Galaxy A07 5G is not getting a performance upgrade

The Galaxy A06 was one of the world's best-selling smartphones this year, and Samsung is preparing its successor. While it will bring some hardware upgrades and a new software, be prepared to get disappointed if you were expecting to see a processor upgrade with the Galaxy A07 5G.

An unreleased Samsung phone with model number SM-A076B has been spotted in the Geekbench database, shedding some light on the phone's processor, RAM, and operating system version. The device, which will likely launch as the Galaxy A07 5G, uses the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chip, which is the same processor that was used in the Galaxy A06 5G.

It has eight CPU cores, two high-end Cortex-A76 cores running at 2.4GHz and six power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2GHz. The 6nm chip fabricated by TSMC also has the Mali-G57 MC2 GPU and an integrated 5G, Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. It would have been better if Samsung used an Exynos 1330 or an Exynos 1380 chip inside this phone, as they have faster CPUs and more powerful GPUs.

The Galaxy A07 5G appears to be using just 4GB RAM. There could be a variant of the phone with 6GB RAM, though. It also appears to be running Android 16 (One UI 8). Based on Samsung's track record, the upcoming entry-level smartphone could come with a promise of 4 or 6 major Android OS updates (up to Android 20 or Android 22).

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy A07 5G later this month or early next month, based on the announcement timeline of the Galaxy A06 5G last year. Hopefully, it has upgrades in other areas, such as the display and the camera. It would be ideal if Samsung equips it with a screen that has a punch-hole-shaped cutout for the front-facing camera and a 120Hz panel.