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Review on πŸ“± Samsung Galaxy A52 5G 128GB Black, Water Resistant Unlocked Android Cell Phone with 64MP Camera - US Version by Stephen Good

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The only phone worth the money.

EXPANDABLE STORAGE AND 3.5MM PLUG I used to sleep on this phone all the time while shopping simply because I never liked crappy Samsung phones. But after researching the market looking for a phone that offered at least half the price they were asking, I settled on the LG V60 (LG RIP phones) which was on my network due to a proprietary OS technology doesn't work (it seems like we're going backwards, doesn't it?) It wasn't until I was going insane with the rage of the consumer electronics market that I tested this phone, and while I don't care about the UI, it has all the hardware I need need for almost reasonable price. It basically costs the same as my G6 but has a better display and camera. The display is nice, I love that you can turn off 120Hz to save battery life, but I run 120 the whole time with Netflix, some social media-ing and a fair amount of recording, and the battery lasts about a day and a half (this morning i went to work at 6am with a full charge, now it's 11pm and i have 45% left, i watched netflix for at least a few hours while surfing the internet) The camera isn't the best, but it's pretty darn sharp. The focus is fast, you can quickly adjust the white balance, it has a full range of shooting and image processing modes. My biggest quirk and it might just be my eyes but the depth seems a little off at times as the background and foreground blend a bit. The night shot is pretty clean and the zoom is better than any phone I've had but don't expect magic from a quarter mile haha the video is a bit shaky. I wish I could see more stabilization but I can handle that. Comes with Android 10 but you can download 11 from rip. Another thing I liked about this phone is that it doesn't have many things that you can't remove. Even most Samsung and Google apps can be uninstalled which is great because I don't want them haha. Other notable things: MicroSD up to 1TB IP68 rating - I've actually accidentally tested it before, it was cute so save the rice for cooking big and big kids, but offset by not very deep two-handed if you little ones Hands have Final Thoughts: Samsung still sucks and I'll always miss LG phones, but the specs you get for this price really are unmatched by what's currently out there. I really don't understand why you get a $1300 flagship with the same display, a slightly better camera, no expandable storage, no audio jack, no IP rating and the same or smaller battery. In my opinion, this is the only phone worth buying in 2021. If I couldn't find it I'd just buy a talk and text phone for work and skip everything else as smartphones are becoming more and more popular. Robbery every year and it's been a REALLY bad year for them. Price gouging, proprietary technology locking you in, consumers will be at the mercy of the industry until we regain our purchasing power and refuse to overpay for junk.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
  • Crumpled

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June 14, 2023
Horrible luck with this phone