A36 5G comes in Awesome Lavender, Awesome Black, Awesome White, and Awesome Lime, while the Galaxy A26 5G is available in Black, Mint, and Peach Pink.
Moving on, The Galaxy A36 features the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset, marking a shift from the Exynos and Dimensity chips used in previous generations. Samsung has equipped it with a larger vapor chamber, matching the one found in the Galaxy S24+ for better thermal management. The device offers a base memory configuration of 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, with options for 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage.
Like the A56, the A36 shares the same 6.7-inch Super AMOLED FHD+ display and peak brightness of 1,900 nits. The rear camera system consists of a 50MP f/1.8 main camera with OIS, an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP f/2.4 macro camera. The front camera has been upgraded to a 12MP sensor, and video HDR (10-bit up to 4K at 30fps) is now available on both front and rear cameras.
Last but not least, the Galaxy A26 is powered by the Exynos 1380 chipset, which was used in the A35, and delivers an 8% lower CPU performance compared to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 in the A36. Unlike the A36, the A26 does not feature an enhanced vapor chamber for cooling. The selfie camera remains a 13MP sensor without video HDR support. The rear camera setup includes a 50MP main camera with OIS, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP macro lens.
Pricing for the phones starts at RM1,199 for the A26; RM1,499 for the A36; and RM1,999 for the A56. Samsung promises six years of security updates and six OS updates for all three models, and all models go on sale in Malaysia starting 18 March 2025.
