How to make your Galaxy A55 feel closer to the A56

If you bought your Galaxy A55 last year, you might feel a little jealous about the great things you've been hearing about the A56 sequel, particularly regarding its stellar UI performance and two-day battery life. Even so, let's imagine you're not ready to give up on your Galaxy A55 so quickly or pay extra for an upgrade. Is there something else you can do to narrow the gap?

Well, yes, there are a few tricks you can try to improve your Galaxy A55's battery life and UI performance. Frankly, you likely won't be able to fully replicate the Galaxy A56 experience on the older hardware, no matter what tricks you try. Nevertheless, there's almost always room for some improvement.

Improve Galaxy A55's battery life

If you're aiming for that two-day battery boasted by the Galaxy A56, chances are you won't be able to achieve it. But you might be able to make your Galaxy A55 last longer on a full charge with these simple tricks.

While the phone's UI defaults to Light mode, you can switch to Dark mode, and your display will consume less energy.

Likewise, you can go to the display settings menu and choose the 60Hz motion smoothness option instead of 120Hz.

Turn off the Always on Display via Settings.

Don't use a live wallpaper.

Uninstall apps you don't use.

Improving Galaxy A55's UI performance

There's not a lot you can do to improve your Galaxy A55's UI performance, mainly because it is a mid-range A-series phone and doesn't have a performance profile you can manually set — unlike a flagship phone.
However, once again, you can try a few tricks that can make the UI snappier, even if it means you have to sacrifice some neat visual effects.

The most drastic measure is to reduce animations, transparency, and blur. You can do this via Settings > Accessibility > Vision Enhancements.

Avoid live wallpapers.

Don't use too many home screen widgets. Or avoid them altogether.

Try different RAM Plus settings.

Monitor app memory usage via Settings > Device Care > Memory. Uninstall memory-intensive apps and use the Optimize Now option.

Don't forget to periodically reboot your phone.

All these settings combined can potentially improve your Galaxy A55's battery life and performance levels. But if the results are not satisfactory and you need more, you may want to reconsider your choices.

You could upgrade to the A56, or you could wait until Samsung releases the A57 and see what it offers. The Galaxy A57 hasn't been confirmed yet, but chances are that it will go on sale in mid-2026.

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Mihai is a blogger and column writer at SamMobile. His first Samsung phone was an A800 which took a lot of beating, and a part of him still misses the novelty of the clamshell design. In his free time, he enjoys watching shows, documentaries, and stand-up comedy; listening to music, taking walks, and occasionally playing old(er) video games.

Phone Tips & Tricks Galaxy A55