The Samsung Galaxy A series is a line of entry-level and mid-range Android-based smartphones and tablets (and formerly premium mid-range devices before 2023) manufactured and developed by Samsung Electronics as part of their Galaxy line, succeeding both the Galaxy J series and the Galaxy S "mini" line and slotted below the flagship Galaxy S series. The first models in the series were the first-generation Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5, announced on 31 October 2014, and released in December 2014.
Following the announcement of the 2017 series, Samsung announced that they hoped to sell up to 20 million Galaxy A series smartphones, targeting consumers in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
As of 2026, most of the Galaxy A series models are available in most countries. Galaxy Tab A is also part of the A series and is available in most countries as well.
In the Galaxy A series, only the Galaxy A90 5G supports Samsung DeX. The Galaxy A80 is the only Samsung phone with no hole punch, notch, side cutout, or island that is featured on the Galaxy S10+, Huawei P40 Pro, and the iPhone 15, as the Galaxy A80 uses a motorized camera system which utilizes the rear cameras as a selfie camera. Phones
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Galaxy A (2015) ModelA3A5A7A8 Support status Unsupported Dates Announced 31 October 2014 January 2015 August 2015 Released December 2014 February 2015OSInitialTouchWiz Nature UX 3.5TouchWiz Essence UX 2.0LatestTouchWiz Nature UX 4.5TouchWiz Hero UXDimensions Height Width DepthWeight Colors Display Size Resolution 540 x 960 720 x 1280 1080 x 1920 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type Super AMOLED Front camera 5 MP Rear camera 8 MP 13 MP 16 MPRAM1 GB1.5 GB2 GB Storage 16 GB 32 GBProcessorSnapdragon 410Snapdragon 615Exynos 5430 Octa Battery Capacity (mAh) 1900 2300 2600 3050 Replaceable colspan="4" Fast Charging colspan="4" NFC colspan="4" IP rating colspan="4"
Galaxy A (2016) New features was introduced in the second generation Galaxy A series which includes metal and glass body, NFC which supports Samsung Pay, Samsung's Adaptive Fast charging feature and increased battery life. The Galaxy A series are similar to the flagships, the Galaxy S6 series and the Galaxy Note 5, which were released in April 2015, and August 2015, respectively.
ModelA3A5A7A8A9A9 Pro Support status Unsupported Dates Announced December 2015 September 2016 December 2015 March 2016 Released October 2016 January 2016 May 2016OSInitialTouchWiz Essence UX 2.0TouchWiz Grace UXTouchWiz Essence UX 2.0TouchWiz Hero UXLatestExperience 8.0Experience 8.5Experience 9.0TouchWiz Hero UXExperience 9.0DimensionsHeight Width Depth Weight Colors Display Size Resolution 720 x 1280 1080 x 1920 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type Super AMOLED Front camera 5 MP 8 MP Rear cameras 13 MP 16 MP 13 MP 16 MP RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB 4 GB Storage 16 GB 32 GBProcessorExynos 7578Snapdragon 615Exynos 7580Exynos 5420 OctaSnapdragon 652 Battery Capacity (mAh) 2300 2900 3300 4000 5000 Replaceable colspan="6" Fast Charging 18 W colspan="2" 18 W NFC colspan="6" IP rating colspan="6"
Galaxy A (2017)
In January 2017, Samsung unveiled the 3rd generation of the Galaxy A series. Newly improved features include 16-megapixel front and back cameras, an Exynos 7 Octa 7880 SoC, a 3D glass display (similar to Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S7), barometer and gyroscope sensors and IP68 certification for water and dust resistance as well as support for Gear 360 (2017). The new design of the series are similar to the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge, released in March 2016. The series comprises three models. This was the last Galaxy A series to use the TouchWiz user interface, before being superseded by Samsung Experience and One UI in later models. This is the oldest series to officially receive an update to One UI after a variant of this series' Galaxy A7 made for SK Telecom was updated in September 2019.
Model A3 A5 A7 Support status Unsupported Dates Announced January 2017 Released OS Initial TouchWiz Grace UX Latest Experience 9.0The global variant of the Galaxy A7 (2017) [SM-A720F] officially concluded its software lifecycle with Android 8.0 (Oreo). It did not receive the official Android 9 (Pie) or One UI update. Dimensions Height Width Depth Weight Colors Display Size Resolution 720 x 1280 1080 x 1920 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type Super AMOLED Front camera 8 MP 16 MP Rear cameras 13 MP RAM 2 GB 3 GBStorage16 GB32 GB64 GB Processor Exynos 7870 Octa Exynos 7880 Octa Battery Capacity (mAh) 2350 3000 3600 Replaceable colspan="3" Fast Charging 18 W NFC colspan="3" IP rating IP68
Galaxy A (2018) The 4th generation Galaxy A Series marked a major expansion for the lineup and introduces many high-end features for the first time in the Galaxy A series, including multi-lens camera, Infinity Display, Adaptive Fast Charging, IP68 certification, and revamped design. It was the first generation of Galaxy A devices that launched with the Samsung Experience UI derived from the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 9.
Model A6 A6+ A6s A7 A8 A8+ A8 Star A8s A9 Support status Unsupported Dates Announced May 2018 October 2018 20 September 2018 December 2017 June 2018 December 2018 October 2018 Released September 2018 May 2018 October 2018 January 2018 November 2018OSInitialExperience 9Experience 8.5Experience 9Experience 9.5Experience 9LatestOne UI 2.0Experience 9One UI 2.0One UI 1.0One UI 2.0Dimensions Height Width Depth Weight Colors Display Size Resolution 720 x 1480 1080 x 2220 1080 x 2160 1080 x 2220 1080 x 2340 1080 x 2220 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD Super AMOLED Camera cutout colspan="7" Infinity-O Front camera 16 MP 24 MP 12 MP 24 MP 16 MP + 8 MP 24 MP Rear cameras Wide 16 MP 16 MP 24 MP + 16 MP 24 MP Ultrawide colspan="3" 8 MP colspan="4" 8 MP Depth 5 MP colspan="3" 5 MP Telephoto colspan="7" 10 MPRAM3 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB4 GB6 GB6 GB8 GBStorage32 GB64 GB64 GB128 GB32 GB64 GB64 GB128 GB64 GB128 GB Processor Exynos 7870 Octa Snapdragon 450 Snapdragon 660Exynos 7885 Octa Snapdragon 660 Snapdragon 710 Snapdragon 660 Battery Capacity (mAh) 3000 3500 3300 3000 3500 3700 3400 3800 Replaceable colspan="9" Fast Charging colspan="4" 18 W 15 W 18 W Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac NFC colspan="2" colspan="6" IP rating colspan="4" IP68 colspan="3"
Galaxy Ax0 Samsung introduced the 5th generation Galaxy A series in February 2019, alongside the online-exclusive Galaxy M series. This marked the complete refresh of the Galaxy A series, as the Galaxy J series was merged into the former. The series comprises the most numerous models of the Galaxy A series, with nineteen models. Key highlights in this generation include: Device names now uses the new two-digit nomenclature first introduced in the Galaxy M10, M20, M30 and S10 waterdrop (Infinity U or Infinity V) notch display (also debuted in the Galaxy M series) higher battery capacities (above 4000mAh) newer SoCs and higher memory capacity return of the video stabilization feature (after it was removed from the Galaxy A 2017 series) the A90 being the only phone in the A series to feature DeX, and the first phone in the A series to have extended software support (3 OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates) the A80 being the only phone by Samsung to feature a completely bezel-less infinity display Model A2 Core A10e A10 A10s A20e A20 A20 A20s A30 A30 A30s A40 A50 A50s A60 A70 A70s A80 A90 5G Support status Unsupported Dates Announced April 2019 July 2019 28 February 2019 12 August 2019 10 April 2019 19 March 2019 24 September 2019 25 February 2019 22 August 2019 19 March 2019 25 February 2019 22 August 2019 April 2019 26 March 2019 September 2019 10 April 2019 September 2019 Released August 2019 19 March 2019 27 August 2019 May 2019 5 April 2019 5 October 2019 March 2019 11 September 2019 April 2019 18 March 2019 September 2019 June 2019 1 May 2019 May 2019 OS Initial Experience 9.0 One UI 1.1 One UI Core 1.1 One UI 1.1 One UI Core 1.1 One UI 1.1 One UI 1.5 One UI 1.1 One UI 1.5 One UI 1.1 One UI 1.5 Latest Experience 9.5 One UI 3.1 One UI Core 3.1 One UI 3.1 One UI Core 3.1 One UI 3.1 One UI 4.1 Support colspan="1" 2 major Android updates 3 major Android updates Dimensions Height Width Depth Weight Colors Display Size Resolution 540 x 960 720 x 1560 720 x 1520 720 x 1560 1080 x 2340 720 x 1560 1080 x 2280 1080 x 2340 1080 x 2400 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type IPS LCD PLS TFT Super AMOLED IPS LCD Super AMOLED PLS TFT LCD Super AMOLED Camera cutout Infinity-V Infinity-U Infinity-V Infinity-U Infinity-O Infinity-U New Infinity Infinity-U Front camera 5 MP 5 MP or 2 MP 5 MP 8 MP 5 MP or 2 MP 8 MP 16 MP 8 MP 16 MP 25 MP 32 MP Back Camera 32 MP Rear cameras Wide 8 MP or 5 MP 13 MP 13 MP or 5 MP 8 MP 13 MP 13 MP 25 MP 16 MP 25 MP 48 MP 32 MP 64 MP 48 MP Ultrawide colspan="4" 5 MP 8 MP 5 MP 8 MP 5 MP 8 MP Depth colspan="3" 2 MP colspan="3" 5 MP colspan="2" 5 MP 5 MP 5 MP RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB3 GB 3 GB 3 GB4 GB 4 GB 4 GB6 GB 6 GB 6 GB8 GB 8 GB 6 GB8 GB Storage 8 GB16 GB 32 GB 32 GB64 GB 32 GB64 GB128 GB 64 GB 64 GB128 GB 128 GB Processor Exynos 7870 Octa Exynos 7884 Octa MT6762 Helio P22 Exynos 7884 Octa Exynos 7884 OctaExynos 7904 Octa Exynos 7884 Octa Snapdragon 450 Exynos 7904 Octa Exynos 9610 Octa Exynos 9611 Octa Snapdragon 675 Snapdragon 730 Snapdragon 855 Battery Capacity (mAh) 2600 3000 3400 4000 3000 4000 3000 4000 3900 4000 3100 4000 3500 4500 3700 4500 Replaceable colspan="1" colspan="18" Fast Charging colspan="4" 15 W 15 W 25 W NFC colspan="4" colspan="3" colspan="6" colspan="4" IP rating colspan="6" IP68 colspan="2" IP68 colspan="9"
Galaxy Ax1 Samsung introduced the 6th generation Galaxy A series a few months after the release of mid-generation refresh of the 4th generation series (those with the "s" suffix), consisting of fourteen models. Key highlights in this generation include: Extended software support for A5x and A7x series (3 OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates) 5G models for the A5x and A7x series punch-hole (Infinity O) display for the A5x and A7x series Model A01 Core A01 A11 A21 A21 A21s A31 A41 A51 A51 5G A51 5G UW A71 A71 5G A71 5G UW Support status Unsupported Dates Announced 21 July 2020 17 December 2019 13 March 2020 8 April 2020 15 May 2020 24 March 2020 18 March 2020 12 December 2019 8 April 202014 August 2020 12 December 2019 8 April 2020 7 July 2020 Released 6 August 2020 January 2020 1 May 2020 26 June 2020 2 June 2020 27 April 2020 22 May 2020 16 December 2019 29 April 2020 17 January 2020 15 June 2020 16 July 2020 OS Initial Android 10 Go One UI Core 2.0 One UI Core 2.1 One UI 2.1 One UI 2.0 One UI 2.1 One UI 2.0 One UI 2.1 Latest One UI Core 4.1 One UI 4.1 One UI 5.1 Support colspan="1" 2 major Android updates 3 major Android updates Dimensions Height Width Depth Weight Colors Display Size Resolution 720 x 1480 720 x 1560 720 x 1600 1080 x 2400 Refresh Rate 60 Hz Type PLS TFT IPS LCD PLS TFT Super AMOLED Camera cutout Infinity Infinity-V Infinity-O Infinity-V Infinity-O Infinity-U Infinity-O Front camera 5 MP 8 MP 5 MP 13 MP 20 MP 25 MP 32 MP Rear cameras Wide 8 MP 13 MP 16 MP 48 MP 64 MP Ultrawide colspan="2" 5 MP 8 MP 12 MP Macro colspan="4" 2 MP 5 MP 5 MP Depth 2 MP 2 MP 5 MP RAM 1 GB2 GB 2 GB 2 GB3 GB 3 GB 3 GB4 GB6 GB 4 GB6 GB 4 GB 4 GB6 GB8 GB 6 GB8 GB 6 GB 6 GB8 GB 6 GB Storage 16 GB32 GB 32 GB 64 GB 32 GB 32 GB64 GB128 GB 64 GB128 GB 64 GB 64 GB128 GB 128 GB Processor MT6739WW Snapdragon 439 Snapdragon 450 Exynos 7884 Octa Helio P35 Exynos 850 Helio P65 Exynos 9611 Exynos 980 Snapdragon 765G Snapdragon 730 Exynos 980 Snapdragon 765G Battery Capacity (mAh) 3000 4000 3600 4000 5000 3500 4000 4500 Replaceable colspan="14" Fast Charging colspan="2" 15 W 15 W 25 W NFC colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="8" IP rating colspan="3" IP68 colspan="3" IP68 IP68 colspan="4"
Galaxy Ax2 Samsung introduced the 7th generation Galaxy A series in September 2020, and consists of thirteen models. Key highlights in this generation include: