Some of Samsung’s latest Galaxy A series smartphones are now available for purchase in the country, as expected.
The Samsung Galaxy Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54 can be purchased at retail outlets across the country.
The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G features a 6.6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 48-megapixel main camera at the back that is seconded by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 5-megapixel macro lens. It comes with 6 and 8 GB memory options as well as 128 and 256 GB internal storage configurations that are expandable by up to a terabyte when a microSD card is slotted in (which, in this case, means forfeiting the extra SIM slot, SIM 2).
On the front is a 13-megapixel camera.
The Galaxy A54 5G, on the other hand, packs a 6.4-inch display with the same tech, resolution and refresh rate as its A34 sibling and the same memory and storage options as the Galaxy A34.
Both devices run on Android 13 which comes masked as One UI 5.1, have the same 5,000mAh batteries and are rated IP67 for dust and water resistance.
It is on the camera front where the Galaxy A54 differs from its sibling, going with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera and a 50-megapixel hero camera at the back that is flanked by a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera and the same 5-megapixel macro lens that we find on the Galaxy A34.
The devices also differ in what powers them underneath. The Galaxy A54 5G packs an Exynos 1380 chipset while the Galaxy A34 5G goes with a MediaTek Dimensity 1080. Both chipsets feature integrated 5G modems necessary for the 5G network capabilities present in the devices.
The cameras on both smartphones have optical image stabilization (OIS). “Even with unsteady hands or when filming on the go, users can be confident about capturing awesome content,” Samsung said when announcing the devices last month.
As is customary these days with Samsung smartphones, the Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54 will receive Android operating system updates for 4 years and security updates for 5 years.
Buyers of either device are eligible for 100 gigabytes of free cloud storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive service to easily backup photos (now that Google Photos no longer has unlimited free storage) and other files. However, this comes with a catch: it is redeemable only after signing up for a 6-month trial of Microsoft 365 Basic.
The devices come in various colour options. In African markets, the Galaxy A54 5G comes in Black, Green and White colours while the Galaxy A34 5G comes in Black, Light Green and Silver.
Pricing of the devices is as follows:
- Galaxy A34: Kshs 45,800 (128GB model)
- Galaxy A54: Kshs 58,400 (128GB model), Kshs 62,600 (256GB model)
