The Samsung Galaxy A70 is a mid-range Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics as part of its fifth-generation Galaxy A series line-up. The phones feature Android 9 (Pie) with Samsung's proprietary One UI skin, 128 GB of internal storage, and a 4500 mAh battery. It was announced on March 26, 2019. An "s" variant was also announced on September 27, 2019, which upgraded its main primary camera to 64 MP, a first for the Galaxy A series.
Both the A70 and A70s feature a plastic frame, plastic back, and a glass front.
Both devices feature a 6.7-inch FHD+ (1080ÃÂ2400) Super AMOLED display with a U-shaped notch for the front camera, similar to the Galaxy A50.
Both devices feature a 4500mAh battery and supports 25W Fast Charging, a first for the overall Galaxy A series.
Both devices also feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core SoC, with 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM, and sold only in a sole 128 GB of internal storage that is expandable to 1 TB via microSD card.
The phone has a triple camera setup consisting of a 32 MP f/1.7 (64 MP f/1.8 for the A70s) wide-angle lens, 8 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle lens, and a 5 MP depth sensor. It has a 32 MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The phone also can record 4K and super-slow motion video through the camera application.
The devices run on Android Pie with One UI 1.0 skin. It was eligible for 2 OS upgrades and 3 years of security updates.
The Galaxy A70 was met with positive reviews by critics. Nathan Spend low and Matt Breen of Expert Reviews gave a score of 5 out of 5, calling it Samsung's best mid-range phone and praising its triple camera array, 4500mah battery, and display, while critiquing the slower performance compared to the A50. John McCann of TechRadar also positively described the phone's Super AMOLED display and large battery. GSMArena.com gave the phone a rating of 3.8 out of 5, calling it a "very balanced mid-ranger", praising the phone's camera, battery and sAMOLED display, while critiquing the camera's low-light performance.