Although the new Galaxy A55 from Samsung seems to be wiping the floor with the older Galaxy A54 in the display department, the same cannot be said about the cameras. According to independent reviewer DxOMark, the Galaxy 54 and A55 camera systems perform almost the same.
These results aren’t all that surprising, seeing how the Galaxy A54 and A55 seemingly use the same camera hardware. On paper, they are the same.
The camera setups include 50MP primary cameras with PDAF and OIS, 12MP ultra-wide shooters, 5MP macro cameras, and 32MP selfie sensors — all with identical apertures and pixel sizes across the two phones.
Even so, the Galaxy A55 has a bit of an edge over the Galaxy A54. But not by much, and the difference certainly isn’t as huge as it is for their displays.
The cameras are no reason to upgrade your Galaxy A54
According to DxOMark, the Galaxy A55 camera ranks 15th in the $400-$600 phone segment, whereas your Galaxy A54 ranks 16th. In the global ranking, which includes phones from all price segments, the Galaxy A55 ranks 117th, and the A54 is 122nd.
Thanks to newer software and image processing tricks, the Galaxy A55 appears to perform marginally better than the Galaxy A54 in some areas, including low-light photos and videos.
Interestingly, though, the Galaxy A54 beats the Galaxy A55 in a couple of other categories, such as zoom and bokeh. Surprisingly, the Galaxy A54 appears to be handling depth-of-field better than the newer A55.
If you are still pondering upgrading your Galaxy A54 to the newer Galaxy A55, and if you decide to do it, you will benefit from newer Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection for a more competent display, an aluminum frame instead of a plastic one, a more powerful Exynos 1480 chip, and seamless updates.
However, the camera experience doesn’t seem all that different, and Samsung hasn’t elevated it to a level high enough to warrant a trade-in from the A54 to the A55 at your expense.
If you need a better camera than the one the Galaxy A54 provides, you will have to look at pricier devices, such as the Galaxy S23 FE and up. The Galaxy S23 FE in DxOMark’s camera test ranks 3rd in the $400-$600 price range and 60th globally. It is vastly superior to the Galaxy A54 and A55.