Samsung has launched a new affordable 5G smartphone, the Galaxy M15 5G. It is mostly a rebadged version of the Galaxy A15 5G that debuted in December 2023. The two phones share a lot of specs, though the company has changed a few things on the new model. Let’s look into its specs.
Galaxy M15 5G has a big battery but slow charging
The Galaxy M15 5G sports a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution (1080×2340 pixels), a 90Hz refresh rate, 800 nits brightness, and Vision Booster. It has a 50MP primary camera on the back, flanked by a 5MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP macro camera. On the front, the device features a 13MP selfie camera. It can record 1080p videos with its front and rear cameras.
Samsung has equipped this phone with MediaTek’s Dimensity 6100+ chipset. It is a 6nm SoC clocked at up to 2.2GHz. The chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. While not officially confirmed yet, the Galaxy M15 5G will surely have higher RAM and storage variants, possibly up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. You also get a microSD slot to expand the storage space externally.
The Galaxy M15 5G supports two SIM cards, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and GPS. It features a USB Type-C 2.0 port for charging and a 3.5mm audio jack for headphones. Samsung has included a side-mounted fingerprint scanner here, embedded into the power button. The phone will presumably run Android 14 out of the box, with Samsung’s One UI 6.0 on top if not One UI 6.1.
The interesting part is none of this has changed from the Galaxy A15 5G. So, how is the Galaxy M15 5G different from the A-series phone? Firstly, the new phone has a 6,000mAh battery instead of 5,000mAh, while the charging speed remains at 25W. However, a bigger battery makes it bulkier by 0.9mm and heavier by 17 grams. It weighs 217 grams and measures 160.1×76.8×9.3 in dimension. The device misses out on Samsung’s Key Island design.
Price and availability
Samsung will sell the Galaxy M15 5G in three colors: Dark Blue, Light Blue, and Gray. The company has currently only announced its availability in a handful of markets in Asia, including Iraq and the Levant region. The device is unlikely to arrive in the US but should be sold in a few other regions. The release date and price are not known. The Galaxy A15 5G debuted with a price tag of around $200. Expect the M-series phones to cost a little less.
