Samsung don quietly launch di Galaxy A18 4G for Europe, as press releases for France, Norway and Sweden show. Na 4G phone, and no A18 5G variant just yet. Di phone na fairly minor upgrade over di Galaxy A17 4G.
Di biggest change na say Samsung drop Helio G99 chipset and carry Exynos 1610. You never hear about Exynos 1610? Well, we sef never hear, and Samsung no dey forthcoming with details.
Di new model boast IP64 rating, meaning e dust tight. Di A17 no get as much protection as e had IP54 rating. Di 5,000mAh battery rated for 1,200 charge cycles and e support 25W charging. According to official stats, you fit get to 50% charge in half an hour.
Di Samsung Galaxy A18 get 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 1,080 x 2,340px resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. E still get notch for di 13MP selfie camera. Di rear cameras feature 50MP main (f/1.8, no OIS), 5MP ultra-wide (f/2.4) and 2MP macro cam. Di camera fit record 1080p video at 30fps. Di Exynos 1610 no improve on Helio G99 for dis respect.
Di A18 launch with Android 17 and One UI 9 out of di box and go receive OS updates for 6 years. E go receive security patches until di end of October 2032. Di new model slightly chunkier than di A17: e measure 7.7mm thick and weigh 196g. Di A17 na 7.5mm and 190g. Di difference no likely noticeable to naked eye, but we dey wonder wetin cause am—e no be say di A18 get bigger screen or battery.
Di Galaxy A18 4G already dey available on Samsung France online store. Only one configuration dey here: 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, and e cost €280. There is microSD slot, by di way. Shipping go start on September 18. You fit choose color: Gray, Light Blue and Black.
Di Norwegian press release put di price of di 128GB model at NOK 3,290 and add 256GB variant wey cost NOK 5,190. For Sweden, di two models na SEK 3,290 and SEK 5,190 respectively, but we no find di A18 on online stores yet. We have to point out say di Galaxy A17 4G was €200 at launch last year—and dat was with better 6/128GB configuration.
Before official unveiling, retailer listing for di Samsung Galaxy A18 4G (model number SM-A185F) surface on Citilink, reveal near-complete spec sheet for di unannounced budget device. Di listing tied to Armenian SKU and list 2026 as di release year.
Di standout detail na di processor: Samsung Exynos 1610, chipset wey never appear on any official Samsung page or marketing material before. Geekbench listings for di chip internal codename S5E8365 surface late April and initially lead some people to assume say na rebadged Exynos 1280 or 1330. Kernel source code wey gamma0burst analyze instead point to distinct chip. While di CPU and GPU components same, Samsung upgrade di ISP, which now support 4K60 recording, plus video encoder and decoder wey support HEVC, H.264, VP9 (decode only), and VP8. Di chip appear to be 4G-only, given say e show inside A18 4G.
Beyond chipset, di Citilink listing show 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and waterdrop-style notch, matching A15 display specs. E also list 6GB RAM, 128GB storage expandable via hybrid microSD slot, 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging, and triple rear camera system led by 50MP main sensor. Di phone use side-mounted fingerprint reader, ship with Android 17, and include Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3.
As with any leak sourced from retailer listing or unofficial benchmark database, Notebookcheck talk say specs suppose be preliminary. Final retail hardware and software fit differ from wetin dey shown, and at di time of dat leak, Samsung never confirm pricing or availability for di Galaxy A18 4G.
