Samsung’s Galaxy A73 5G is a more affordable way to a 108-megapixel camera

Alongside its Galaxy A53 5G and A33 5G, Samsung additionally snuck out an announcement for the Galaxy A73 5G, a brand new top-tier cellphone within the midrange A-series with a excessive decision 108-megapixel digital camera. In response to the corporate’s press launch, the Galaxy A73 5G will likely be obtainable in “choose markets” from April twenty second, at a worth that’s but to be introduced.

Though the A73 additionally contains a barely greater 6.7-inch show than the A53’s 6.5-inch panel, the large spec bump right here seems to be its digital camera. At 108-megapixels, it’s one of many highest decision cellphone cameras round. It outstrips the Galaxy A53, which solely has a 64-megapixel important digital camera, and is similar as what Samsung has included on its flagship Galaxy S22 Extremely. Excessive megapixel counts aren’t the be-all-and-end-all in relation to cellphone cameras, however 108-megapixel sensors are removed from a gimmick.

The 108-megapixel sensor is certainly one of 4 cameras on the rear of the Galaxy A73, which additionally features a 12-megapixel ultra-wide, a 5-megapixel depth sensor, and a 5-megapixel macro. It’s a disgrace that the A72’s 8-megapixel telephoto hasn’t made the lower; it’s been ditched together with the A72’s 3.5mm headphone jack. Samsung’s product web page for the Galaxy A73 5G doesn’t point out what processor it’s utilizing (it’s listed merely as “Octa-Core (2.4GHz, 1.8GHz)”), however SamMobile stories it’s a Snapdragon 778G.

Different specs embrace a 5,000mAh battery with 25W quick charging (although there’s no charging brick within the field), a selection of 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage, an IP67 score for mud and water resistance, and a microSD slot that’ll take playing cards with a capability of as much as 1TB.

Relying on its worth, that might make the Galaxy A73 a really interesting prospect. However there’s at present no signal of it launching within the US, the place Samsung is at present solely committing to releasing its new Galaxy A53 5G.