00:00The Galaxy A57 has landed, and although Samsung's latest mid-ranger looks very similar to last year's
00:05A56, the new device does bring some big improvements in key areas. Despite using the
00:09same 6.7-inch super-ameter display, the A57 is actually slightly thinner and lighter than last
00:14year's model. But the more interesting changes, including a new Exynos 1680 chipset, are buried
00:19behind the phone's glossy Gorilla Glass. Samsung's latest in-house mobile brain boasts better CPU,
00:24GPU, and NPU performance than the Exynos 1580 chipset in the Galaxy A56, as well as support
00:30for a new image signal processor, a new load noise mode, and LPDDR5X RAM. Speaking of RAM,
00:35you've got a choice of either 8 or 12GB, and storage options include 256 and 512, which marks
00:41another nice upgrade on the A56. Samsung has stuck another 5000mAh battery in this year's phone,
00:46and its 45W charging speed is also unchanged. But that does mean you should get 2 days of battery
00:50life from the A57, and you can expect to reach 60% charge in around 30 minutes, which puts it
00:55on par with the flagship Galaxy S26 Plus for both endurance and charge speed. Other upgrades include
01:00a 13% larger vapor chamber, seamless switching between the phone's 50MP main and 12MP ultrawide
01:05lenses, and a whole host of AI improvements, including Bixby 4.0 and Circle2Search 4.0.
01:10In essence then, the Galaxy A57 doesn't mess with what was already great about the A56,
01:14and instead brings small but important tweaks to power and performance.
01:17Annoyingly, Samsung has also dropped a small price hike into the mix, but the A57 still
01:21looks like a great value addition to the mid-inch market in 2026.
01:25Do you like the look of the Galaxy A57? Let us know in the comments below.
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