Samsung Galaxy A17 Comes with Great Long Software Help
Samsung just let us know about their new, less pricey phone, the Galaxy A17. This phone is slimmer and lighter than the one before it. It has a 6.7-inch 90Hz AMOLED screen, works with 5G, and has a strong plan for a lot of software updates in the future.
Main Details
The Galaxy A17 works on Samsung's 5nm Exynos 1330 chip. This chip has two strong Cortex-A78 cores and six low-drain Cortex-A55 cores. Here are the main parts of the hardware:
- Screen: 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED with a 90Hz refresh speed and a small notch.
- Memory (RAM): You can pick from 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB.
- Storage: 128GB, you can add more with a microSD card up to 2TB.
- Big Camera: Three cameras at the back - a 50MP main one, a 5MP wide one, and a 2MP zoom one.
- Front Camera: A 13MP unit.
- Battery: 5000 mAh size with help for fast 25W charging (charger sold separate).
New Policy for Software Updates on a Cheap Phone
The main sell of the Galaxy A17 is its software help. The phone starts with Android 15 and Samsung's One UI 7. Samsung will give out six big system updates and six years of safety fixes. This means the phone will get updates up to Android 21. This is a new high in how long cheap phones can last.
More Stuff and Costs
The phone also has IP54 to keep out wet and dust, a fingerprint reader on the side, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, and NFC for paying without touch.
In Europe, the cheapest Galaxy A17 with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of space costs €239.
