Samsung’s DJ Koh was on record last year, saying that he will try to mix it up in the midrange side of things and will introduce unique or flagship features there to better differentiate the A-series. It was not explicitly said, of course, but with that move he aims to stave off the onslaught of Chinese brands that are decimating everyone’s midrange and encroaching on the high-end turf with value-for-money propositions.

As a result, Samsung has not only gone downmarket with their 5G-equipped phones, introducing the nascent technology to their midrange portfolios but increasinglt blurred the line between its flagship S and the A-series. 

Samsung’s A-series will get OIS cameras

There is one thing that the A line doesn’t have, though, and no, it’s not flagship processors or 1440p displays – those aren’t expected at their price points and their added value is with diminishing returns past a certain point – but rather optical image stabilization.

Samsung’s bestsellers are actually phones in the A-series, and bringing more flagship features to them will make the line even more attractive next year. Well, Samsung usually announced the first phones in the line in December of the previous year, so look out for optically-stabilized Galaxy A models with 5G connectivity to be making the announcement rounds for the holidays.