Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

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Galaxy A15 5G compared with Galaxy A27 5G

	SamsungGalaxy A15 5G	SamsungGalaxy A27 5G
Overview
Released
Released	December 2023	July 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.5″	6.7″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	2340 × 1080
Sharpness
Sharpness	396 pixels per inch (better)	385 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	800 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Super AMOLED, FHD+, 16M colours; 6.5″ full rectangle, 6.3″ accounting for rounded corners	Super AMOLED, FHD+, Infinity-O, 16M colours; 6.7″ full rectangle, 6.5″ with rounded corners
Screen protection
Screen protection	–	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	800 nits in High Brightness Mode	–
Always-on display
Always-on display	Not available (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)	–
Display features
Display features	Infinity-U camera notch; Vision Booster; SGS Eye Care certification	Vision Booster; slimmer bezels
Performance
Chip
Chip	MediaTek Dimensity 6100+	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Memory
Memory	4 GB	6 GB – 8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB	128 GB, 256 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ confirmed by Samsung Vietnam; octa-core, 2.2 GHz and 2 GHz; 6 nm process	Octa-core, 2.4 GHz (4x) and 1.8 GHz (4x); 4 nm
Storage type
Storage type	LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage (Tech Advisor)	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	50 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	5 MP	5 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	13 MP (better)	12 MP
Main camera
Main camera	F1.8 wide camera, autofocus, no OIS	50 MP wide, F1.8, autofocus, OIS
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	F2.2	5 MP, F2.2
Front camera
Front camera	F2.0, fixed focus, no OIS	12 MP, F2.2
Zoom
Zoom	Digital zoom up to 10×	Digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	Up to FHD (1920 × 1080) at 30 fps; HD slow motion at 120 fps	Up to 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30 fps; slow motion at 240 fps (HD)
Camera features
Camera features	2 MP F2.4 macro camera; rear flash	2 MP F2.4 macro camera; Object Eraser
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 21 hours	Up to 23 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rated capacity 4,900 mAh; up to 19 hours LTE or Wi-Fi internet, 106 hours audio playback and 44 hours 4G LTE talk time; non-removable battery	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,860 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class A
Wired charging
Wired charging	Super Fast Charging; 25 W wall charger sold separately	25 W Fast Charging, up to 45% in 30 minutes
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Not supported (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	200 g	200 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.4 mm	7.8 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	160.1 × 76.8 mm	162.4 × 78.2 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP64
Materials
Materials	Plastic frame and back, glass display (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ with a glossy glass finish on the back
Colours
Colours	Blue Black, Blue, Yellow	Black, Blue, Light Pink
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP64, tested with 10 litres of fresh water a minute sprayed from all angles for 5 minutes; not recommended for beach or pool use
Buttons
Buttons	Raised Key Island section houses the power button and volume rocker	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Side fingerprint sensor	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, virtual proximity sensing	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, virtual proximity sensing
Speakers
Speakers	Mono speaker; 3.5 mm headphone socket	No stereo support (Samsung UK spec)
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 14 with One UI 6.0 (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)	One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
Software updates
Software updates	Up to four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates; current UK spec page lists security support until 31 January 2029	Up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates; security updates until 31 July 2032 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Awesome Intelligence, including Object Eraser and Voice Transcription with translation; Circle to Search with Google; Gemini and Perplexity; Bixby
Safety features
Safety features	Samsung Knox Vault, EAL5+ certified; stores PINs, passwords and patterns separately to protect against software and hardware attacks	Knox Vault (EAL5+); Private Album
In the box
In the box	No charger included (Tech Advisor and Android Authority)	–
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6 FDD and TDD; 4G LTE FDD and TDD; 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Dual nano-SIM; second slot shared with microSD, up to 1 TB	Dual nano-SIM, with the second slot shared with microSD (UK model)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 and 5 GHz, VHT80; Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 and 5 GHz, VHT80
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.1
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls)
NFC
NFC	Supported	–
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 2.0; no Samsung DeX	USB Type-C, USB 2.0
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS