Last week, Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A33, the newest mid-range offerings in the company's A-series portfolio. Alongside these phones, the South Korean also launched a third, more powerful device that flew under our radar: Galaxy A73. The Galaxy A73 gets a single line mention in Samsung's press release, so it's no wonder that it went mostly unnoticed and didn't attract many headlines.

Samsung Galaxy A73: Specifications

Specification

Galaxy A73

Dimensions and Weight

  • 76.1 x 163.7 x 7.6mm
  • 181g

Display

  • 6.7-inch Super AMOLED
  • FHD+
  • 120Hz refresh rate

SoC

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

RAM and Storage

  • 6GB/8GB RAM
  • 128GB/256GB flash storage
  • MicroSD card support

Battery & Charging

  • 5,000 mAh battery
  • 25W fast charging support (charger sold separately)

Rear Camera

  • 108MP Quad Pixel f/1.79
  • 12MP ultrawide
  • 5MP macro lens
  • 5MP depth lens

Front Camera

  • 32MP f/2.2

Ports

  • USB Type-C port
  • No headphone jack

Connectivity

  • 5G
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wi-Fi dual-band
  • Type-C port
  • WiFi 802.11.b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz)

Security

Under-display fingerprint scanner

Software

The Galaxy A73 succeeds last year's Galaxy A72, and quite naturally, it's a more powerful and premium offering than the Galaxy A53. It flaunts a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. On the inside, the device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778G chipset, paired with 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage. For reference, the Galaxy A72 packed a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC.

The biggest upgrade in the Galaxy A73 is the 108MP primary camera, a big step up from the 64MP sensor on the Galaxy A72. While the 12MP ultra-wide camera and 5MP camera are unchanged from the last model, the telephoto lens is gone, replaced by a 5MP depth lens.

Galaxy A73 in three colors

The rest of the hardware is more or less the same as last year's model. You still get a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support (charger doesn't come in the box), an under-display fingerprint scanner, IP67 water and dust protection, 5G support, and Bluetooth 5.0. On the software front, the Galaxy A73 will run Android 12 out of the box with Samsung's latest One UI 4.1 skin on top. Samsung hasn't specified anything about software support, but it's safe to assume the device will get the same level of support (four years of OS updates) as the Galaxy A53.

Pricing & availability

Samsung says the Galaxy A73 will go on sale in select markets on April 22. However, the company has yet to share the phone's pricing or exact availability details.