Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 cost too much for what they offer

2025-03-16

Last week’s poll suggests that Samsung’s new mid-range trio, the Galaxy A56, A36 and A26, are facing two major issues – the hardware is good but not great and the prices are too high.

That could be thought of as a single issue since both concerns plug into the value-for-money equation, but the result is the same – people don’t feel like they are getting their money’s worth with these A-series phones.

Let’s start with the Samsung Galaxy A56. It’s pretty clear that most people want to see a discount before considering this phone. It starts at $500/€480 and you can easily find a Galaxy S24 FE for that money. Samsung gradually stripped out the 3.5mm headphone jack and now the microSD slot too. And it still hasn’t added a telephoto camera or a higher-end chipset with more RAM (12GB is limited to only select regions). So why not get the S24 FE?

Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 cost too much for what they offer

The Samsung Galaxy A36 is cheaper and we see fewer people asking for a discount – but also fewer people interested in the phone in general. In fact, going by this poll, more people want the A56 than the A36.

Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 cost too much for what they offer

The Samsung Galaxy A26 got a mixed reception. Some see it as the best value-for-money option, others call it a recycled design. So, while it may find a few fans, the polls show that it will lose out to the Galaxy A36 and A56 in terms of popularity.

Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 cost too much for what they offer

The 2024 generation of the Galaxy A-series was frequently featured in our weekly deals articles and we expect the 2025 models to do the same. It might take a few months – the trio still has that “new phone” smell – but discounts are on the way. Maybe then people will change their opinions on the A26, A36 and A56.

Samsung Galaxy A56

Samsung Galaxy A36