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Samsung Galaxy A57

First reviewed April 2026 · Full specs on GSMArena

73

≈ Some disagreement · spread ±6

Consensus of 3 reviews. How this is calculated.

Tom's Guide78
TechRadar75
Tech Advisor66
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.

Key specs

Launch price (US)
$549
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.7″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
5,000 mAh
Wired charging
45 W
Chipset
Exynos 1680
Base storage
128 GB
Weight
179 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
6 years

What the reviewers said

TechRadar

4/5Apr 23, 2026

A competent, svelte mid-ranger with a strong screen and clean software, but weak cameras, middling performance, and a price hike make it harder to recommend.

  • Slim, relatively light body
  • Bright, vibrant 120Hz AMOLED display
  • Clean, easy-to-use One UI software
  • Solid battery life
  • IP68 water and dust resistance
  • Price hike over Galaxy A56
  • Exynos 1680 weak for gaming
  • Photos not up to Samsung's usual standard
  • Four colors feel lifeless
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Tech Advisor

3.5/5Apr 21, 2026

Samsung's slimmer, lighter mid-ranger feels premium and gets long software support, but incremental gains and a price rise make it harder to justify.

  • Slimmer, lighter design with IP68 rating
  • Sharp 120Hz Super AMOLED display
  • Strong six-year software support
  • Stable performance without thermal throttling
  • Improved vapour chamber cooling
  • Price increase over Galaxy A56
  • Camera system essentially unchanged from earlier models
  • Trails rivals in GPU performance
  • Only 4K at 30fps video
  • Gaming stability issues with some titles
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Tom's Guide

4/5Apr 18, 2026

A solid budget Samsung with good battery life and premium design, held back by weak performance, middling cameras, and a $50 price increase.

  • Strong battery life, roughly 20 hours of streaming estimated
  • Premium-feeling glass and metal design
  • Competent main and selfie cameras
  • Galaxy AI features usually found on S26 phones
  • Large FHD+ 120Hz display
  • Weak performance, especially graphics, trails rivals
  • Telephoto absent, so zoomed shots lag behind rivals
  • 5MP macro lens still included, adds little value
  • Few upgrades over Galaxy A56
  • Costs $50 more than last year's model
Read the full review at Tom's Guide →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.