Samsung’s Galaxy A55 has a lot of challengers at the Php25k price point. One of them is the newly launched vivo V30 5G. This also puts Samsung’s newest Exynos 1480 up against Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset.
Check out our video comparison between the vivo V30 5G and the Galaxy A55 5G:
vivo V30 5G specs:
6.78-inch curved AMOLED display @ 2800 x 1260 pixels
89.9% screen-to-body ratio, 20:9 aspect ratio
Schott Alpha glass protection
120Hz refresh rate, 2800 nits peak brightness @ 453ppi density
HDR10+ support
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1 X Cortex-A715 @ 2.63GHz
3 X Cortex-A715 @ 2.4GHz
4 X Cortex-A510 @ 1.8GHz
Adreno 720 GPU
12GB RAM
256GB, 512GB UFS 2.2
Dual-rear camera setup
50MP sensor, f/1.9, hybrid image stabilization (OIS + EIS)
50MP ultrawide lens, f/2.0
Aura Light Portrait flash (Ring-LED flash)
50MP selfie shooter, f/2.0, 21mm (wide)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Mono loudspeaker
In-display speaker (for calls)
Noise-cancelling microphone
5G LTE
Dual nano-SIM
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC Supported
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Funtouch OS 14 (Android 14)
5,000mAh Li-ion battery, 80W FlashCharge
USB Type-C 2.0
Fingerprint sensor (in-display)
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope
IP54 dust and water resistance rating
164.4mm x 75.1mm x 7.45mm (dimensions)
186 grams (weight)
Petals White, Green Sea (colors)
You can also read our full written review of the vivo V30 here.
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G specs:
6.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display
1080 x 2340 pixels, 120Hz, 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Samsung Exynos 1480
8-cores, up to 2.75GHz
8GB RAM (+8GB extended memory)
256GB storage
Expandable up to 1TB via microSD (hybrid slot)
Triple rear cameras:
– 50MP f/1.8 main, OIS
– 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide
– 5MP f/2.4 macro
32MP selfie shooter (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM + eSIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth 5.3
GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
USB Type-C (USB 2.0)
NFC
In-screen fingerprint sensor, face unlock
IP67 water and dust resistance
OneUI 6.1 (Android 14)
5000mAh Li-Ion battery, 25W wired charging
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2mm (dimensions)
213 grams (weight)
Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Lemon
You can also read our full written review of the Samsung Galaxy A55 34 here.
What makes Samsung a better option over these chinese brands is their long software support. 4 years of OS updates plus security patches. There is no china branded phone that can match that. Usually, their mid range devices only get 2 os updates plus 3 yrs security patches. So, in the long run, since you are going to use the device longer, you are actually getting your money’s worth. Not to mention, Samsung’s customer service and service centers.