Over the past week, details of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A range have emerged. That’s not very unusual. However, the details suggest the pending Galaxy A38 and A58 handsets are entirely missable.
Again, that’s not too unusual. This year’s A57 bore a striking resemblance to the A56, a bit of a trend from the South Korean company. The lack of change is understandable, given the current situation (that Samsung benefits from in other ways). It does mean that you can safely ignore 2027’s mid-range releases from the company.
Galaxy A-gain?
The folks from GalaxyClub have picked up camera details for the A38 and A58, well in advance of their early-2027 launch. The website has found that, in camera tech at least, the next round of mid-rangers will be identical to the last ones. That is, a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultrawide, and a 5MP macro are present in next year’s phones. Unfortunately, that’s also the same arrangement found in both the A36 and A56 from 2024.
The lack of innovation stretches back to 2023, if you’re the sort to pay too much attention to these things. Samsung has kept camera upgrades for the Galaxy A smartphones largely static for three years, so far. If GalaxyClub‘s sources are correct, the South Korean company will make it four by 2027.
It works out to several years of stagnation from Samsung, but there is also speculation that despite any notable changes, the new A-series handsets will be more expensive than predecessors. South Africa has so far skipped most price spikes from Samsung. We might be spared this outcome.
But if past years are any indication, the Galaxy A58/A38 will be the same phones we first saw in 2023 with moderately upgraded Exynos chipsets. There’s just enough change coming to justify swapping the name on the box. Unless Samsung has an actual surprise in store for us…?
