Samsung Galaxy A34 review

10 April 2023


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Murr, 11 Apr 2023Samsung could have made this the midrange king. But as usua... moreSamsung's mid-range king is the A5x series, not the A3x. Their star model is the A54. We are lucky that Samsung gives A34 IP rating. Prior to the A33, A3x series never gets any IP rating.

    Nika, 11 Apr 2023Why this phone have greater endurance in battery than redmi... moreBecause MiUI is less optimized than OneUI. Samsung generates more profit than Xiaomi, as such Samsung can spend more money for better software development than Xiaomi.

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      • Anonymous
      • rwX
      • 11 Apr 2023

      This phone is better than the A54. Its cheaper and offers the same features. The chip is the biggest difference here. You rather buy the A34 over the A54.

        Rob G, 11 Apr 2023Cynical of me.. but I wonder if Samsung locked the 120hz re... moreProbably due to simply the panel they use is an older generation. It is unfortunate though, as this means 120Hz on this is almost pointless. And yeah, the TSMC made Dimensity 1080 should be better in efficiency than Exynos.

          Zuzuz, 11 Apr 2023Poco F3 wipe the floor with this garbage. Every Redmi 12 is... morePoco F3 is around the same price, but older and lesser IP rating. Only get the F3 is you are into gaming. But it's a trade off, you're getting better SoC for older/shorter software support.

            Kasra76, 11 Apr 2023You have to be on s.th to buy this!! There are better alte... moreThe S21FE is about 50 to 60% more expensive than this. It's easy to say how a more expensive model is better. But compared to the competitions at its price, the A34 is a very good deal as most other phones with Dimensity 1080 are selling for higher prices.

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              • Murr
              • KZK
              • 11 Apr 2023

              Samsung could have made this the midrange king. But as usual, Samsung likes to screw up their phones. Tear drop notch for a midrange in 2023 is seriously screwed up. The stable ui is the only reason a person might consider this phone.

                You have to be on s.th to buy this!!
                There are better alternatives out there!

                I would prefer to buy S21 Fe or Pixel 6a
                And the funny part is that you can actually buy them cheaper these days!!

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                  • Zuzuz
                  • mA{
                  • 11 Apr 2023

                  Poco F3 wipe the floor with this garbage. Every Redmi 12 is better than this.

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                    • Zuzuz
                    • mA{
                    • 11 Apr 2023

                    78mm wide?! What Samsung is smoking?

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                      • 11 Apr 2023

                      Anonymous, 11 Apr 2023Kinda silly how many people don't think about charging... moreWould you blow up a balloon to bursting capacity then keep trying to blow air into it for another 6 hours until you're ready to use it? No. It's all over the internet that you should keep your phone between 40-80% charged to preserve its lifespan. The Samsung A34 I'm writing this on has an optional charging feature where 85% is the maximum amount it will charge to, for this very reason. Overnight charging is an old-fashioned and very destructive charging method that should never be encouraged.

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                        • Rob G
                        • ssa
                        • 11 Apr 2023

                        Cynical of me.. but I wonder if Samsung locked the 120hz refresh rate as a means of reducing the battery life here.. as they knew their Exynos-powered A54 was struggling to compete in this department..

                          List of CONS:
                          Not having 3.5mm Audio jack, isn't that a worth-mentioning con?

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                            • Nika
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                            • 11 Apr 2023

                            Why this phone have greater endurance in battery than redmi note 12 pro pair even with the same chipse and same battery capacity??
                            SMH xiaomi

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                              • 3pR
                              • 11 Apr 2023

                              I also wasn't expecting to see such a difference in high refresh rate handling between this A34 and A54 - the two series didn't used to have such differing handling in the past. It seems petty of Samsung to not have adaptive rate handling on a phone it wants to sell for €400 and also in 2023.

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                                • BangBang
                                • Kx1
                                • 11 Apr 2023

                                I was a realme x3 superzoom user, its cheap but i got it for free from my workplace, then they offering to change it to Mi 10T pro, an upgrade well ofcourse i accepted that, i bought a galaxy m21 a few months later for casual gaming and streaming, then i realize my m21 just spend 5 GB per month and the Mi 10T Pro spend at 17 GB per month, i want to change it for realme x50 pro but its kinda hard to find at that time, its quickly sold out, then i saw s21 fe few months later, i bought it but little bit dissapointed because of the battery life, but i spend the data usage is just 7 GB per month, with good sound, good screen, satisfying camera capabilty, and yes it has some bloatware that cant be uninstalled bu atleast its not a data usage stealer.

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                                  • 3pR
                                  • 11 Apr 2023

                                  The battery charging results we see here are quite strange, especially the full charging result.

                                  It seems to take so much longer than previous Galaxy A3x, even though it has the same battery size and same fast charging support as the A33 ( same for the A54, which seems to fully charge in about half the time! )

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                                    • BangBang
                                    • Kx1
                                    • 11 Apr 2023

                                    rizki1, 11 Apr 2023500K AnTuTu but it doesn't support ultra graphics on m... moreBecause it is not gaming priority, its just gaming capability/casual gaming, its an all rounder midrange phone, not for an insane gaming like you which gave "everything is good" for the 92hrs battery endurance rating phone, ultra performance in mobile gaming for just what, 5 hours SoT?🤔, and you said you are from indonesia, im very sure in Indonesia, almost all BBK phones including flagship line is a data usage stealer, (ALMOST), switch off the data usage for some apps but when you turned on the data connection, the data usage jump up from 7 Mbps - 10 Mbps for almost 1 minute, its just like bought a cheap decent hardware phone for cash, but feels like credit everyday until piss off by the phone.

                                      Water drop notch in 2023, lmfao

                                        COCONUTZ, 11 Apr 2023Not that I care about HDR but, I was hoping for it to at le... moreHDR is usually related to the screen, not the SoC HW decoding capabilities. As the Dimensity 1080 can record 4K video, it is most likely able to decode 10 bit HEVC. Not 100% sure but it is likely to be the case. All the modern chipsets that don't have 10 bit HEVC are usually capped to 1080p video recording as well.

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