What you need to know
- Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy F55 in a bold orange color variant.
- Otherwise, the upcoming phone is likely to be a rebranded Galaxy M55 that was launched in India earlier this month.
- The device is expected to feature a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and a 5000mAh battery.
Samsung is preparing to launch its next mid-range phone for the Indian market and has just started testing the new Galaxy F55 smartphone for the country.
Samsung India has teased the upcoming Galaxy F55 device on
You can tell it’s a work of art when you look at it. Get ready because heads will turn more than usual with the all-new #GalaxyF55 5G. Something remarkable is on the way. Soon. #CraftedByTheMasters #Samsung pic.twitter.com/e28l4wcsZWApril 29, 2024
Samsung claims that the device will turn heads with the new color and vegan leather finish. It’s not the first time we’ve seen a vegan leather orange finish on Android phones, and it’s often found on premium phones like the OPPO Find X2 Pro. However, there are now also cheaper Android phones with vegan leather, such as the Moto G Power 5G 2024.
Apart from the vegan leather color option, nothing concrete has been revealed about the Galaxy F55 yet. However, the teaser suggests that we will see a familiar three-camera array setup on the back, similar to the Galaxy F54 and other Galaxy phones from Samsung.
Samsung has a practice of launching similar phones under the Galaxy M and Galaxy F series. While the Galaxy M55 hit the Indian market earlier this month, it is believed that the Galaxy F55 is likely to have identical specifications.
Priced at Rs 26,999 (around $324), the Galaxy M55 is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and ships with Android 14-based One UI 6.1. It features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
There is a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP lens as the primary sensor, supported by an 8MP secondary camera and a 2MP macro sensor. The selfie shooter now also has a 50 MP sensor. It has a 5,000mAh battery capacity with 45W fast charging support.
As for the orange variant with vegan leather, Samsung recently announced the Galaxy C55 (as seen in the image above) for the Chinese region, which is another rebranded version of the Galaxy M55.
While the specs appear to be identical, the orange variant is quite impressive and it looks like the same approach is being considered for the Indian market with the launch of the Galaxy F55. Once this happens, it will be available via e-commerce platform Flipkart in the Indian region.