Really? Samsung Galaxy A22 has stolen Google’s rear camera design

A few weeks ago, Samsung rolled out a slew of Galaxy A phones. The Galaxy A line is where Sammy puts its budget-friendly models, with pricing ranging from as low as $110 all the way up to $550. Now, it looks like there’s a new entry on the way.

Earlier today, reliable leaker shared some new images of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A22. Interestingly, the budget phone borrows a bit from the camera design of Google Pixel phones, which makes it the first time we’ve seen Samsung do that.

You can see the leaked renders below.

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On the back, the square-ish camera module is basically a dead ringer for the modules on every Pixel phone launched since the Pixel 4 in 2019. Whereas, there appear to be three lenses here, which no Pixel phone has ever supported.

Elsewhere, you can see a side-mounted fingerprint sensor that doubles as a power button. This suggests that the Samsung Galaxy A22 could have an LCD display, which would certainly help keep costs low.

Considering the Galaxy A22 will likely be a 5G-capable phone but still be less expensive than the $280 Galaxy A32, it should end up being Samsung’s cheapest 5G-powered phone. There are rumors that the company could launch a 4G-only variant in certain locations, but we don’t know that for certain yet.