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Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades

The Galaxy A27 has been announced, and at $349.99 it's $50 more than last year's A26. That's understandable in the current economic climate, but a harder sell given that Samsung has also downgraded a few key specs. Compared to last…

This article was originally published by The Verge and is republished here under license.

Product render of Samsung Galaxy A27 in black

The US only gets it in black, but blue and pink models are launching elsewhere. | Image: Samsung

The Galaxy A27 has been announced, and at $349.99 it’s $50 more than last year’s A26. That’s understandable in the current economic climate, but a harder sell given that Samsung has also downgraded a few key specs.

Compared to last year’s phone, the A27 has lower resolution 12-megapixel selfie and 5-megapixel ultrawide cameras, worse IP64 waterproofing, and is very slightly thicker at 7.8mm. Other specs are simply unchanged, like the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, 5,000mAh battery, 6.7-inch 120Hz display, and 50-megapixel rear camera. There’s only one real upgrade to the phone, but it is a welcome one: a move from the Exynos 1380 to Qualcomm’s …

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