After the recent release of its flagship phones from the Galaxy S10 line, Samsung now adds a new member to the upper midrange segment with the announcement of the Galaxy A70. The new phone has some significant distinctions from the Samsung phones we’ve seen so far, so let’s take a look at what it has to offer.

Design

The first thing that becomes apparent is that the A70 is a massive smartphone even for today’s standards. The display has a 6.7-inch diagonal and a 20:9 aspect ratio to help you keep a steady grip on it with one hand. Of course, as we’ve come to expect from Samsung, the display is a Super AMOLED one with a resolution of 1080x2400 this time around. Unlike the more expensive cousins of the A70 that have punch-holes for the front-facing cameras, it has an Infinity-U display, which in simpler terms means a teardrop notch. The bottom bezel is also minimal as not to add extra bulk to the already hefty device.


While we’re still talking about the display, under it is the fingerprint reader, just like on the S10 and S10+. Overall, in-display fingerprint sensors are still not as good as the standard ones, but at least they’re at a very convenient location, which is important considering the size of the A70. The power button is also on the right place and not as high as those on the S series.

On the back, there’s not much going on, we have only the camera bump to note. There are three sensors packed together within it, but more on those later. Samsung is calling the design “3D Glasstic” which we assume is a mixture of glass and plastic.

Samsung is staying true to itself and keeps the headphone jack on the A70 as well, accompanied by the now standard USB Type-C for charging and wired data transfer.

The Galaxy A70 will come in four different colors, all of them given the “prism” treatment: Coral, Blue, Black and White.

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