Overview
Rating by Experts
Advantages
- Thinner and more resilient design
- Clear user interface
- Robust 6-year software support
Disadvantages
- Higher price point
- Camera performance largely unchanged
- Not the best value for performance
Final Thoughts
Samsung has further slimmed down its mid-range flagship, making it significantly more enjoyable to use than previous iterations. Nonetheless, the upgrades in other areas are minimal at most, raising doubts about whether they warrant the increased price – particularly if a Galaxy device isn’t a must-have for you.
Price Upon Review
Starting at $549.99
Current Best Prices: Samsung Galaxy A57
Design & Construction
- Even more streamlined design
- Substantially lighter weight
- Enhanced durability
Samsung has kept the aesthetic of the Galaxy A56 (and its predecessors) intact, while further reducing the dimensions of the A57 and enhancing its premium feel.
Distinctive features such as a pill-shaped camera assembly that houses three separate lenses, along with a ‘key island’ (containing the power and volume buttons) that protrudes from the right side of the phone, remain unchanged.
However, with dimensions of 161.5 x 76.8mm, the Galaxy A57 has a slightly smaller footprint than the previous model, thanks to tapered bezels…
Display
- 6.7-inch 120Hz Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen
- 1200nits (High Brightness Mode or HBM), 1900nits (maximum)
- Fingerprint sensor embedded in the display
Samsung has left the Galaxy A57’s display unchanged from last year, but it continues to deliver a delightful experience nonetheless…
Specifications & Performance
- 4nm Samsung Exynos 1680 processor
- 13% larger vapor chamber than A56
- 8 or 12GB of RAM
Samsung’s A-series devices have never been particularly celebrated for their speed, even within the more affordable mid-range segment…
Camera System
- 50Mp f/1.8 primary camera with OIS + 12MP f/2.2 ultra-wide + 5Mp f/2.4 macro
- 12Mp f/2.2 front-facing camera
- Supports up to 4K/30fps video recording on both front and rear
It’s somewhat underwhelming to observe that Samsung has not significantly upgraded the camera system in the Galaxy A57…
Battery Performance & Charging
- 5000mAh battery capacity
- 45W Super Fast Charge 2.0 wired charging capability
- No support for wireless charging
While Samsung may have minimized the size and weight of its most recent mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy A57 retains the same 5000mAh battery as its predecessor…
Software & Applications
- One UI 8.5 powered by Android 16
- 6 years of operating system & security updates guaranteed
- ‘Awesome Intelligence’ replacing Galaxy AI
In an era where owners of older Galaxy S devices have voiced concerns about delays in receiving the latest One UI 8.5 update…
Pricing & Availability
Although it could be viewed as a robust enhancement of the Galaxy A56, these slight enhancements must be weighed against an unpleasant increase in price…
Is the Samsung Galaxy A57 Worth Buying?
Samsung has launched its most upscale mid-range phone to date in the Galaxy A57…
Specifications
- Android 16, One UI 8.5
- 6.7in, FHD+, OLED, 120Hz, flat screen
- In-display optical fingerprint scanner
- Exynos 1680
- 8GB/12GB LPDDR5X RAM options
- Storage configurations of 256GB/512GB
- 50Mp, f/1.8 primary camera
- 12Mp macro lens
- Up to 4K @ 30fps video recording from the rear
- 12Mp front camera
- Stereophonic speakers
- Dual-SIM capability
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e
- Bluetooth 6.0
- 5000mAh battery capacity
- 45W charging support
- 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm dimensions
- Weight: 179g
- Available colors: Awesome Navy, Awesome Gray, Awesome Icyblue, Awesome Lilac
