The Galaxy S25 series might be some of the best Android phones on the market, but they aren’t exactly cheap. The standard phone will set you back £799 and opting for the Ultra model costs a whopping £1,249. If that sounds like way too much for your bank balance to cope with, there’s good news. After announcing them earlier this month, Samsung has now confirmed the release of its cheaper A-Series devices in the UK.
These lower-cost call makers—the A56, Galaxy A36, and Galaxy A26—start from just £299 but still come packed with plenty of impressive upgrades, including smart cameras, bright displays, and long battery life.
The more premium A36 (£399) and Galaxy A56 (£499) both have expansive 6.7-inch OLED screens, fast charging, 256GB of storage, and stereo speakers. They also include a triple-lens rear snapper with a wide-angle lens, night mode, and decent video recording.
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Upgraded designs with matte edges, along with a number of colours, are also available.
For those daily digital tasks, the A36 has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, whilst the A56 uses Samsung’s own Exynos 1580 chipset, which supplies a little bit of extra oomph.
Intelligent upgrades, including smart Circle to Search, which finds things on the web just by circling an image come as standard and they can retouch your photos thanks to Object Eraser (which removes unwanted photo bombers). The Galaxy A56 even gets a new mode called ‘best face’. This option takes a series of shots of your friends and switches the faces automatically so no one blinks or looks unhappy in the final image.
Perhaps best of all, both the A36 and A56 come with six years of Android and security updates, meaning they’ll be fully up-to-date and secure with free software upgrades until 2031.
If any of that sound enticing you can buy them now with Samsung including some freebies as part of launch deal. Those buying now will get a pack worth £139 that includes a Galaxy Fit3, 45W Fast Charger and Silicone Case.
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“The new Galaxy A series marks an important step in our mission of AI for all, by opening Galaxy’s incredible mobile AI experiences to even more people around the world,” said TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “With these awesome new features and capabilities, we are excited to unlock limitless creativity on the Galaxy A series while ensuring a safe, reliable and fun mobile experience.”
