Samsung just announced its latest budget Android phone, the Galaxy A17, with a mere $199 price tag and a whopping 6 years of Android updates.
Continuing its line of super-cheap phones, the Galaxy A17 is the successor to Samsung’s best-selling phone of 2025. The $199 device goes on sale in the US on January 7.
It’s a pretty middling release, though. The same Exynos 1330 chipset powers the show with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, backed up by a microSD card slot. The phone is IP54 dust/water resistant, has a 6.7-inch 90Hz FHD display, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25W USB-C charging. It also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and three actual cameras on board – a 50MP main rear camera, a 5MP ultrawide camera, and a 13MP selfie cameras. There’s also a 2MP macro lens, because that’s still a thing for some reason.
The big selling point remains the same, with 6 years of both Android OS and security updates.
As mentioned, Galaxy A17 goes on sale in the US on January 7 from Samsung itself as well as carriers including AT&T, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Verizon, and more.
It’ll be sold in black and blue colorways.
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