According to SamMobile, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A07 5G, the successor to the best-selling Galaxy A06, is reportedly not getting a processor upgrade. The phone is expected to launch later this month or in early October and will likely use the same MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chip found in the previous model. This chip has two Cortex-A76 cores at 2.4GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores at 2GHz, built on a 6nm process. The base model may come with just 4GB of RAM, though a 6GB variant is possible. It’s also tipped to launch running Android 16 with One UI 8, with Samsung potentially promising a long 4-6 major OS update commitment.
The performance problem
Here’s the thing: using the same Dimensity 6100+ chip is a real head-scratcher. This phone is meant to be an upgrade, right? But in the most critical area for day-to-day use—the processor—it’s standing still. Samsung has newer, better chips in its own portfolio, like the Exynos 1330 or 1380, which offer faster CPUs and more powerful GPUs. By not using one of those, they’re basically leaving performance on the table. For a phone that could be in people’s hands for years, thanks to that long software promise, starting with an already-old chip feels like a misstep. You can see some benchmark scores for similar hardware here, which gives you an idea of the performance tier we’re talking about.
The trade-off game
So why would Samsung do this? It probably comes down to cost and supply chain simplicity. The Dimensity 6100+ is a known quantity, it’s cheap, and it gets the 5G job done. They might be banking on other upgrades—like a better 120Hz display or improved cameras—to sell the phone. And look, that long-term software support is genuinely a huge selling point in the budget segment. But it creates a weird imbalance. You could have a phone running Android 22 in 2028… on a CPU architecture from 2023. Will that feel good? I doubt it. It seems like they’re prioritizing a checklist of features (5G, many updates) over the actual fluid experience of using the device.
Budget phone reality check
This is the eternal struggle with budget phones, isn’t it? Manufacturers have to cut corners somewhere. The question is whether cutting it on the core silicon is the right move. For basic tasks, it’ll be fine. But if you’re expecting this phone to feel snappy through its entire promised software life, that’s a tall order. Hopefully, the rumored upgrades in display and camera materialize to soften the blow. Otherwise, the Galaxy A07 5G might just be remembered as the phone that got more software updates than it ever needed for its hardware.
