Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2 debuts — this could be the Galaxy A82 5G

Samsung Galaxy Breakthrough 2 debuts — this could be the Milky way A82 5G

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Samsung just tin can't stop releasing phones. Its latest — the Milky way Quantum 2 — merely debuted in South Korea, but that'southward non stopping speculation that the phone could eventually appear in other countries every bit part of the Galaxy A lineup.

Samsung's Galaxy A phones are midrange models that evangelize some scaled-back specs when compared to the Galaxy Southward flagships, while likewise costing a couple hundred dollars less.

Virtually recently, Samsung introduced that a trio of 5G phones — the Galaxy A52 5G, Galaxy A42 5G and Galaxy A32 5G — that have all debuted in the U.South. A quaternary phone, the Galaxy A72, is also part of this year'due south Galaxy A lineup, though that isn't coming to Due north America.

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Could the Galaxy Breakthrough two join that mix, as the Milky way A82? It's certainly possible — the phone announced by Samsung today (April 13) has specs that seem to exist in line with the residue of the Galaxy A phones released as of tardily.

Those specs leaked out in advance of the new phone'due south launch, along with images of the Galaxy Breakthrough 2/Galaxy A82. This telephone features a Snapdragon 855 Plus organization-on-chip — a 2-year-erstwhile chipset that'due south similar to the 1 that powered the Galaxy S10 lineup. Nevertheless, it's a step upwards from the Snapdragon 7 serial silicon institute in the latest Milky way A phones.

A highlight of the Breakthrough 2, at least in South Korea, is its beefed-upwardly security. The phone, which goes on sale in its home market on April 23, includes a breakthrough cryptography chip for more secure transactions. That feature isn't likely to appear in the phone should it announced elsewhere as the Milky way A82.

The Breakthrough 2 continues Samsung's latest trend of bringing displays with 120Hz refresh rates to its midrange phones, as it did with the six.5-inch Galaxy A52 5G. In the case of the Quantum two (or the Milky way A82 as information technology might eventually be called), we're talking virtually a 6.7-inch screen. A three-camera array on the back of the telephone is led by a 64MP principal sensor with 12MP ultrawide and 5MP macro cameras rounding out the lenses.

It's possible that Samsung could eventually bring its latest midrange model to other markets nether the Galaxy A label. Whether that includes the U.S., though, is anyone'due south guess. As noted above, the Galaxy A72 didn't make it to this country, in office because its specs are too shut to the Galaxy S20 FE, which remains a popular depression-toll option here.

With a Galaxy S21 Fe reportedly in the works, Samsung may decide it's already got a phone to appeal to shoppers who don't want to pay full flagship prices for a handset merely are happy to opt for a sub-$600 model that offers some high-end specs. That's the one piece missing from Samsung's 2021 phone releases, so information technology will exist interesting to encounter which phone Samsung uses to fill that gap.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom'due south Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and former movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.