Samsung's Latest Budget Phone Has Mild Upgrades And A $50 Price Hike

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The Galaxy A27 5G has a stronger chipset, at least.

Samsung has revealed its latest budget-minded A-series phone, the Galaxy A27 5G. The main upgrade that the company is pitching this time is a new Infinity-O display. As with the display in last year's A26, it's a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. What's different this time around is that it has a hole-punch design to accommodate the 12MP front-facing camera rather than a small notch at the top of the screen. "Together with a reduced and more balanced bezel, this adds screen space and removes distractions to keep content front and center," Samsung claims.

The rear camera array includes a 5MP ultra-wide lens, 50MP OIS wide sensor and 2MP macro camera. The A27 has 6GB of memory and 128GB of internal storage, which is expandable by up to 2TB via microSD....

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