Samsung Galaxy A35 Unboxing and First Impressions
Samsung Galaxy A35 Unboxing
The Samsung Galaxy A35 comes in your standard, minimalist white box that looks pretty much the same as previous Galaxy A devices. Just like last year, the box is thin and at this point, practically everyone knows why. If not, you will find out in just a bit.
Inside the box, you can find the following items:
- Documentations
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- SIM ejector tool
- The Samsung Galaxy A35 smartphone itself
Samsung Galaxy A35 First Impressions
If you’re confused thinking that the Samsung Galaxy A35 looks just like the A55 that we unboxed recently, I don’t blame you as it really does look the same. It appears to have the exact same display, size, and colors. So what’s different? For starters, the Samsung Galaxy A35 maintains the plastic chassis as opposed to the A55 moving up to aluminum. It’s worth noting that it still feels well built as it’s not cheap plastics, and while aluminum would feel better, it does take a bit of time to figure out which is which if you put them side by side. Both devices feature the Island Key design on the sides, making it easier and more comfortable to hold.
It’s also powered by last year’s Exynos 1380 SoC, which is practically the same CPU configuration as the newer Exynos 1480 sans the lower clock speed on the Cortex-A78, it doesn’t have the AMD RDNA 2-based GPU as it uses the Mali-G68 MP5 GPU, and it’s built on a 5nm process. This is mated to a either a 6GB or 8GB RAM with storage options of 128GB and 256GB. It’s still a pretty solid midrange chip nonetheless.
On the matter of display, it uses a 6.6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and Gorilla Glass Victus+ for added protection. Like the A55, this one has a water / dust resistance rating of IP67. All of this is powered by a healthy 5,000mAh battery but it only supports up to 25W charging, so it will be a little slow on that end. On an overall level, it practically makes the Samsung Galaxy A35 into a more updated A54.
It’s worth noting that Samsung also introduced Knox Vault to the Galaxy A series for the first time, providing hardware-based security which has been a mainstay for the company’s flagship devices. Essentially, Knox Vault is operated in isolation from the main system’s processor and memory, which (ideally) reduces the attack surfaces via exploits. To further strengthen the security, the optional Auto Blocker feature can block unknown apps, commands, as well as executions from USB connections.
In the meantime, check out the rest of the specifications right below here:
Samsung Galaxy A35 Specifications
| Processor | Exynos 1380 4 x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz 5nm |
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| GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 | |
| RAM | 6GB / 8GB | |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE USB Type-C 2.0, OTG GPS, Glonass, BDS, Galileo, QZSS NFC 5G Virtual Proximity Sensing |
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| Storage | 128GB / 256GB Up to 1TB expandable storage (MicroSD) |
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| Display | 6.6″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display Up to 120Hz Refresh Rate 1000nits (HBM) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
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| Rear Camera | 50MP f/1.8 wide angle camera, OIS, PDAF 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide camera, 123° 5MP f/2.4 macro, fixed focus LED flash, panorama, 12-bit HDR, gyro-EIS AI Image Signal Processing (ISP) |
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| Selfie Camera | 13MP f/2.2 wide-angle selfie cam, HDR | |
| Battery | 5000mAh 25W Fast Charging |
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| OS | One UI 6.1 Android 14 |
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| Ingress Protection | IP67 | |
| Dimensions | 161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm, 209g | |
| Colours | Awesome IceBlue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy | |
For now, the Samsung Galaxy A35 is in the middle of benchmark tests among other tests. I’ll be publishing my review of this smartphone soon so stay tuned to Pokde.net for the review.
If you want to know more about the new Galaxy A series devices launched this year, click right here.
