Samsung Galaxy A55 vs Galaxy S24 - Don't make a MISTAKE

When it comes to buying a new Samsung Galaxy phone, there are many things you need to look at before making a decision. In this video, I compare the Samsung Galaxy A55 to the Galaxy S24. It's a classic Mid-range vs. Flagship battle. This video will help you decide whether it's worth saving some money or spending a little bit more. Watch this and let me know what you decide.

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[WhatGear]

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[thegreatone]

Crazy how spending £440 on a phone is considered "cheap"

[jakesmith]

I was willing to pull out another $400 more for the S series but then Samsung had to go out of their way to try to get even more money from us by removing the SD card slot and expect us to pay more for online storage. So, I went with the A55 and save about $400. Thanks Samsung. Excellent business decision.

[MP-kffk]

This is interesting because I just bought my husband the S21+ (referbished-like-new) after getting a new A54 5G a few months ago. I spent about $150 on both, after sales, fees, etc. etc. I think they are a much fairer comparison, both in price, and in stats. (Not to mention the huge difference in size between your phones. My phones are within 3", barely noticeable side-by-side. The S21+ is a bit taller and very slim.) Hope this helps budget-minded people who have different use-cases.

The main differences in the A54 and the S21+ are:
-The A54 is newer, but the S21+ gets 2 or 3 more years of OS updates. It's a toss up.
-The camera on the S21+ has much better low-light handeling. Otherwise not a huge difference.
-The S21+ has a snappier, but older CPU, and a boosted GPU, allowing room for gaming if you need it. But no noticable difference otherwise. (I never have to reboot the A54, or experience slowness. I run a lot more apps than he does too.)
-The A54 has better battery life. I get 1 - 1.5 days more than my husband from a charge.
-The S21+ has wireless charging, and also Superfast charging. He can go from 0-50% in 20 mintues on my 5A charger laptop charger, over USB-C PD 3.0. But he never uses Super-fast mode because it ages the battery.
-The A54 has an external SD card slot. (They're both the same size internal disks, 128GB.) This is important to me.
-The S21+ has 2 more GB of RAM (8GB vs 6GB). Again, only needed for gaming and crazy-amounts of multitasking.
-The S21+ has a 120hz screen -- Nice to have but not necessary. My screen looks great.
-Admittedly, the S21+ has MUCH better external speakers. Oh well. I'll get headphones.
-The S21+ has moderate water resistance. (This is what made me decide to get it for him. He's a welder, and very hard on phones.)
-My husband is impressed with the S21+ instantanious facial recognition, due to low-light sensors, and a better GPU/CPU.
-The A54 gets a much better 5G signal inside our house (T-mobile). However, he just texted me from an airplane at 30, 000 feet (Verizon.) (So fast 5G vs. extremely long-range 4G/5G signal.)

[arnimkrause]

You forgot to mention that the s24 has 7 years of android updates where as the a55 has only 4 years.

[lazerlabmusic]

I hate big phones. I bought S24 simply because it's smaller

[Zuudloarn]

Got the A55 in 'ice blue', it's such a beautiful and premium feeling phone with some decent cameras, aluminum frame, latest Exynos1480 4nm chip, 5000mAh battery etc. Got it in Samsung app store for 450, - minus 50, - discount and with Buds FE (75 euro) so for just 325 euro🎉

The A55 does 90% of what an S24 does for 1/3 of the price 👍

[masonbanks]

I went from A54 to S24 (base) recently and the difference between mid-range to flagship is huge with both performance and features. But it all comes down to what type of use you want to get out of your device.

[shinzoux]

It's perplexing that we live in a world where basic stuff like a headphone jack, expandable storage and even an included charger are almost impossible to find. More reasons to hate Apple, I guess. ffs

[svend.]

When it comes to value for money, people should think carefully about what is important to them and what they actually use on a daily basis.
Because for most people it won't matter in everyday life whether USB 3.x including Dex or USB 2.0. I have both an S20 model and the A54. And I actually hardly ever use Dex.
And it is completely irrelevant whether an app opens a little faster or not, because once the applications are open, there are no major differences. We're talking about fractions of a second here.
In addition, longer videos in 4K60 or 8K are real memory hogs. 256GB fills up very quickly - and having a memory card is not only safer, it also saves time because you don't have to constantly swap out the files.
The A55 is completely sufficient for most games, not everyone plays Genshin Impact for hours.
And the workmanship is visibly almost indistinguishable. In this respect, I now consider the S models to be overpriced, because the A55's competitor is the S24+. And that costs almost 3x as much - for around 15% more use in everyday life.
For anyone who wants to surf, stream, take snapshots and occasionally play games, the A55 is the much better choice - and the money you save can be sensibly invested elsewhere.

[Tamayo.Sama]

Been using S series, it gifts everything u wants. But do you really need it? And tbh A series give you everything you need with cheaper price 😅

[afriquelesud]

Wonderful to see how many people compare it for fun and not think of using a phone out there in faraway locations, where it has to be used by geologists, engineers, doctors, pilots, mining engineers, overlanders - all applications where the limited storage on the S24 Ultra is a deal breaker. Great for kids and GenZ, for those that never do a day's work. Be more practical, think about real-world usage.

[cebedojames]

its a shame the midrangers never get usb 3. always at usb 2.0. even a 7 year old samsung s8 has usb 3.1 and will outperform the 2024 model a55 when it comes to transferring files. I use my phone as a tool (a mini computer) and this feature usb 3 is a huge difference. all the geekbench/antutu score wont mean anything when usb 3.1 is more than 20X the speed of usb 2.0

[Mjkseven]

I have been using my Samsung Galaxy S10 for 5 years. I'm thinking of buying Galaxy A55.

[derekreece]

What samsung should do is put the Snapdragon in the s range and put the exynos in the rest. Which would make sense

[nik]

Really good vid. You know your stuff and present it well.

[Wilsn_]

2:36 😂😂 i likw how you've bolded the second letter I in Aluminium. Nice touch.👍🏾

[patrycjasiedlik]

I privately own an S23 Ultra, and my work phone is an A53 5G. There is a huuge difference. First of all is the speed; no one can deny it. But what I found quite interesting is the fact that the A series lacks the vast array of functions available in the S series. For example, the A series has fewer options when you want to personalize the edge lightning style. It's not a big deal, but...

[WhatGear]

Which one do think is the better option?

[sachiyamobilegaming]

I always used to think my a54 is the budget king and flagship killer because how good the phone was in 2023. Until i bought the s23