Galaxy A42 5G to be launched in South Korea on Friday

Samsung had unveiled the Galaxy A42 5G five months ago. The mid-range 5G smartphone is already available in a few markets, including Taiwan, Thailand, the Netherlands, and the UK. Now, the company has announced that it will launch the Galaxy A42 5G in its home market later this week.

The Galaxy A42 5G will be launched in South Korea on March 12. The unlocked variant of the phone is priced at KRW 449,000 (around $395). The smartphone will be available in three colors: Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray, and Prism Dot White. The company has already started taking pre-orders for the phone via 11Street, Coupang, Gmarket, and carrier websites.

Some online retailers are offering a 20% discount to those who pre-order the Galaxy A42 5G. Samsung is also offering a 50% discount on the Galaxy Buds Live to those who buy the smartphone this month. The phone also comes with a 2-month free trial to YouTube Premium and Millie’s Library ebook service.

The Galaxy A42 5G features a 6.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display, an in-display fingerprint reader, a 20MP selfie camera, and a 48MP+8MP+5MP+5MP quad-camera setup at the rear. It runs Android 10 out of the box and comes equipped with the Snapdragon 750G processor, 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and a microSD card slot.

A 5,000mAh battery powers the Galaxy A42 5G and it is compatible with 15W fast charging. Other features include 5G, GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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Samsung may have revealed launch date of Galaxy A52, Galaxy A72

The Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 are shaping up to be really amazing mid-range smartphones. Thanks to dozens of leaks over the past few weeks, we know almost everything about the two smartphones, including their design, specs, and possible pricing. Now, Samsung may have revealed the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72’s launch date.

It appears that Samsung had listed the live stream video for the Galaxy Unpacked March 2021 event over the weekend, revealing the possible launch date of the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72. A screenshot of the unlisted video was captured by Twitter user @FrontTron before the South Korean firm took down the video listing. The event will happen on March 17 at 22:30 KST (13:30 GMT or 06:30 PDT).

Galaxy A52, Galaxy A72 specs recap

The Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 are expected to be launched in 4G LTE and 5G variants. The Galaxy A52 has a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, while the Galaxy A72 has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display. We had exclusively revealed last month that the 4G variants of the phones feature a 90Hz refresh rate, while the 5G models have a 120Hz refresh rate. Both phones feature an in-display fingerprint reader and Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

LTE variants of the two phones are equipped with the Snapdragon 720G processor, while the 5G variants feature a Snapdragon 750G processor. The phones will have 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB internal storage. The Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 will come with Android 11 out of the box. Both smartphones have 64MP OIS+12MP+5MP+5MP quad-camera setups and 32MP selfie cameras. Both phones will be able to capture 4K 30fps videos,

Other features of the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 include IP67 certification for dust and water resistance, a microSD card slot, GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C port, and a headphone jack. A 4,500mAh battery powers the Galaxy A52, while the Galaxy A72 is powered by a 5,000mAh battery. Both smartphones feature 25W fast charging. The Galaxy A72 even features stereo speakers.

Galaxy A52

• Model: SM-A525F
• Dimensions: Bar: 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
  
• Display: 6.5 inch / 165.10 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 720G
• Camera: 64MP

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Galaxy A52 5G

• Model: SM-A526B
• Dimensions: Bar: 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
  
• Display: 6.5 inch / 165.10 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 750G
• Camera: 64MP

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Galaxy A72

• Model: SM-A725F
• Dimensions: Bar: 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
  
• Display: 6.7 inch / 170.18 mm Super AMOLED Display
• CPU: Snapdragon 720G
• Camera: 64MP

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Galaxy A72 is bringing stereo speakers to Samsung’s mid-range phones

Features from Samsung’s flagship phones often trickle down to the company’s mid-range offerings, but with the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72, Samsung is bringing a boatload of flagship-grade features to the mid-range segment all at once. The Galaxy A72 in particular is shaping up to be quite impressive, what with a high refresh rate screen, IP67 water resistance, a main camera with optical image stabilization, and a 3x optical zoom camera rumored to be part of the package.

Well, those rumors have been confirmed by the latest leak, and it has also been revealed that the Galaxy A72 will have stereo speakers! Unlike a zoom camera or optical image stabilization, stereo speakers have never been seen on a Galaxy A series phone before, so this is a major development. Even Galaxy A71 owners will have plenty of reasons to upgrade to a Galaxy A72, as this is one of the biggest year-on-year upgrades for an A series phone in the lineup’s history.

30x Space Zoom is also coming to Samsung’s mid-rangers

The latest leak reveals a few more interesting features, such as 30x Space Zoom capability and integration of a wide variety of Snapchat effects into the native Camera app. We also get to see all of the phone’s important specs: There’s a 6.7-inch Infinity-O FHD+ Super AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 720G processor, 6+128GB and 8+256GB memory configurations, 64MP+12MP+8MP+5MP main, ultra-wide, zoom, and macro cameras, a 32MP front-facing camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25W super fast charging.

The Galaxy A72 is likely to run Android 11 with One UI 3.1 out of the box, same as the Galaxy S21 and other recent Galaxy phones. The A72 is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G sometime this month, and while a concrete date isn’t known, the sharp increase in the intensity of leaks these past few days suggests we won’t have to wait too long for the official launch.

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BREAKING: Galaxy A52 caught on camera, water resistance confirmed

The Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A51 are two of Samsung’s most successful mid-range phones ever, so it isn’t surprising that the launch of the Galaxy A52 has quite a few people excited. Renders of the phone have already given us a look at its design, and its spec sheet has more or less been fully revealed by leaks in the past couple of months. And now, ahead of its official launch, an actual Galaxy A52 has been caught on camera.

Twitter user Ahmed Qwaider has shared multiple new images showing off the Galaxy A52 from the front and back alongside its packaging. We have to say the phone looks quite good thanks to that matte finish on the back; Samsung seems to be going for an understated design this time around, as evidenced by the lack of any sort of lines running across the back. However, nothing seems to have changed at the front, which is to be expected considering that side is covered almost entirely by the display on virtually every smartphone these days.

Water resistance confirmed for the Galaxy A52

Of course, that doesn’t mean the display won’t be better than the one on the Galaxy A51. The Galaxy A52 will support a 90Hz refresh rate (120Hz on the 5G model) for smoother animations, scrolling, and gaming, which should make for a whole world of difference in the viewing experience. Well, at least as long as the Snapdragon 720G that’s going to power the phone is able to keep up. On paper, the Snapdragon 720G is capable enough, but we are going to be a bit skeptical until we have seen the A52 in action.

The photos shared on Twitter also confirm that the Galaxy A52 is water and dust resistant thanks to IP67 certification and has a 64MP main camera. In addition to water and dust resistance, the Galaxy A52 will be bringing back another feature that went missing from Samsung’s mid-range devices a couple of years ago: optical image stabilization. Thankfully, rumors suggest all these features won’t result in a higher price tag – the Galaxy A52 is expected to launch for €369 in Europe, same as the Galaxy A51 did back in late 2019.

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