Samsung Galaxy A35 vs. Samsung Galaxy A54

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So, you end up searching for a Samsung midranger. At round €480, the Galaxy A55 is admittedly fairly pricy and also you discover that the Galaxy A35 will get you lots of the way in which there at a extra affordable beginning worth of €380.

However do some digging, and you’ll discover that final yr’s Galaxy A54 can also be price contemplating on this worth vary. It has depreciated fairly properly (from shopper’s perspective) and may be discovered promoting for lower than the A35 on common.

In order that’s an fascinating conundrum proper there. There are actually positives and negatives to going both manner, and we’ll do our greatest to cowl them on this comparability.

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For starters, you possibly can compare the complete specs sheets or immediately proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.

Dimension comparability

Regardless of Samsung’s barely complicated numbering scheme, the Galaxy A35 is the larger gadget of the 2. It has a bigger 6.6-inch show, in comparison with 6.4 inches on the A54, and that kind of distinction is actually noticeable.

The brand new A35 just isn’t that dissimilar to its Galaxy A34 by way of dimensions, but it surely has develop into notably heavier, tipping the dimensions at 209 grams this yr. That additionally makes the A35 heavier than the A54, which weighs in at 202 grams. After all, this isn’t an considerable distinction in observe, however it’s nonetheless price stating because it signifies the up to date invoice of supplies.

Certainly, the Galaxy A35 has gotten a extra premium construct this yr. The again is now product of glass as a substitute of plastic. The entrance glass has been upgraded to Gorilla Glass Victus+. Whereas removed from probably the most premium hardened glass Corning has to supply, it’s undoubtedly an improve over the Gorilla Glass 5 that each the Galaxy A54 and A34 are rocking. Relating to sturdiness, we should always point out that each the A35 and the A54 supply the identical IP67 ingress safety ranking, so there isn’t a distinction there.

We should always discuss concerning the design briefly. The Galaxy A34 and A54 are rocking final yr’s design, which is noticeably rounder, particularly on the subject of the uniform center body.

In distinction, the Galaxy A35 has a brand new and up to date look, together with flatter sides and an elevated portion of the center body the place the buttons reside.

Left: Galaxy A35 • Proper: Galaxy A54

Additionally, as a part of the brand new look, the Galaxy A35 now not has its predecessor’s teardrop notch stile digicam. It has been swapped for a punch-hole model unit, which arguably makes for a extra premium look, in keeping with the higher-end Galaxy 5X household. That signifies that visually, from the entrance, there is not a lot of a distinction between the A35 and A54. The show bezels are barely thinner on the A35, however not by quite a bit.

When it comes to shade choices, the selection is unquestionably going to rely upon private desire. The A54 arguably has some extra “conventional” shade choices in there. It’s accessible in Lime, Graphite, Violet and White. The A35 may be present in Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, and Lemon.

As we stated, the A35 and A54 are very related by way of controls and structure. Each have stereo speaker setups and optical under-display fingerprint readers. NFC is out there on each fashions in most markets. Each even have expandable storage through a microSD slot, shared with the second nano-SIM slot. Neither mannequin has a 3.5mm audio jack or an onboard FM radio receiver. Additionally it is price noting that regardless of their totally different relative market positioning, each, sadly, are outfitted with proximity sensors of the digital sort.

Show comparability

Not a lot has modified concerning the show on the Galaxy A35 coming from the A34. In reality, it would even be the identical 6.6-inch, 120Hz Tremendous AMOLED panel. The Galaxy A54 has a barely smaller 6.4-inch show however with the identical 1080 x 2340-pixel decision. The refresh fee is similar at 120Hz, and it is dealt with in the identical trend.

In our testing, we measured related brightness ranges on the Galaxy A54 and the A35. Neither is industry-leading, however each are adequate to be usable outdoor.

The one noteworthy distinction is that the Galaxy A54 is formally licensed for HDR10+, whereas the A35 lacks any formal HDR certification. Some apps, notably YouTube, will nonetheless supply HDR streams to the A35 and can max out its brightness throughout playback. Nonetheless, there isn’t a official HDR assist and apps like Netflix do not supply HDR streams.

Battery life

Each telephones have giant 5,000 mAh batteries on board and use the identical Exynos 1380 chipset. There’s a slight distinction in show dimension between the 2, however total battery life is anticipated to be very related.

That being stated, Samsung has clearly managed to optimize issues a bit from the A54 to the A35 because the latter has notably higher battery life. Thoughts you that our testing for the Galaxy A54 was executed on Android 13 and One UI 5.1, whereas the Galaxy A35 was examined on Android 14 and One UI 6.1. Hopefully, no less than a few of the battery enhancements are in software program and also will be delivered to the Galaxy A54.

Charging pace

Each the Galaxy A35 and A54 technically assist Samsung’s 25W PPS + PD-based charging. Since each have the identical battery capability, one would count on that they might cost on the similar fee. Nonetheless, our testing found that the Galaxy A54 costs fairly a bit extra shortly than the Galaxy A35.

You may count on a full cost in simply over an hour on the A54, whereas the A35 takes nearer to an hour and a half. And also you usually get larger cost percentages at any checkpoint alongside the A54’s charging curve. It is not a groundbreaking distinction, but it surely’s nonetheless price stating.

Speaker take a look at

The Galaxy A35 and A54 have the same hybrid stereo speaker setup with one devoted bottom-firing speaker and the amplified earpiece performing just like the second channel.

Each telephones carry out very equally in our standardized loudspeaker testing. Each handle a GOOD loudness ranking with nice total high quality – good vocals, clear highs and even some bass. After all, there’s a very slight distinction in tuning between the 2 units, however hardly price stating.

Efficiency

This yr, the Exynos 1380 has primarily trickled down and is now powering the Galaxy A35 as nicely, so each are based mostly on the identical silicon. It’s a trendy 5nm chip with an octa-core CPU setup consisting of 4 Cortex-A78 cores, closed at as much as 2.4 GHz and one other 4 Cortex-A55 cores, working at as much as 2.0 GHz. The onboard GPU is a Mali-G68 MP5 unit.

As for storage and reminiscence, each fashions have a base config with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM and go as much as 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Storage is expandable through microSD on each too. The Galaxy A54 does appear to have extra storage and RAM choices accessible.

Since each the A35 and the A54 use the identical chipset, you possibly can count on the identical efficiency throughout the 2 successfully. Whereas that is undoubtedly true, and you will not discover any distinction in observe, taking a look at benchmarks, it’s clear that Samsung in some way managed to squeeze a bit extra CPU efficiency from the chip within the newer Galaxy A35.

Once more, we will not say whether or not this small efficiency improve is only because of software program and, therefore, can be anticipated on the A54. It isn’t one thing to fixate on, although.

It’s price mentioning that Samsung appears to have addressed a thermal-throttling situation that was initially current once we reviewed the Galaxy A54. The Exynos 1380 appears to behave quite a bit higher and extra constantly whereas doing stress testing contained in the A35. The distinction in thermal-throttling habits between the 2 telephones is fairly important, and we imagine that it’s because of some {hardware} tuning, not simply software program alone.

Whereas this may not essentially be one thing that almost all customers will discover in real-world use, it’s price noting that the Exynos 1380 is way more steady and has higher sustained efficiency contained in the Galaxy A35.

Digicam comparability

The Galaxy A35 and A54 have related digicam setups at first look. Each telephones have a 50MP principal digicam. Nonetheless, they use totally different sensors. The Galaxy A54 has a much bigger 1/1.56″, 1.0µm sensor (doubtless Samsung’s GN5 or Sony’s IMX766).

The A35, however, has a smaller 1/1.96″ sensor for its principal cam. So far as we managed to determine, it’s a Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)GN8, which seems to be unique to this cellphone mannequin.

Each telephones have Optical Picture Stabilization techniques on their principal cameras.

The A54 additionally has a higher-resolution 12MP ultrawide digicam at its disposal, in comparison with the 8MP unit on the A35. Neither has autofocus, sadly. The third digicam on the again of each fashions is a 5MP macro shooter with mounted focus.

On the entrance, the A54, as soon as once more, has a a lot larger decision digicam (32MP) with a much bigger sensor (1/2.8″). The A35 settles for a 13MP, 1/3.06″ unit. Neither has autofocus, however surprisingly, each can seize 4K selfie video.

Picture high quality

Each telephones seize 12.5MP pictures with their principal cameras by default because of pixel-binning. It is extremely laborious to select a definitive favourite from the pair since each supply related total high quality. If we actually had to decide on, maybe we’d give a slight edge to the A35 for its barely extra laid-back processing with much less sharpening utilized. Once more, nonetheless, the distinction is fairly minor.

Samsung Galaxy A35: 12.5MP principal digicam samples

Samsung Galaxy A54: 12.5MP principal digicam samples

Regardless of the distinction in decision between the ultrawide cameras of the 2 telephones, we will not say that the Galaxy A54 has any noticeable lead by way of element. In reality, superb element appears to be a bit cleaner and sharper on common on the A35. The distinction is, once more, not notably massive.

Samsung Galaxy A35: 8MP ultrawide digicam samples

Samsung Galaxy A54: 12MP ultrawide digicam samples

In one other kind of mismatch between decision and high quality, we’ve got to say that, on common, we just like the 13MP selfie photographs of the Galaxy A35 a bit higher than the 12MP selfies that come out of the 32MP digicam of the A54. The Galaxy A35 captures a bit cleaner and extra outlined facial options with higher pores and skin tones on common.

Samsung Galaxy A35: 13MP selfie digicam samples

Samsung Galaxy A54: 12MP selfie digicam samples

Low-light pictures, each at 1x and 2x zoom, look very comparable between the A35 and A54. These are usually fairly clear, have low noise, and have loads of element. Dynamic vary is surprisingly large, with well-developed shadows and highlights.

The ultrawide on the A54 appears to have a slight edge intimately over the lower-resolution one within the A35. The distinction is not large, however it’s price stating.

Video high quality

Each the Galaxy A35 and A54 can seize video at as much as 4K decision on their man cameras. That is executed in an ordinary AVC/h.264 video stream at round 48 Mbps and an ordinary stereo AAC stream inside an MP4 container. Alternatively, you possibly can select to make use of HEVC/h.265 to avoid wasting house.

4K footage from the primary cameras of each telephones is comparable by way of total high quality. There may be loads of element, though we’d say that the A54 has a slight edge. Dynamic vary and distinction are stable throughout the board. Colours are a bit on the saturated facet, particularly on the Galaxy A35, however nothing too overboard.

Samsung Galaxy A35 video: 0.6x • 1x • 2x

Samsung Galaxy A54 video: 0.6x • 1x • 2x

The Galaxy A54 has a transparent edge over the A35 on the subject of 2x and ultrawide movies since it could do 4K video seize throughout the board, whereas the A35 is restricted to 1080p on its ultrawide and, for some bizarre motive, at 2x zoom as nicely. The distinction intimately and total high quality may be very noticeable and in favor of the A54.

As for low-light video high quality on the primary cameras at 4K, the 2 telephones commerce blows. The A54 appears to be a bit cleaner total, with extra superb element within the body. The A35 is not far behind, although, and we like the way it handles mild sources higher.

Samsung Galaxy A35 low-light video: 0.6x • 1x

Samsung Galaxy A54 low-light video: 0.6x • 1x

The ultrawide low-light video is a transparent win for the Galaxy A54. The 1080p footage from the A35 may be very darkish and delicate.

Verdict

Each the Galaxy A35 and the A54 are wonderful, well-rounded mid-range units. Additionally, because it seems, they’re extremely related.

Regardless of technically belonging to the “higher-tier”, the A54 does not supply any main options that you simply will not discover on the A35. The 4K video seize on the ultrawide is sweet, however it’s hardly a must have. The identical goes for the HDR video certification, particularly provided that the shows on each telephones have very related efficiency and most brightness. And eventually, the A54 costs notably sooner than the A35, however once more, we do not actually see that as sufficient of an incentive to purchase it over the A35.

Each the A35 and A54 supply 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of safety patches, however the A54 is already a yr into that schedule. The Galaxy A34’s implementation of the Exynos 1380 is operating cooler with none efficiency penalty. It additionally has a bigger display screen with Gorilla Glass Victus+ whereas remaining nearly the identical dimension and weight. And eventually, it is also scored higher battery runtimes within the internet shopping/social media and gaming situations.

General, when selecting between the Galaxy A35 and the Galaxy A54, we’d personally go for the A35 if the 2 have been priced equally. In sensible phrases, neither will disappoint, and so they supply remarkably related experiences. So, ultimately, the ultimate choice might very nicely come right down to which one of many two may be discovered as the higher deal.