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More recently, however, another more promising candidate has crept onto my list: the Samsung Galaxy A57.
The Galaxy A57 may seem too vanilla on paper; it doesn’t pack the exciting flagship chip that the OnePlus 15R does, nor does it promise Android’s latest features before other devices, as the Pixel 10a does. The design isn’t as polarizing as the Nothing Phone 4a Pro either. But there’s something striking about that you can’t overlook. Despite its starting price of $550, the Galaxy A57 delivers the same premium feel reminiscent of more expensive phones, such as the Galaxy S26 Plus.
The finesse captivates you from the moment you hold the Galaxy A57. Its design seems built to serve one purpose: to uphold Samsung’s promise of keeping the phone going for at least six years. After using the A57 myself, I think it achieves that purpose with flying colors.
What do you think about Galaxy A57's premium features? 18 votes I like that Samsung brings them to a $550 phone 33 % I get why people would like it, but it's not for me 39 % It's unnecessary 28 %
The strikingly premium Galaxy A phone
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The Galaxy A57 instantly comes across as the most polished and refined Android phone in its price bracket, and most certainly in Samsung’s own Galaxy A lineup. There are a few reasons for this, the first one being its amazingly sleek build. I was immediately struck by how thin and light the A57 feels from the moment I first took it in my hands.
Typically, you would expect this sense of sleekness from phones that use plastic for their backs and midframes. But the Galaxy A57 confidently defies that assumption. Instead of plastic, it features premium materials, including a smooth, polished aluminum frame. For the back, the Galaxy A57 uses glass. But not any plain glass; the back on the Galaxy A57 is hardened with a sheath of Gorilla Glass Victus+, and so is its front. For a segment where glass backs still feel rare, Samsung has taken an additional step to protect them with an extra layer.
Victus+, notably, is a special version of Gorilla Glass Victus, made specifically for Samsung phones. It first appeared on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which means it’s not new, but rather a trickle-down spec. Despite that, it offers impressive durability. Cornings claims that Victus+ offers a hardness of 7 on Moh’s scale, which JerryRigEverything would describe as “scratching at Level 7 with deeper grooves at Level 8.”
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