Samsung’s Super Cheap Galaxy A-Series Smartphones Come With ‘Awesome Intelligence’

It is the season for affordable smartphones to duke it out among one another. We had Apple, we’re expecting Google, and Samsung just threw its roster into the ring. The Galaxy A-series is set to be refreshed next month. It starts with the Galaxy A36 starting at $400, then the Galaxy A26 at $300. The Galaxy A56 starts at $500 and will also get a bump, though there’s no expected release date yet. All three devices have “Awesome Intelligence,” which seems to be Samsung’s rebranding of Galaxy AI for its lower-cost devices. The Galaxy A56, A36, and A26 all come with the same size screen, though they each offer a different tier of essentials. Each phone has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate—not a standard spec at this price point—and a 5,000 mAh battery to accommodate it. All phones start with 128GB of storage. Samsung’s Exynos 1580 chipset powers the Galaxy A56, while the Galaxy A26 and A26 run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 platform. Only the Galaxy A56 offers 8GB o ... Read full article.