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Introduction
When it comes to Samsung’s Galaxy A series, you’re spoiled for choice. The Korean giant is well aware that it is the A family that moves units, and it has tried its best to saturate every price point in the best way possible. The Galaxy A27 is sort of a “mid-tier” option within the lineup, with two models sitting below it and two others above it. And while we have no doubt that Samsung is constantly trying to deliver the best possible value with these models, it’s not always a straightforward matter.
The Galaxy A27 changes the Galaxy A26 formula only slightly, but unfortunately, not all the changes are obvious upgrades. We appreciate the fact that Samsung is finally moving away from the old look of the teardrop notch. The new Galaxy A27 features what Samsung calls an Infinity-O display with a standard punch hole for selfies and slightly thinner display bezels. This offers a more modern look, even if the panel itself hasn’t changed in any meaningful way other than the notch.
Samsung Galaxy A27 specifications at a glance:
- Body: 162.4×78.2×7.8mm, 200g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+); IP64 dust resistant and water resistant (water splash).
- Display: 6.70″ Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1080x2340px resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 385ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6th Gen 3 (4 nm).
- Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot).
- OS/Software: Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5.
- rear camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS; ultra wide angle: 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5.0″, 1.12μm; macro: 2 MP.
- Front Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide).
- video capture: rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, Gyro-EIS; front camera:1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 25W wired, 45% in 30 minutes.
- Connectivity: 5G; é SIM; Wi-Fi 5; BT 5.1, Asha; NFC.
- various: fingerprint reader (side-mounted); Virtual Proximity Sensing.
The battery capacity is the same at 5,000 mAh, and so is charging at 25W. Samsung moved to Qualcomm silicon this year (same chipset as the Galaxy A36), and the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 offers only a modest 10-20% performance bump compared to last year’s Exynos chips.
But, surprisingly, there are also some downgrades compared to the Galaxy A26. The 8MP ultrawide has been replaced by a mere 5MP unit. The Galaxy A26’s awesome IP67 ingress protection is gone and replaced with a mediocre IP64. And the supported Bluetooth version is 5.1 compared to 5.3 on the Galaxy A26.
unbox
The Galaxy A27 comes in your standard Samsung two-piece cardboard box. There’s nothing particularly fancy here, but there’s no plastic either, which we appreciate. The box design has a kind of natural cradle that holds the phone tightly, although there is practically no distance between it and the outer box wall, so we wouldn’t necessarily subject the box to any abuse.
Samsung has been stingy with its accessories for quite some time now, so don’t expect a free case or anything like that. You just get a white USB Type-C to Type-C cable. It is non-E-marked and passive, so it is rated for 3A current, which is plenty for its needs. nothing fancy.