Samsung Galaxy A34 review
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- COCONUTZ
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- 11 Apr 2023
Not that I care about HDR but, I was hoping for it to at least be able to decode it, like other phones that use the same processor.
Phones that can decode HDR can also decode HEVC 10bit and that is what is very important for me. A lot of anime (and also TV show and movie) releases in torrent are using this codec, and without proper hardware decoding the video player will drain a lot of the battery and the image quality won't be as good.
A budget SoC is good enough for my daily use, except when handling 10 bit decoding. I don't get why Samsung chose to remove this feature, it would provide a HUGE improvement in battery life for those who watch content encoded using HEVC 10bit. I'm sure that I won't be the only one annoyed by that.
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- Anonymous
- 8N3
- 11 Apr 2023
A34 has larger screen than A54.
A34 has better SoC than A54.
Still much longer endurance.
The better cam setup on 54 is not worth the price difference.
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- Anders
- 39y
- 11 Apr 2023
The very high endurance rating here really highlights what a terrible job Xiaomi have done the Redmi Note 12 Pro and Pro +
Xiaomi seem determined to lose even more market share
The lack of headphone jack on the A34 is still unacceptable though and I'd never buy it or any other phone without it or microSD
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- Anonymous
- 8N3
- 11 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 11 Apr 2023Same here but my phones lack fancy fast charging (25 watts ... moreMoto g62 has absurd battery endurance.
I always get more than 15h SoT .
Calls, text, 4G, camera, youtube, photo editing, tv shows streaming, offline music, maps, web browsing.
I did not want to get new sim to use 5G, the 4G gets me sometimes more than 100Mbps and it is way more than I need outside home.
Considering 120Hz has no utility for me, leave it at 60.
No need to recharge more than 3x per week.
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- ashrobb
- 8FI
- 11 Apr 2023
Amazing. Pretty good, balanced, midrange device. If it had the good old 3.5mm jack and a slightly better camera it probably would be the best midrange so far. In a few months if the price drops in the range of ~$250 it would be a very strong pick.
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- rizki1
- u7V
- 11 Apr 2023
500K AnTuTu but it doesn't support ultra graphics on mobile legends, same with A54. in call of duty mobile locked medium setting..
the only over €400 phone that still has a notch.
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- Anonymous
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- 11 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 11 Apr 2023I charge my work phone (120watt) at night too, albeit with ... moreSame here but my phones lack fancy fast charging (25 watts in my case)
I need a phone with solid battery life instead as for my work, I am on the go all the time so at best I find some crappy USB 2.0 in a train to charge my phone, not sufficient of course.
Also I prefer charging at night, but my brother has a phone with 150watts charger and he finds it convenient that even while he has to charge his phone twice a day, it is full in under 25 minutes.
I wouldn't use it even if my phones had it, but I do think that phones need to have both to appeal to both groups.
But Samsung is not the right company to look at for it, chinese brands with their cheaper more disposable models are the way to go for fast charging.
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- Tooluka
- JyL
- 11 Apr 2023
Bought it before this review and was right :) . Great mid tier phone for this price.
The cons of this model is the lack of e-SIM, 3.5" TRS port (Samsung being cheapskates again), and crappy under display fingerprint scanner. Admittedly it is better than first gen scanner in my S10P, but still junk. I would trade it for a normal standalone scanner any time.
Pros are all listed in the review and I agree with them. Very good value.
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- Anonymous
- M@p
- 11 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 11 Apr 2023While I would agree most of the time.
With such solid b... moreI charge my work phone (120watt) at night too, albeit with a 10 watt charger.
For those resting 10% of the time I grab the 120watts, because while I want a full phone at start of the day, most of these fast charging phones don't last me a day (again a WORK phone, so used a ton)
And not always I have a regular power outlet near me.
However I do understand why some people love it, I don't care as much, the phone must be full before work and I charge phones at night my whole life.
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- Anonymous
- 0vE
- 11 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 11 Apr 2023While I would agree most of the time. With such solid b... moreKinda silly how many people don't think about charging at night.
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- Anonymous
- a0V
- 11 Apr 2023
Jongjave, 10 Apr 2023Samsung need wake up call, nearly 2 hours for full charge i... moreWhile I would agree most of the time.
With such solid battery life that is less of a issue.
Also charging at night exist
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- Jongjave
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- 10 Apr 2023
Samsung need wake up call, nearly 2 hours for full charge is no longer in Fast charge territory. A34 is good phone but not for those super slow chrage. sammy highest fast charge rate is only 45 watt and only for high end one.
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- Anonymous
- mxJ
- 10 Apr 2023
this or Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G? The latter one is 300 euros now in Europe
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- Oki
- sw3
- 10 Apr 2023
No reason to buy a54 over this model. It's 310€ in my country vs 415€ for a54. This is logical successor to A52s and a53
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- Anonymous
- 0vE
- 10 Apr 2023
Already €299 in my country, great if not best phone for the price here.
However that can differ per country.
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- Anonymous
- 3bm
- 10 Apr 2023
xiaomi, oppo, vivo, oneplus, realme phone destroyer
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- Anonymous
- 8N3
- 10 Apr 2023
Far ahead of crapmi note . Gonna be new phone among costumers in India that want iphones but buy crapmi note.
It is happening already. Even lame F series is doing the job.