Samsung Galaxy a35 just released in USA today. Amazon appears to have the best deal on it right now, although I'm holding out for a better deal. Best deal today, but may not be best deal tomorrow.
Points of interest (the stuff I care about - you may care about different stuff):
- Selling at list price of $400, but Amazon is throwing in a free $40 giftcard.
- You can add on a set of Galaxy Buds FE for an extra $50.
- Good casual user phone. Not powerful, but decently built, big screen, SD card expandable.
- Gets 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates.
- This phone is factory unlocked
- Excellent battery life. Same battery as the S24 flagships.
This is the kind of phone you buy and use for 5 years without really thinking much about it. Not for gaming or power users, but for normal browsing, social media, streaming, and other stuff, it's fine.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D18XD5VY
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"The AnTuTu score for the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G v10 is 578,500"
"AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
589781"
" the following smartphones use the Snapdragon 855 processor and have notable AnTuTu scores: Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus, OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL, LG G8 ThinQ, and Xiaomi Mi 9"
"The AnTuTu score for the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G v10 is 578,500"
"AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
589781"
" the following smartphones use the Snapdragon 855 processor and have notable AnTuTu scores: Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus, OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL, LG G8 ThinQ, and Xiaomi Mi 9"
The A35 was just released this week - which is why it is almost MSRP. It will have 5 years of security updates and 4 years of Android updates. And the price should drop as time goes by.
The way to go is the Samsung A54 - almost identical phone with same processor, will receive security updates to 2028, can be found for ~$200, AND like the A35, has a Micro SD card expansion slot.
I'm looking for a backup/WiFi phone when I'm home - so not to tax my S24 Ultra's battery - and I think the A54 is the winner.
"The AnTuTu score for the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G v10 is 578,500"
"AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
589781"
" the following smartphones use the Snapdragon 855 processor and have notable AnTuTu scores: Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus, OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL, LG G8 ThinQ, and Xiaomi Mi 9"
I agree it's not powerful.
But, it's double the speed of my pixel 5a, which runs android 14 just fine. No speed problems for browsing, video, maps, social media, or anything I actually do. It's not clear to me a faster processor gives me any real benefit.
5 years of updates.
Don't care about wireless charging. Energy inefficient and you still have to touch it to the charger. Zero range. My wire has a six foot range, so I can use the phone while charging and move a little.
Korean instead of Chinese ownership.
Looked at the fi deal - $300 off as 24 mos of bill credits on a contract phone with an overpriced plan Cheapest plan is $20/mo ($480) with no data.
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The Pixel 7a has much better processing performance, but it is not straight out better.