For the first time, the Samsung Galaxy A series is integrating Awesome Intelligence, including Galaxy’s fan-favourite AI-powered features.
Unveiled at MWC 2025, the Samsung A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G aims to reimagine creativity while bringing enhanced durability and longevity, as well as robust security and privacy protections to provide a safe and long-lasting mobile experience.
“The new Galaxy A series marks an important step in our mission of AI for all, by opening Galaxy’s incredible mobile AI experiences to even more people around the world,” said TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “With these awesome new features and capabilities, we are excited to unlock limitless creativity on the Galaxy A series while ensuring a safe, reliable and fun mobile experience.”
Awesome Intelligence for Advanced Search and Creativity
Awesome Intelligence on Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G brings users powerful, fun and easy-to-use AI tools. Powered by One UI 7, Awesome Intelligence features bring amazing search and visual experiences to Galaxy A series users.
A fan-favourite on Galaxy A series devices last year, Google’s enhanced Circle to Search, makes it easier than ever to search and discover from the phone’s screen. With the latest upgrades, the search feature is faster and more contextual, now recognising phone numbers, email and URLs on the screen and helping users perform actions with a single tap. The update also introduces Song Search, which can identify music playing nearby, on the device, or even from a user’s own voice when they hum or sing. With support for multiple languages, Song Search makes it more effortless to find a tune with users no longer needing to wait for that song title to finally come to them.
The Galaxy A series also takes the camera experience to a new level with creator-focused tools, starting with a powerful triple-camera system featuring a 50MP main lens on all devices and 10-bit HDR front lens recording on Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G for bright and crisp selfies. Galaxy A56 5G features leading camera technology with a 12MP ultra-wide lens, while the new Galaxy A series devices empowers creativity in new and exciting ways through intelligent visual editing.
Available on Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy S25 series, Best Face makes it easier than ever to capture the perfect group shot by selecting and combining the best expressions or features for up to five people from a motion photo. Whether someone blinked or looked away, Best Face ensures everyone looks their best in a single, seamless shot. The Galaxy A56 5G also brings enhancements to Nightography, with Low Noise Mode making its way to the 12MP selfie camera and additional wide camera support to capture stunning content in low-light settings.
Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G all bring fine-refined Object Eraser, allowing users to remove unwanted distractions from photos. Whether it’s an unexpected passerby or a distracting shadow, users can manually or automatically select objects to erase, achieving a cleaner, more polished final image with just a few taps. Moreover, Filters enables custom filter creation by extracting colours and styles from existing photos for users to apply for a unique and personalised effect depending on mood and taste. With these intelligent tools, users can refine and enhance their photos effortlessly, bringing a new level of creativity to every shot.
Built To Last with Upgraded Displays and Software Longevity
Now with six generations of Android OS and One UI upgrades, and six years of security updates, the Galaxy A series reinforces its software longevity even more. These updates add additional support toward optimising the device’s lifecycle, ensuring users can enjoy a smooth and reliable experience for years to come.
The Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G also introduce a larger display created for a high-quality, immersive viewing experience. Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G both feature a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with brightness levels reaching up to 1200 nits, allowing for a more vibrant and immersive entertainment experience. New stereo speakers further enhance the experience with rich, balanced sound.
With a 5,000mAh battery included throughout the entire line-up, the new Galaxy A series is designed to keep up with users’ daily routines. Galaxy A56 5G and Galaxy A36 5G support 45W charging power and Super-Fast Charge 2.0 technology, delivering even faster charging for extended use. Both models also deliver enhanced performance, as Galaxy A56 5G is powered by the Exynos 1580 chipset and Galaxy A36 5G features the Snapdragon® 6 Gen 3 Mobile Platform. A larger vapour chamber in both devices helps sustain performance, ensuring smooth gameplay, video playback, and effortless multitasking.
Beyond performance, the new Galaxy A series is built to withstand life’s unpredictable moments. For the first time, Galaxy A26 5G features an IP67 dust and water resistance rating for strong protection against the elements, matching the IP67 rating on Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A56 5G. Additionally, an advanced Corning Glass cover material adds a layer of protection against scratches and cracks.
Expanded Protections for Security and Privacy Assured
Thanks to the integration of One UI 7 on the Galaxy A series for the first time, Samsung is further supporting robust security and privacy. With Samsung Knox Vault, the Galaxy A series provides an extra, fortified layer of device safety, transparency and user choice – ensuring sensitive data stays protected. Equipped with the latest One UI 7 security and privacy features, Galaxy A series users benefit from holistic protection — including enhancements in Auto Blocker, Theft Detection, More Security Settings and other features.
Samsung will also launch the Galaxy A56 5G Enterprise Edition, offering business-ready mobile experiences to cutting-edge enterprises of any size. Enterprise customers benefit from seven years of security and One UI updates, three years of warranty, and a two-year product lifecycle guarantee to ensure long-lasting and worry-free adoption. It also includes a one-year license to the Knox Suite – Enterprise Plan, the ultimate package to protect and manage extensive and complex device fleets through granular OS update control, device usage analytics, intelligent security insights, and exclusive features tailor-made for frontline workers.
The new Galaxy A series will be available in Australia in a range of colours from 27 March, 2025.
- Galaxy A56 5G will be available in Awesome Olive and Awesome Graphite (From RRP $699)
- Galaxy A36 5G will be available in Awesome Lavender and Awesome Black (From RRP $549)
- Galaxy A26 5G will be available in Black (From $499)
Also in the news, Samsung Australia has announced that a suite of Galaxy AI features will be available on more Galaxy devices as One UI 7 will begin to roll out in Australia starting within April. One UI 7 marks a significant leap forward in creating a new kind of mobile experience. Integrating leading AI agents with multimodal capabilities into every touch point of the interface, One UI 7 enables every interaction to feel more intuitive than ever before.
