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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 year's phone, the...

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Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades
Source: The Verge
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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