Samsung Galaxy A18 4G
The Samsung Galaxy A18 is an entry-level smartphone launched by Samsung Electronics in 2026, available in 4G and 5G versions, and is expected to go on sale on October 8, 2026. This model focuses on cost-effectiveness, equipped with a 6.7-inch 90Hz screen and a 5000mAh large battery, suitable for daily light use or as a backup.
Screen and Appearance: Equipped with a 6.7-inch FHD+Super AMOLED display, supporting a 90Hz refresh rate, designed as an Infinity-U waterdrop screen instead of a perforated screen, with a body size of approximately 164.4 × 77.8 × 7.84mm (excluding camera protrusion), available in three colors: light blue, black, and silver.
The 4G version is equipped with MediaTek Helio G99 chip, while the 5G version uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 platform instead of Samsung Exynos chip.
Pre installed Android 17 operating system, paired with One UI 9 interface, promised to provide 2 years of system updates.
Usually equipped with 4GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB body storage, supporting microSD card expansion up to 2TB.
The rear triple camera combination consists of a 50 megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel ultra wide angle camera, and a 2-megapixel macro camera, while the front camera has 13 megapixels.
Battery and Charging: Built in 5000mAh battery, supports 25W wired charging, and has IP64 dust and water resistance.
Its main parameters are as follows:
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| Announced | 2026, September 15 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Charging | 25W wired, 50% in 30 min |
| Chipset | Exynos 1610 |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Light blue |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A7X & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| Dimensions | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Models | SM-A185F, SM-A185F/DS, SM-A185M, SM-A185M/DS, SM-A185F/DSB |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| OS | Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Radio | Unspecified |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| SAR EU | 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| Sensors | Virtual proximity sensing |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) | |
| Single | 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, September 18 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS |
| 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm | |
| 2 MP (macro) | |
| Type | Super AMOLED, 90Hz |
| 5000 mAh | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| 1080p@30fps | |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |