Samsung Galaxy M55 Review

zedfighter.com 23 September 2024 Reviews

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Introduction

All right, here we have it guys the Galaxy M55 and the Galaxy M15 and I’m pretty amazed how Samsung has managed to make even these, look like their upper mid-range smartphones or even like their flagships and yet keep the price pretty low.

Now obviously there are things that they’ve had to cut back on to make sure that these phones come at affordable price points that they come in.

But cutbacks don’t mean that they are bad, in fact the M55 this time has quite a few upgrades that no M series phone has ever seen.

For example, a Snapdragon chip, up to 12GB of RAM and a 45W fast charging support.

I mean honestly speaking a lot of this stuff is actually happening for the first time in an M Series phone. So, let’s talk about this.

Samsung Galaxy M55 Design

if you look at the M55, it’s actually very similar to how flagships look with a similar three camera housing system and to bring the price down they’ve used plastic.

But then they’ve given this you know matte finish frosted look so it doesn’t look cheap.

I mean, I think it looks really good and it’s got a very good in hand feel as well and it doesn’t look like the kind of bag that would attract any fingerprint or dust.

Given just the way it’s done you know this whole Frosty matte finish and you know while the M series phones in the past have been known to be slightly bulky.

This one actually feels a lot Slimmer and it’s really light. Also, there’s a slight curve on the back panel, so as you hold it in the Palm it sits really well and it gives you a nice comfortable grip.

I mean I would go to the extent of saying that you don’t even need a protective case with this phone.

I mean it’s got a good in-hand feel, you know it’s not going to get smudged easily with fingerprint or sweat.

It’s got you know plastic, so it’s not going to break easily and you can enjoy that sleek design without the case.

Also, the frame which is again plastic, but it too has a smooth metallic finish, so it looks really good and I like that they have slightly thicker buttons which makes it very easy to press them, usability wise.

You know a lot of phones in this price segment by other brands they tend to have curved displays and those displays tend to have very thin buttons and they are a little weird to click.

Now I’ve got this light green colour which reflects quite a lot of light at different angles.

So, this is something you’ll either get really Amazed by or you’ll hate it. But you’ve got other options which might be more neutral for you.

The bezels also are quite Slim. In fact, these are a lot better than what I’m generally used to seeing in M series smartphones. So, I’m pretty glad that Samsung’s actually reducing these.

Oh, and it’s got a hybrid SIM tray, so either two SIM cards in here or one sim card and the option to expand storage by 1TB.

Samsung Galaxy M55 Specification

Dimensions: 163.9 x 76.5 x 7.8 mm
Weight: 180 g
SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM
Display Size: 6.7 inches
Display Specs: 1080 x 2400 pixels, Super AMOLED+, 120Hz, 1000 nits.
Chipset: Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm)
OS: Android 14 with One UI 6.1
Memory: 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, 12GB/256GB
Rear Camera: Triple
Main Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide-angle), OIS
Second Camera: 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide-angle), 123˚
Third Camera: 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Rear Camera Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera: 50 MP, f/2.4, (wide-angle)
Front Camera Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Network: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, NFC, USB Type-C 2.0
Battery: 5000 mAh
Charging: 45W wired
Colours: Dark Blue, Light Green

Samsung Galaxy M55 Display

Now it’s got Samsung’s usual Super AMOLED plus display and as always it looks good.

It’s nice and colourful, no doubt and you know I’ve said this before and I’m saying it again that there’s just something about Samsung’s AMOLED displays that’s just different from AMOLED displays on other phones.

I mean the contrast, the punch, the clarity even in the M series phones it’s just somehow a notch above and you know it’s the kind of difference you only know if you place both of them side by side and then you compare.

For example, consider the brightness, the M55 has 1,000 nits of peak brightness.

Now that’s not the highest in the segment. But then it’s got Vision booster Tech.

So, the outdoor visibility is just so good like you know there’s really no major issue in readability outdoors or even watching content.

However, if the video scenes are dark then it may be a bit of an issue, but otherwise no problem at all.

Samsung Galaxy M55 Performance & Software

But what’s really worth noticing this time is that Samsung has opted to provide a Snapdragon chip and up to 12GB of RAM on the M55.

It’s the first time on any M series phone that you’ll see a combination like this, although I admit that the chip is two generations old.

But then if you look at the performance, I think it’s pretty decent, you know apps they launch fast it’s quick and Swift to switch between them and there’s no really sign of lag.

You could easily play the most demanding of games in optimized modes for longer durations without any hiccups.

I mean sure the phone gets a little warm after 30 minutes of gameplay, but nothing unpleasant.

The response to touch is also quite good. So, games that require a quick response time shouldn’t be a problem.

But you know more than anything using a chip that’s nearly 2 years old I believe is Samsung’s way of just balancing their cost.

Because you know they tend to prioritize more on you know features, functionalities, security and things like OS upgrades.

So, it’s just been their approach to smartphones in this price segment. For example, if you look at the upgrade cycle Samsung promises four generations of OS upgrades while all the other phones in this segment will give you nothing more than 3 years.

Then no other phone in this price segment has features like Samsung wallet, tap to pay and then to ensure that everything is super secure Samsung gives you Samsung Knox Vault even in the M series to ensure your phone is protected against hardware and software attacks.

So, you know credentials payments and other sensitive data it’s never exposed, and I think it’s okay if you still prefer more performance over let’s say more years ofupgrade or over more security or over more functionalities like Samsung wallet.

But this phone I think is geared more towards conveniences and not so much towards just raw performance.

Now the M55 is running Android 14 and it comes loaded with One UI 6.1.

Features like image Clipper that allows you to just long press and clip an object out of a picture and paste it anywhere or things like object eraser where you can pretty much erase any object in your picture that you don’t want.

Then there’s voice Focus option that lets you speak to someone over a call more easily despite having a lot of noise around you.

Then there’s also secure folder where you can privately store your sensitive files photos videos and even run very secure versions of your app that only you can unlock with your fingerprint.

But let’s talk more about one UI 6.1 on this. So, you get all the customization options that came with the newest One UI.

That includes the lock screen customization settings with more Styles, more fonts, more colours and even the ability to add widgets to the lock screen itself and like always you’ve got a wide variety of wallpapers to choose from.

There’s a preset of different styles available and even some wallpaper services that you could opt for.

There are also some pre-loaded apps that you get with the phone. Not too many though but even the ones that you have can be easily uninstalled if you want to.

You also get features like one hand operation, so you can use this phone with just one hand easily despite its size.

There’s also Edge panel that gives you access to various apps and shortcuts and tasks on your phone and all of this is customizable in settings.

Samsung Galaxy M55 Camera

Now the other big upgrade is their camera setup. So, you will now get a 50MP primary camera with OIS and nightography feature, 8MP ultra-wide camera and 2MP macro camera and more importantly a 50MP front-facing camera.

But we tend to believe more in photo samples. So, we took a lot of photos for testing.

All right, so here are the result of the primary camera guys and for the most part they’re actually quite good.

I mean if you see they aren’t too saturated which earlier used to be an issue. But now they seem a lot more natural and even the sharpening seems under control.

But yes, sometimes if the Sun is too harsh you see a bit of overexposed portions in your photo and sometimes the HDR processing may also seem to be slightly aggressive, not all the times though.

I was really happy with the photos I took indoors, again the colours look really good and there’s no loss in detail despite slightly low light as compared to how bright it was outside.

But you know I was surprised the most when it came to low light pictures.

At this price with nightography features and big pixel technology, the M55 cameras can take in a lot more light to produce bright but noise-free pictures even in tough situations.

It takes a while to click your pictures as it gathers more light, but then the output is quite good.

Portrait photos are just fine. I mean it takes a little bit of time to get the focus log.

But once it does, the pictures come out quite nice.

Finally, I tested selfies that was taken using the 50MP front-facing camera and I’d say these are decent. But even in low light situations results is surprising.

I mean these are actually great if there is a little bit of light. But if it gets too dark then the pictures do get a little soft and not as sharp.

But again, that’s expected at this price point.

Samsung Galaxy M55 Battery & Charging

Now the last big upgrade has to do with the battery and the charging, actually more to do with the charging.

So, you get the same 5000 mAh battery capacity however this time M55 supports a 45W charging speed that can charge your M55 from 0 to 50% in under 25 minutes.

This is quiet a step forward because up until now Samsung has given 45 wats of charging speeds only to ultra variants of its Flagship series.

But to see it in M series you know a mid-range segment smartphone from Samsung and that’s supporting higher charging speeds, I think it’s very promising.

So, I think it’s a very big moment to see Samsung embracing 45W charging speeds and it makes me very hopeful that I would see this in more and more phones from Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy M15

Now alongside the Galaxy M55 Samsung has also launched the Galaxy M15 which is a more affordable M Series smartphone with slightly dialled down specs.

It’s got a slightly smaller 6.5-inch screen. But it still has a Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate which is very rare to see in this price segment.

It’s also got a headphone jack, again a rare functionality these days and to make things even better it comes with a gigantic 6,000 mAh battery and just like the M55 this also gives you four generations of OS upgrades and 5 years of security updates.

No other smartphone under 15,000 gives you that. Other than that, it has a regular 50MP primary camera 5MP Ultra-wide, 2MP macro and a 13MP front-facing camera.

It’s powered by Meditech 6100 plus. it’s got 128GB of internal storage and two Ram options 4GB and 6GB.

Conclusion

Finally let’s stock prices you can get the Galaxy M55 for a net effective price starting at 24,999 rupees for 8GB/128GB, 27,999 rupees for 8GB/256GB and 30,999 rupees for 12GB/256GB variant.

The Galaxy M15 starts at 12,299 rupees for 4GB/128GB and 13,799 rupees for 6GB/128GB variant.

In fact you can get a 25W Charger worth 1,699 for free if you bought the M15 which I think is pretty sweet.

Anyway, that’s it guys about the Galaxy M55 and the M15 if you guys still have any questions, concerns or doubts let me know in the comment section I’ll definitely help you out.

If you want to know more about these phones, then check out Samsung’s official website.

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