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Galaxy A18

It's official

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

15 September 2026

Confirmed · about 3 weeks ago

For the record, we had guessed 13 Oct 2026 — 28 days too late.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.
Where we started Its own release rhythm This line has launched on a steady schedule, so we started from when the next one is due.
Reports behind it 10 separate stories Found across 14 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time 7 days later Last changed on 14 Sept 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

  1. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime between January and March 2027

    “its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 10 days later

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 7 days earlier before believing it.

  2. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime between January and February 2027

    “its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 8 days later

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 7 days earlier before believing it.

  3. Android Authority
    Guesswork

    Says revealed sometime between September and December 2026

    “There’s a belief that a release could happen sometime during fall 2026.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record +3 sites repeated it Did not move our date

    Android Authority usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 18 days earlier before believing it.

  4. Roland Quandt · picked up by GizmoChina
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed between 5 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

    “Official confirmation and pricing should arrive in the coming weeks.” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  5. SammyGuru · picked up by Tecnoblog
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed 8 October 2026

    “O site Sammyguru, que obteve as primeiras imagens do aparelho, aponta que o varejista de onde as imagens vazaram teria o Galaxy A18 4G em estoque a partir do dia 8 de outubro.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

    SammyGuru usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 8 days earlier before believing it.

  6. Tecnoblog
    Reported

    Says revealed between 21 Sept 2026 and 1 Oct 2026

    “É algo que faz sentido se o aparelho for anunciado entre o fim deste mês e os primeiros dias de outubro.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

    Tecnoblog usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 8 days earlier before believing it.

  7. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 7 days earlier before believing it.

  8. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 7 days earlier before believing it.

  9. Android Headlines · picked up by SamMobile
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed sometime in October 2026

    “Samsung is working on two entry-level phones, the Galaxy A08 and the Galaxy A18, for a launch next month.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 6 days earlier before believing it.

  10. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month, and its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 5 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 7 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 26 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026 (34 days wide), with a standard deviation of 13 days. Starting model: series_cadence+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash c8a406c9d24e0adf32b9aea8…

On sale

The day you can actually buy one

18 September 2026

Confirmed · about 2 weeks ago

For the record, we had guessed 8 Oct 2026 — 20 days too late.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.
Where we started The time of year it usually lands This line keeps turning up in the same season, even if the gap between models moves around.
Reports behind it 10 separate stories Found across 14 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time 1 day later Last changed on 17 Sept 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

  1. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime between January and March 2027

    “its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 6 days later

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 26 days earlier before believing it.

  2. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime between January and February 2027

    “its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 5 days later

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 26 days earlier before believing it.

  3. Android Authority
    Guesswork

    Says on sale sometime between September and December 2026

    “There’s a belief that a release could happen sometime during fall 2026.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record +3 sites repeated it Did not move our date

    Android Authority usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 18 days earlier before believing it.

  4. Roland Quandt · picked up by GizmoChina
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale between 5 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

    “Official confirmation and pricing should arrive in the coming weeks.” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  5. SammyGuru · picked up by Tecnoblog
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale 8 October 2026

    “O site Sammyguru, que obteve as primeiras imagens do aparelho, aponta que o varejista de onde as imagens vazaram teria o Galaxy A18 4G em estoque a partir do dia 8 de outubro.” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  6. Tecnoblog
    Reported

    Says on sale between 21 Sept 2026 and 1 Oct 2026

    “É algo que faz sentido se o aparelho for anunciado entre o fim deste mês e os primeiros dias de outubro.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

    Tecnoblog usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 16 days earlier before believing it.

  7. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 26 days earlier before believing it.

  8. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month, and its 5G-supported version will land early next year.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 26 days earlier before believing it.

  9. Sammy Fans
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime in October 2026

    “The company’s next bestseller is gearing up to launch next month” Read it ↗
    Decent track record Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Sammy Fans usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 26 days earlier before believing it.

  10. Android Headlines · picked up by SamMobile
    Reported Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale sometime in October 2026

    “Samsung is working on two entry-level phones, the Galaxy A08 and the Galaxy A18, for a launch next month.” Read it ↗
    Decent track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 12 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 26 Sept 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 (29 days wide), with a standard deviation of 12 days. Starting model: series_seasonal_only+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 395b22e639d133629520c2de…

Prices reported elsewhere

Currencies we have a price for but no matching launch market. As reported, in the currency they were quoted in — we never convert between currencies, because a converted figure is a number nobody actually printed.

euro Widely reported

from €299

Reports range from €299 to €300.

Several independent sources land on this figure.

3 sources, 5 reports

What the hardware is

Every headline spec is filled in. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

display

Pixel density
385 ppi ✓
Cover glass
Gorilla Glass 3 ✓
Refresh rate
90 Hz ✓
Resolution
1080x2340 ✓
Screen size
6.7" ✓
Panel type
AMOLED ✓

performance

CPU cores
2 cores ✓
Chipset
Exynos 1610 ✓

memory

RAM
4 GB ✓
microSD slot
Yes ✓
Storage
64 GB ✓

camera

Front camera
13 MP ✓
Main camera
50 MP ✓
Rear cameras
3 cameras ✓
Max video
1080p ✓

battery

Battery
5000 mAh ✓
Wired charging
25 W ✓
Wireless charging
25 W ✓

body

Height
164.4 mm ✓
Ingress protection
IP64 ✓
Materials
Glass, Plastic ✓
Thickness
7.7 mm ✓
Weight
196 g ✓
Width
77.9 mm ✓
Colours
Black, Blue, Grey ✓

connectivity

3.5mm jack
No ✓
Bluetooth
5.3 ✓
NFC
Yes ✓
USB
USB-C ✓
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 ✓
5G
Yes ✓

software

Operating system
Android 17 ✓
OS update support
6 years ✓

other

Model numbers
SM-A185F, SM-A185F/DS, SM-A185F/DSB, SM-A185M, SM-A185M/DS ✓

Spec data from GSMArena (CC BY 4.0).

Where you will be able to buy it

Likely one region first Based on how this product line usually launches

This line usually starts in one market and travels later, if it travels at all.

only Brazil reported so far.

Country or region When Price How it was put Who says so
Brazil between 21 Sept 2026 and 1 Oct 2026 not known yet Reported 2 sources
across 2 reports, they roughly agree

These are the places that have actually been mentioned in reports about this phone. A country missing from this list has not been ruled out — nobody writing about an unreleased phone lists the countries it is skipping, so we cannot tell either way.

Who called it right

Now that the real date is known, everyone who made a prediction gets marked. "Too late" means they said a later date than what actually happened.

Source Which date How far off Called it Score
Roland Quandt Reveal 2 days too late 10 days ahead +41.67
Tecnoblog Reveal 11 days too late 4 days ahead +11.94
Sammy Fans On sale 28 days too late 5 days ahead -6.9
Sammy Fans On sale 28 days too late 6 days ahead -7.12
Android Authority On sale 28 days too late 14 days ahead -7.43
Android Authority On sale 28 days too late 16 days ahead -7.59
Android Authority On sale 43 days too late 16 days ahead -10.78
Android Authority On sale 43 days too late 11 days ahead -12.7
Sammy Fans On sale 149 days too late 5 days ahead -15.05

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

  1. 8 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · 395b22e639…

  2. 7 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 16 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 · b8689895fc…

  3. 6 October 2026 On sale 23 days earlier

    Worked out on 15 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 · 37f396e560…

  4. 29 October 2026 On sale 7 days later

    Worked out on 14 Sept 2026 · range 11 Oct 2026 to 14 Nov 2026 · bc0cd4399a…

  5. 13 October 2026 Reveal 7 days later

    Worked out on 14 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026 · c8a406c9d2…

  6. 22 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 14 Sept 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026 · 847b7de128…

  7. 6 October 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 14 Sept 2026 · range 20 Sept 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · b710ac257a…

  8. 21 October 2026 On sale 9 days later

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026 · fa36b29194…

  9. 6 October 2026 Reveal 9 days later

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · abecb85405…

  10. 12 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 · 0b08a95143…

  11. 12 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026 · ddb8497c05…

  12. 27 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 15 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · e3c04bfc72…

  13. 12 October 2026 On sale 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 12 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026 · 3fc1799a90…

  14. 26 September 2026 Reveal 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 12 Sept 2026 · range 14 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · a1e6c27c2e…

  15. 14 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 12 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 5 Nov 2026 · 2fd2cfaef8…

  16. 28 September 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 12 Sept 2026 · range 15 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026 · d0332c33c3…

  17. 13 October 2026 On sale 9 days earlier

    Worked out on 11 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 5 Nov 2026 · 3d11b5bf8d…

  18. 28 September 2026 Reveal 8 days earlier

    Worked out on 11 Sept 2026 · range 14 Sept 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · 172f5d94b0…

  19. 22 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 11 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 27 Nov 2026 · bc75c3633c…

  20. 6 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 10 Sept 2026 · range 15 Sept 2026 to 11 Nov 2026 · 85dca2ca9b…

  21. 21 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 9 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 26 Nov 2026 · 79015b542e…

  22. 5 October 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 9 Sept 2026 · range 14 Sept 2026 to 10 Nov 2026 · febb1cdfaf…

  23. 20 October 2026 On sale 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 25 Nov 2026 · bb62ea52e5…

  24. 5 October 2026 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 13 Sept 2026 to 10 Nov 2026 · 10cecb7b12…

  25. 22 October 2026 On sale 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 30 Nov 2026 · fdc253d024…

  26. 6 October 2026 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 13 Sept 2026 to 14 Nov 2026 · 7faa7073c4…

  27. 23 October 2026 On sale 8 days earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 6 Dec 2026 · 81e6758864…

  28. 7 October 2026 Reveal 8 days earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 13 Sept 2026 to 20 Nov 2026 · 19355d60fd…

  29. 31 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 28 Mar 2027 · 08bc000555…

  30. 31 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 27 Mar 2027 · e827d1a772…

  31. 15 October 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 14 Sept 2026 to 11 Mar 2027 · 8c3dbbfaed…

  32. 31 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 27 Mar 2027 · a24edd7c4d…

  33. 15 October 2026 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 14 Sept 2026 to 11 Mar 2027 · a4c2c2be59…

  34. 30 October 2026 On sale No change

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 27 Mar 2027 · 7d80c02cad…

  35. 15 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 13 Sept 2026 to 11 Mar 2027 · 2971670953…

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