Samsung has launched the Galaxy A26 5G smartphone in India, after it was introduced earlier this month. The phone features a larger 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, Infinity-U notch cutout, a 120Hz panel with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits.
The phone is equipped with the Exynos 1380 chip with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB storage. Vapour chamber is now 3.7 times larger as compared to the last generation, said the company. It runs One UI 7.0 based on Android 15, offering up to 6 OS versions and 6 years of security updates, similar to the A36 and A56. For the first time, the phone has IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance.
The Galaxy A25 5G features 50MP (OIS) + 8MP ultra-wide + 2MP macro cameras, and a 5000mAh battery with 25W charging support, and the charger is sold separately.
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G specifications
- 6.7-inch (1080×2340 pixels) FHD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection
- Octa Core (2.4GHz Quad A78 + 2GHz Quad A55 CPUs) Exynos 1380 processor with Mali-G68 MP5 GPU
- 8GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB internal storage, expandable up to 2TB via micro SD card
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Android 15 with Samsung One UI 7
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 8MP ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
- 13MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 164x 77.5 x 7.7mm; Weight: 200g
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dust and Water resistant (IP67)
- 5G SA / NSA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Samsung Galaxy A26 5G comes in Awesome Black, Awesome Mint, Awesome White and Awesome Peach colours and is priced at Rs. 24,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model and the 8GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 27,999.
It is now available from Flipkart, and should be available from other Samsung India online and offline retailers.
Launch offers
- Rs. 2000 discount HDFC and SBI Credit Cards
- Samsung Care+: 1 year Screen Protection at Rs. 999 intead of Rs. 1699
- Up to 12 months No Cost EMI