Samsung Galaxy A31 (and its big battery) now available in South Africa

Staying true to its roadmap, Samsung announced the arrival of the Galaxy A31 in South Africa.

First announced in February along with five other Galaxy A devices, the A31 sits plumb in the middle of the new range and is arguably the best value device of the lot.

It features a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen with 2400×1080 resolution with a fingerprint sensor beneath it too.

Beneath its skin, there’s an octa-core Mediatek Helio P65 chipset (Samsung doesn’t actually mention this in marketing material), 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot.

For the snap-happy, there’s a 48MP camera headlining alongside an 8MP ultrawide camera, 5MP macro camera, and 5MP depth sensor. Up front there’s a 20MP mounted in a waterdrop notch.

Further notable details include a headphone jack, a 5000mAh battery, 15W charging, and NFC.

Notably, that’s the same battery capacity you’ll find on the Galaxy S20 Ultra. If anything, this phone should go quite a while between charges.

According to Samsung, the phone’s already available in South Africa but doesn’t provide a recommended retail price.

In February it gave us a quote of R5499, but this was, well, before 2020 happened. Local retailer Cellucity has it listed for R6999, while Vodacom is offering it on contract for R399pm.

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