Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs vivo T3 Ultra

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs vivo T3 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo T3 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,066, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G scores 3,447, making vivo T3 Ultra the better performer.

Display: vivo T3 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers 6.6 inches, making vivo T3 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo T3 Ultra's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and vivo T3 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo T3 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers 32 MP, making vivo T3 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 04m, while vivo T3 Ultra delivers 12h 14m, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and vivo T3 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and vivo T3 Ultra equally at 8.

User Rating: vivo T3 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

₹39,999

@ Croma

vivo T3 Ultra

₹27,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

14 Mar, 2024

19 Sep, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging	80W Flash Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Sturdy, premium design
Excellent display
Good cameras
Reliable battery life

Capable processor
IP68 dust and water resistance
Impressive portrait shots

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

No charger in the box
Slightly thicker bezels
Slow charging speeds

Flicker sensor doesn't help much
Skin smoothening in images

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(7,798 ratings)

4.5/5

(21,667 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

733,093 AnTuTu Score	1,445,926 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
13h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹39,999

@ Croma

₹27,999

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

Sep 19, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

AMD Xclipse 530

Immortalis-G715 MC11

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

733,093

1,445,926

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

21.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.9 %

23.9 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

390 ppi

453 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.57 %

90.23 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.5 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

161.1 mm

164.16 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.4 mm

74.93 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.58 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

213 grams

192 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 100% in 55 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 04m

12h 14m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 13m 19s

0h 38m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)