Samsung Galaxy A35 review

21 March 2024


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  • 23 Mar 2024

Firefox, 22 Mar 2024Internal storages are not 100% safe either. Due to software... moreBest on-device offline solution would be (big enough) internal storage for all files and SD for backup. But also the SD would have to be encrypted well enough that it’s not possible for someone to take it out and steal all data. The backup part is nowadays often handled by cloud. And the advantage of cloud is that the data is still there even after the phone is lost or stolen. Disadvantage is the cost of a cloud service. That can be circumvented by manual backups, but they are not as reliable or convenient as cloud, and you have to buy and manage your own hardware. I personally store everything on internal and backup on a external drive (which is SSD, so the backups don’t take ages even though they are incremental).

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    • 23 Mar 2024

    AnonF-1006353, 23 Mar 20242 things: 1) only buy reliable and genuine microSD cards... more1) The one I bought was from the biggest electronics retailer in Europe so I think it should be genuine and reliable enough
    2) I have backups. Still an unnecessary hassle and I bet you the average non-techie does not create backups of everything. And I did not mention the horrible performance when scrolling through images and videos. Video playback didn’t even work smoothly sometimes, because again the SD card or the phone decided they didn’t want to access the files as fast as they could at this moment, because an update broke something or some other weird reason I just don’t want to deal with. And even when an SD card works at the specified speed, it‘s way slower than internal storage, which again means scrolling is slow, like a HDD. I don’t want to deal with HDD-quality storage (speed and reliability wise) in 2024 anymore.

      What good is a lot of OS updates if after the 2nd year the phone is slow and laggy? Because if the Soc isn't powerful enough, granted it will be slow opening apps, transitions etc

        This is a great all round device and a real winner. I'd be happy to replace my device with this.

        Remember that this phone will get 4 OS updates and has the excellent One ui. Plus you'll easily get official repairs and there will be no shortage of accessories like cases.

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          • 23 Mar 2024

          Anonymous, 22 Mar 2024After having all my photos corrupted on the SD card on my o... more2 things:

          1) only buy reliable and genuine microSD cards
          2) always create backups, no matter what storage the "productive" system is running.

          Works like a charm using syncthing in a local network.

            I read gsmarena's long term review of the galaxy A54 in which they said the A54 was the choppiest phone they've ever tested long term, i wonder what will happen to this phone since it uses the same chipset. Also, this is in the same price bracket as the redmi note 13 pro +? Price is too high

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              • 23 Mar 2024

              Super Android 22, 22 Mar 2024Well this phone can't record 8k video (which is pointl... moreI don't want to walk around with a portable ssd just to be able to access media files I made 15 years ago locally. I don't want to use NAS or cloud. Keep it simple, man. Switching to new phone? Just put the microSD with your media archive in new phone, that's it. No syncing, no network lag, just have it available instantly. This is even more convenient if your old phone is broken but not worth a repair anymore, so you won't have to go lengths to get your files off of it. Some people really like to overcomplicate.

                Anonymous, 22 Mar 2024After having all my photos corrupted on the SD card on my o... moreReal solution is to make more reliable microSD cards. I wonder how is the reliability of UFS cards.

                  I think the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ is a very solid choice here, for around the same price or cheaper if you search, actually €280 8/256 in this moment from Spain with a promotion. It has a better Soc, better IP68, better screen dolby vision, equally good cameras and arguably better in some aspects, 120W fast charge etc

                  And for a bit more, €475 you can get a S23FE that leaves the A35 in the dust, if you must stay with Samsung. The A35 must come down to at least €299 to be competitive. Also A55 must come down in price, both overpriced.

                    Samoderzhets , 22 Mar 2024It's the same phone more or less A54 had storage issue, if they upgrade in this model definetely that good reason to consider A35 over A54.

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                      Anonymous, 22 Mar 2024After having all my photos corrupted on the SD card on my o... moreInternal storages are not 100% safe either. Due to software or hardware issues a smartphone can stop working and only solution is flash stock rom which erases all previous data from internal storage. I had such issue in 2020 but luckily my default media storage was my SD card so service centre removed the SD card before flashing & my data remains safe.

                        rizki1, 22 Mar 20245 years of support is nothing, this phone sits at the botto... moreI'm pretty sure this phone will be just as slow now as in 2 or 5 years from now. so, if you're okay with it's speed now, you'll be okay with it in 2029, too

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                          • 22 Mar 2024

                          Remember Samsung will have big sale discounts on these new A phones in a month or two. If you like them for goodness sake don't pay full price!

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                            • 22 Mar 2024

                            Full resolution, 22 Mar 2024Very thanks for full resolution 50MPixel photos.I know right! I'm glad that they started including them again in their reviews cz I for one is someone who benefits massively from that high res mode.

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                              • 22 Mar 2024

                              Anonymous, 22 Mar 2024After having all my photos corrupted on the SD card on my o... moreWell, the reverse of your experience happened to me. My old Android started to bootloop suddenly and just died, nothing was recoverable from the internal memory and lost all the photos and documents that were in it (and no I'm NOT a fan of cloud storage options where I'm not in complete control of my data storage or access). But I had a very good micro sd card which I bought from a reputed store (a V30 standard SanDisk), and only the photos and documents I backed up to that were saved that day.

                              So two things.
                              1. Bashing on micro sd cards is not the way forward. It remains an invaluable specification for many smartphone users, especially outside of the US amd continental Europe where data plans are still very expensive (and also slow).
                              Having the option to have an SD card never hurts anyone, just like having the ability for dual sim card usage...

                              2. Buy memory cards ONLY from reputed stores and brands and most importantly, find the card specification that suits your smartphone!

                              Many people just insert a class 10 card and try to transfer/ record 4k directly onto it and wonder why it failed.

                              Now I'm filly aware this isn't what happened to you but the takeaway is to buy a good genuine card that suits the bare minimum spec needed for your device.

                              Just my two cents....

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                                • 22 Mar 2024

                                Super Android 22, 22 Mar 2024Well this phone can't record 8k video (which is pointl... moreAfter having all my photos corrupted on the SD card on my old phone, I‘d rather not use that for storage and I guess 98% of people wouldn’t want to use it either. And it’s really just a bandaid solution when the real solution is to provide enough options for internal storage (at least a 256GB option and better a 512GB option as well) at prices that are not ripoff.

                                  AnonF-1006353, 22 Mar 2024Somewhere you gotta store all these 200MP pictures, raw fil... moreWell this phone can't record 8k video (which is pointless unless you have like a £4000 8k tv) or take 200mp pics (again pointless, i use an app let lets me do 4k 80mbps recordings on my find x5 and just waste) or output high looseless FLAC audio.

                                  Youre looking at £80 for 1tb MicroSD cards on deal, price is £100 on the low, £130 on the higher end. Can grab a portable SSD for about £45-55 for 1tb, about £80-100 for 2tb (throw everything on that and then have all the free space on your device for when you're out). I do guess at this price it is just nice to have the option but plenty of ways (and cheaper) round the issue.

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                                    • 22 Mar 2024

                                    GuyOfTheWeek, 22 Mar 2024The one with the best software processing, Apple and Google... moreBoth are ones that do exactly what photocameras dont.
                                    Photocameras do correctly.
                                    Then .....

                                    Now tell me:

                                    A7s3 12mp, A9iii 24mp, a7 iv 33mp and a7r5 61mp.
                                    Which one is considered to provide photos with highest quality?

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                                      • 22 Mar 2024

                                      rizki1, 21 Mar 2024How can microSD make a phone better overall? This Samsung h... moreSomewhere you gotta store all these 200MP pictures, raw files, 8k video and hi-res flac files you know.. You can easily put a 1TB microSD in that samsung for just 70 bucks and nearly never run out of storage for simple media files. While some realmes and xiaomis won't even offer 1TB internal storage options.

                                      It's not about having one or the other by the way. Having all options in one phone would be the goat, from periscope to 200mp to microSD

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                                        • 22 Mar 2024

                                        Anonymous, 21 Mar 2024A54 is better. It's the same phone more or less

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