Samsung·phone
Galaxy A55
Based on 45 credible posts from Bluesky, YouTube & Hacker News. 41 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 53% of 45 reviews are positive, 22% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on price & value. The most common complaint is camera (4 owners). Owners are divided on performance and software & ai. Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (75%), which suggests it holds up well.
What owners like
Price & value praised by 7 owners (1 disagree)
“Still worth it, especially I am after the microsd card slot.”
What owners complain about
Camera raised by 4 owners (2 disagree)
“What I don’t really agree with is how some YouTube reviewers downplay or “punish” the cameras on this phone.”
Display raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“I'm using this phone since March now it got totally blue screen worst phone ever in my phone life 😢”
Owners are split on
- Performance 4 like it · 5 don't
- Software & AI 2 like it · 2 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Performance4 praise · 5 complain
- Price & value7 praise · 1 complain
- Camera2 praise · 4 complain
- Software & AI2 praise · 2 complain
- Display1 praise · 2 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
Been using the A55 for months now. [...] Only thing I could do without is the worthless macro camera.
Battery swollen after 5 months of use… was always heating and camera used to lag. Im done with samsungs, worst durability ever…
I bought this phone specifically for the SD card slot and AMOLED screen. [...] UI is pretty snappy and it can handle normal day to day tasks from scrolling social media, some editing, and light gaming. [...] My only complain with it is that it randomly freezes for a few seconds (4-5 secs approximately) on some apps. It usually happens on the gallery app while swiping and zooming through photos. [...] Probably a software issue but I’ve seen reviews of the phone back in 2024 where a guy was testing PUBG mobile on the phone and it randomly freezes for 5 seconds every time. Apart from that i also notice a grainy, almost paper like, texture on the display whenever there are grey colors. The same display issue can also be seen on the s24 ultra. [...]
[...] What I don’t really agree with is how some YouTube reviewers downplay or “punish” the cameras on this phone. [...] Especially in night shots, I found the iPhone performance to be quite disappointing at times. I’m not saying this just because I own one — I’m saying it because I personally tested it. [...]
I also have a Samsung Galaxy A55 5g and I think it's good. I especially like the software support and the good cameras. [...] Before the Samsung Galaxy A55 5g I had a Poco X6 pro but that was just full of Temu advertising 🤢🤮 My heart continues to beat for Samsung ❤
[...] been using it for less than a week and as a student who uses their phone primarily for everything, i'd say it's pretty good and hasn't heated up (yet😭). [...]
Watching this on.my A55 with a 1tb mirco sd card inserted which i bought from Argos in the U.K. [...]
It gets slow sometimes for no reason and quick panel lag is annoying sometimes. For 475 euros at launch I think I spent too much for what it is - not much better than a52s that I previously owned except battery
I bought the Samsung A55 5G in August 2024 and after 2 years I still have the old update 😢😢 One UI 6.1 and Android 14... What should I do?
I have It. Use It in daily basis and still works well. It's been almost 2 years.
I have the A55.almost a year and 8 months and it's still working great.
Watching on my A55 it has been 2 years and still device is more than capable in every tasl i throw at it
[...] Performance is good for daily usage (for social media and light task). Camera is good for daylight scenario. [...]
Perfect Phone I have used it 1 year ago ❤ from Pakistan 🇵🇰
I bought a Samsung Galaxy A55 last year for way less. Works like a charm.
Even if you have Android 16 it's not guaranteed the terminal works. It's disabled by Samsung on my Galaxy A55 for some reason. Maybe the hardware doesn't support the feature.
This seems really inaccurate to me. I had to manually enter my device (Galaxy A55 5G), and then I held a tape measure next to my phone. What the site claimed was 16cm was actually only 14.3cm.
Just bought it from CompAsia for like 42% price. Still worth it, especially I am after the microsd card slot.
I have this phone and it’s stuck on one ui 6.1 and android 14 … disappointing
Takes time to find out all the possabilities of the cameras and especial the pro mode,but its worth it.Results are awsome,p.s i also use the snapseed to create art.🎉
Its bezel is not that thick though my brother...,its somewhat alright to me, which is the bezel of the phone...well that is my personal opinion...but...the thing which bother me is about the chipset or the performance....which is they are using 1450 exynos....which is bad....becoz they should have atleast used snapdragon...and minimumly snapdragon 7s gen 4 or if they used mediatek dimensity they should have used mediatek 8450 ultra...
I'm using this phone since March now it got totally blue screen worst phone ever in my phone life 😢
I just got my A55 Enterprise edition for 330euros and i am completely satisfied with it
Actually the Nothing Phone 2a was something I considered for my last purchase. They are absolute middle class killers but as I got the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G for quite a discount it was just the better deal. At the original prices I'd have preferred the Nothing Phone any day.
I got my a55 in august its good it's very expensivy. Honesty it's a good phone great price maybe a little bit expensive but if its on sale it's amazing
I also bought the Samsung Galaxy A55 5g and am satisfied so far. No more advertising like with Xiaomi or Poco 😊
Anyone experiencing GPS issues? I've read so much about it, but haven't used the GPS yet (but will be travelling soon). If I knew this was gonna be an issue (a deal breaker), I wouldn't have gotten the phone..
I use the A55 and I am able to play CODM on maximum graphics
One of the BEST 🎉 I own one and it has been so smooth and I am enjoying my money, I love seeing an item that I have purchased increase in price 😀 🙌 A good buy
Got the 12/256 variant. If you're interested in this model, better pick the 12gb RAM model since they're now getting cheaper. If you have no issues with holding a bigger handset, then maybe consider the S24fe, otherwise, this (for me) is a much more comfortable unit to hold.
Got mine at the end of November and glad I went with the A55 instead of the S24 FE that costed almost twice, the A55 is a great phone, what a beast for the price.
I'm watching on my A55 I love multitasking, and it does it so well for me without any lags. I am patiently waiting for One Ui7 to see how the phone copes with it. I will be hoping to get a new Samsung phone in the next 4 years to come.
I have this phone however sometimes it just gives me yellowish pictures how do i deal with that,,😢😢im thinking of selling it coz i dont like the yellowish effect it has on my photos i wish it gave more natural colours
I bought a new galaxy A55 5g but it does not support video stabilization on FHD 60 frame and 4k 30 frame...It works only at FHD 30 frame.
While using this phone for weeks, i just experienced some bugs. I'm thinking that the bug might be on software, but the phone is great. samsung really have nice number of updates because for a short time i did receive like 4 updates already
I'm very happy with my A55, it fixed all the dislikes I had for my A34.
This phone is similar to an s21 in terms of performance and premium construction, I bought it a week ago and I gave it somewhere for 250 euros, I can say that for this money it has no competition
Great, my phone decided to start charging whenever it feels like it. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it did. And there's no wireless charging because it's a Galaxy A55, so off to the repair shop I go
Not that I'd really use them, but I'm still bummed my a55 doesn't have the galaxy AI features
same thoughts as you I really liked the A series I mean it has great display , speakers , software , long updates , premium look but the only thing where it lacks is its processor which totally doesn't handles the overall experience , instead if they add snapdragon it will be really great . Samsung need to either stop using exynos in A series and just put it in M and F (dont know why this series even exists , It just duplicate of M ) .
My family only uses the flagship high end phones when i got the a55 i felt the lag but its not to massive i hope it gets fixed in one ui7
I have it and I am decently satisfied, but it definetly heats up fast and a lot, which causes lag.
I make video for YouTube whith A55, but I put him on the gimbal. Have a nice day!
I've been interested in Graphene OS, but being limited to just the Pixel phones is kind of lame. Have a Galaxy A55 I'd have liked to try it with.
I got my a55 yesterday, but its showing 6g.hope its not fake
Galaxy A55 long-term: how it holds up
Owners like it more the longer they have it (+21 points after 1 year or more).
- First months67% recommend · 3 owners
- 1 year or more88% recommend · 8 owners
When problems show up
- Software & AItypically around 2 years · 2 reports
- Cameratypically around 4 months · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“Been using the A55 for months now. [...] Only thing I could do without is the worthless macro camera.”
after 3 monthsView on YouTube“[...] been using it for less than a week and as a student who uses their phone primarily for everything, i'd say it's pretty good and hasn't heated up (yet😭). [...]”
“Battery swollen after 5 months of use… was always heating and camera used to lag. Im done with samsungs, worst durability ever…”
after 5 monthsView on YouTube“I bought this phone specifically for the SD card slot and AMOLED screen. [...] UI is pretty snappy and it can handle normal day to day tasks from scrolling social media, some editing, and light gaming. [...] My only complain with it is that it randomly freezes for a few seconds (4-5 secs approximately) on some apps. It usually happens on the gallery app while swiping and zooming through photos. [...] Probably a software issue but I’ve seen reviews of the phone back in 2024 where a guy was testing PUBG mobile on the phone and it randomly freezes for 5 seconds every time. Apart from that i also notice a grainy, almost paper like, texture on the display whenever there are grey colors. The same display issue can also be seen on the s24 ultra. [...]”
after 2 yearsView on YouTube
Common Galaxy A55 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- PerformanceOwners split: 5 complain, 4 happyView on YouTube
“Its bezel is not that thick though my brother...,its somewhat alright to me, which is the bezel of the phone...well that is my personal opinion...but...the thing which bother me is about the chipset or the performance....which is they are using 1450 exynos....which is bad....becoz they should have atleast used snapdragon...and minimumly snapdragon 7s gen 4 or if they used mediatek dimensity they should have used mediatek 8450 ultra...”
- Camera4 owners report this (2 disagree)View on YouTube
“I have this phone however sometimes it just gives me yellowish pictures how do i deal with that,,😢😢im thinking of selling it coz i dont like the yellowish effect it has on my photos i wish it gave more natural colours”
- Display2 owners report this (1 disagree)
- Software & AIOwners split: 2 complain, 2 happyView on YouTube
“I bought the Samsung A55 5G in August 2024 and after 2 years I still have the old update 😢😢 One UI 6.1 and Android 14...”