Samsung officially drops the Galaxy J series, replaces it with Galaxy A

If you were expecting another Galaxy J series phone from Samsung, you'll be disappointed to hear the South Korean company will no longer launch any products with this name. That's the bad news, but the good news is Samsung will continue to release affordable Android smartphones, just under a different moniker.

Samsung Malaysia published a video early this month that clearly says the Galaxy J series becomes Galaxy A. The announcement doesn't really come as a surprise since Samsung has only launched Galaxy A and M series phones this year.

Although at first glance the new Galaxy A and M series phones overlap each other specs-wise, the former contains a wider range of devices which will be available worldwide, whereas the latter includes entry-level and mid-low tier phones that are only launched in India and a couple of other Asian countries.

The fact that the Galaxy J phones have taken a beating lately in most markets is probably the main reason Samsung has decided to the series needs a complete overhaul. And since the Galaxy A lineup was better viewed by customers, the South Korean company made the choice of integrating the Galaxy J series within one that's more appealing to consumers.

The road ahead

The video that announces the change ends with the tagline “Built for the Era of Live” and emphasizes on some of the most important features of the new Galaxy A series: long battery life, fast charging, multi-lens cameras, and on-screen fingerprint scanner.

Of course, not all of these features will be implemented in every new Galaxy A series phone, but many of them will have at least one of these specs. The complete removal of the Galaxy J family might also mean that Samsung won't be competing at the entry-level tier in developed markets like Europe and the United States, since the majority of its new Galaxy A phones have mid-end specs.