Gadget Magazine

While last year's Galaxy A16 5G brought a significant upgrade over the previous generation, this year's A17 5G's hardware upgrades are more modest, but still noteworthy. The Galaxy A17 5G is your second-cheapest option from the Samsung portfolio, making it an ideal entry-level solution for Samsung fans and Samsung even offers long software support with promised 6 years of major OS upgrades. Samsung Galaxy A17 5G specs at a glance: Body: 164.4x77.9x7.5mm, 192g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, glass fiber back; IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes). Display: 6.70" Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM), 1080x2340px resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 385ppi. Chipset: Exynos 1330 (5 nm): Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G68 MP2. Memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot). OS/Software: Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, O...