The cheapest Samsung Galaxy A14 plans available in Australia

While we're sure to get more delicious discounts further from release, the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G costs $399 RRP in Australia at launch.

The cheaper Galaxy A14 4G costs a more modest $329. That's a good deal cheaper than the next step up in the 2023 A Series; the Galaxy A34 retails at $599 RRP and the premium midrange Galaxy A54 will set you back $699 RRP. 

The Galaxy A14 5G is already available through Kogan for $377 outright, which is $20 less than the recommended retail price. 

Recently, Samsung has been following a bizarre trend of releasing 5G and 4G variants of handsets that actually have some significant technical disparities. This year, the differences between the A14 5G and 4G are comparatively timid, but still worth knowing about if you're tossing up between the two.

Firstly, let's get the price out of the way: immediately, you'll pay an extra $50 for the privilege of 5G if you're buying a Galaxy A14. As outlined above, the Galaxy A14 5G costs $379 in Australia, whereas the Galaxy A14 4G costs $329.

Saving money on the Galaxy A14 4G not only locks you out of the growing 5G network in Australia, but it also means you won't get the 2MP Depth Lens found in the A14 5G. Then again, those who opt for the A14 5G won't get the 5MP Ultra-Wide Lens found in the A14 4G (told you the differences were bizarre).

Another key difference is the chipset running the whole show. Going with the Galaxy A14 5G will get you an Exynos 1330 CPU– a decent workhorse by all accounts– whereas the Galaxy A14 4G will get you a MediaTek MT6769 Helio G80 chipset– the same guts found in the Galaxy A22, Galaxy A13, and Galaxy A32. We can't comment on the difference in performance until we've had some hands-on time with both variants but at a glance, you're getting the hot new midrange Exynos chipset with the 5G variant and yesterday's news with the 4G variant.

Check out the table below for a side-by-side comparison of the Galaxy A14 5G and Galaxy A15 4G.