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  • 09 Aug 2024

Anonymous, 07 Aug 2024Idiot commenters keep countering that other manufacturers d... moreLet's see if I understand this insanity correctly. Many consumers want a compact mid-range phone, but it's supposedly not worth it for Samsung to produce, because the tons of people who want it aren’t as much as others who want bigger phones (but there's still lots of money to make from it).

On the other hand, taking a device like the A55, making one tiny change and calling it M55, then making an even smaller change and calling it F55, then just creating another copy and calling it C55, then creating another clone and calling it M55s, then making all these phony spin-offs available in just a few places to a tiny segment of the world’s consumers? Definitely worth Samsung’s time and effort, despite making no money because these "models" are all basically the same, and they're anyway not available to most consumers.

This is what passes for logic today?

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    • Anonymous
    • sbs
    • 08 Aug 2024

    JN, 08 Aug 2024I've found the article from that commenter you replied... moreJust to quote and reiterate your last paragraph:

    If it's true that "smaller phones don't sell as well", then how come the regular S24 and iPhone 15 managed to outsell their Plus versions? Clearly there's still demand for small phones and this article just ignored that.

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      • Anonymous
      • AAX
      • 08 Aug 2024

      I’ve noticed something interesting after reading a bunch of these comments for and against compact (i.e. S24 sized) mid-range phones. Those who want a small option are not saying there shouldn't be big ones, they’re just requesting an additional choice to accommodate their group. On the other hand, those who don’t want small phones, project their own preferences onto EVERYONE else, as if EVERYBODY prefers gigantic phones exactly as they do. So if they don’t want phones that are a little smaller and lighter, it must be that NOBODY else does either. Even though there clearly is a certain segment of consumers that do (and that segment is bigger than the tiny clientele that the M55, M55s, F55, and C55 is made available to. Yet Samsung has no problem creating a bunch of fake models with tiny modifications for just a few people in one or two countries).

      So those who want smaller options are fine with others getting their preferences too, but the big phone lovers want to quash the preferences of others and impose theirs on everyone else. Have anyone else noticed this too? It’s quite strange.

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        • Anonymous
        • ajZ
        • 08 Aug 2024

        Best phone ever? I mean, for $ 270... what more can you ask for?... I like eSIM and IP67.

          techbuzz091, 08 Aug 2024better to buy A34.. dont buy a35 and a55Literally the only advantage the A34 offers over the A35 is slightly better battery backup. The A35 is comparable in performance, offers wi-fi 6 instead of 5, supports a few extra frequency bands, has lower ping and higher UL/DL speeds on data, and the internals seem higher quality overall (from what I can see on PBK's disassembly video).

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            • XUD
            • 08 Aug 2024

            techbuzz091, 08 Aug 2024better to buy A34.. dont buy a35 and a55No, the A34 is not that much cheaper in comparison to the A35, and stock is running out anyway.

            Better to wait for the A35 to go on sale, it should be around $300 while on discount.

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              • 08 Aug 2024

              Alexander, 07 Aug 2024Hello I need information for this phone. Should I buy it? ... morebetter to buy A34.. dont buy a35 and a55

                Alexander, 07 Aug 2024Hello I need information for this phone. Should I buy it? ... moreThe A35 is a good overall device. It doesn't excel in any particular area and is a jack of all trades. Though, you can consider it to be a leader in the segment with the long software support cycle. It also has a good repairability score. You can indeed consider it, but might also want to look for deals/discounts.

                Alternatives you can consider are the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion (its SD 7s Gen 2 is comparable to the Exynos 1380) and OnePlus Nord 4 (which has an SOC that is much more powerful while also being more energy efficient). Those devices are also quite good, and they do better than the A35 on signal/network reception strength for black-spot areas thanks to the Qualcomm modems. However, the Edge 50 Fusion suffers from poor software support (typical of Motorola) and has a low repairability score. You should have no such issues with the Nord.

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                  • XUD
                  • 08 Aug 2024

                  Anonymous, 07 Aug 2024Maybe that "certain website" can explain why the ... moreI've found the article from that commenter you replied to:

                  https://www.howtogeek.com/phones-keep-getting-bigger-and-its-our-fault/#the-supply-chain-favors-big-phones

                  On the very bottom they said this:

                  "This global supply chain has grown rather accustomed to making larger phones. Wherever you go in the world, phones have gotten bigger. There isn't a country where everyone is carrying around iPhone 12 Mini's and Asus Zenfone 9's (as impressive of a small phone as it was). Companies are accustomed to making components that fit in increasingly larger slabs.

                  If you want to make a phone substantially smaller than what is mainstream, you need to place custom orders for parts. That means you're going to have to pay more than you would if you were using readily available components. This is a tough ask when you consider that smaller phones don't sell as well, and you are less likely to get a return on that investment. Adding insult to injury, if you do decide to make a boutique phone, it will also most likely consist of weaker processors and cameras. It will be much less capable of serving as an all-in-one device as a result."


                  If it's true that "smaller phones don't sell as well", then how come the regular S24 and iPhone 15 managed to outsell their Plus versions? Clearly there's still demand for small phones and this article just ignored that.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • rWq
                    • 07 Aug 2024

                    Anonymous, 07 Aug 2024A certain website claims that most suppliers who make the p... moreMaybe that "certain website" can explain why the S24 Plus is $200 more expensive than the small S24 if according to them smaller phones are more costly to produce.

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                      • JN
                      • XUD
                      • 07 Aug 2024

                      Alexander, 07 Aug 2024Hello I need information for this phone. Should I buy it? ... moreToo expensive, my advice would be waiting for a discount.

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                        • Alexander
                        • 04R
                        • 07 Aug 2024

                        Hello
                        I need information for this phone. Should I buy it? I really need a new phone so this phone
                        catched my eye and the price is 430 Us dollars and is it really good for its price or if somebody thinks of other phones please recommend me but be careful for the price because my budget is 450 US dollars maximum and I dont want to buy a used phone
                        Thanks

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                          • 07 Aug 2024

                          Anonymous, 07 Aug 2024A while back in 2018, Samsung's sales for their budget... moreAt that time i buy My A50 :)

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                            • Anonymous
                            • bwF
                            • 07 Aug 2024

                            A while back in 2018, Samsung's sales for their budget phones were starting to slump because of overpriced phones with lackluster specs. So in 2019, they revamped their entire A-series lineup and reduced their prices in order to compete with Chinese companies like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. It paid off greatly at the end.

                            Since those other companies won't even bother making at least one compact budget option, now I feel like it's the time for Samsung to give those rival companies a run for their money by offering one, with good specs and competitive pricing of course. But only time will tell for us customers, who practically have no control over companies' decisions.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • bwF
                              • 07 Aug 2024

                              Anonymous, 07 Aug 2024Idiot commenters keep countering that other manufacturers d... moreA certain website claims that most suppliers who make the parts (CPU, RAM, motherboard, cameras, sensors) of smartphones favour bigger phones in general. In order to make those parts able to fit in a smaller phone, manufacturers like Samsung would have to make custom orders, which could lead to increased manufacturing costs. So a small phone might actually end up being more expensive to manufacture... at least that's what the writers thought in their article.

                              Whether that's true or not, a Galaxy A35e and/or A55e with a 6.1 inch screen would certainly make Samsung more money than all these pointless clones like the M35, M55, C55, F55, and etcetera that are exclusive to a few countries only.

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                                • XUD
                                • 07 Aug 2024

                                Anonymous, 06 Aug 2024Samsung's decisions aren't financial based. There... moreI remember switching from a Xiaomi Pocophone F1 to a Galaxy A8 2018 several years ago because I wanted the compact size. It was super nice to hold and easily pocketable, but too bad its performance was lackluster and it only had a measly 32GB of storage when other competitors had 64GB or even 128GB for less than the A8 2018's price.

                                After only 2 years of using the A8 2018, I decided to switch back to Xiaomi again because apps kept getting bigger in size and the Galaxy slowed down to a crawl.

                                So here's another homework for Samsung's book - stop offering only 128GB of storage as the base configuration when competitors have 256GB and even 512GB for less money than the A35.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • re1
                                  • 07 Aug 2024

                                  Anonymous, 06 Aug 2024Samsung's decisions aren't financial based. There... moreIdiot commenters keep countering that other manufacturers don't make compact phones either. What they don't mention is that these other manufacturers don't make a bunch of duplicate phones with different model names either. So Samsung obviously does things very differently than the others. And it's not about making more money. If it was, they'd make a compact budget phone for the millions who want one but can't afford the very expensive price of the compact S24 or S23.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Nxu
                                    • 06 Aug 2024

                                    Anonymous, 29 Jul 2024And so does millions of other customers who can't affo... moreSamsung's decisions aren't financial based. There are far more people that would buy a compact mid-ranger (the size of the highly popular S24/S23) than those clamoring for a phone that's a clone of an existing A-series phone, just with a different name and one or two tiny differences. But they don't care. They're busy pumping out spin-offs like the A55/M55/F55/C55/M55s, or the A35/M35/F35... for crying out loud!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • hIh
                                      • 04 Aug 2024

                                      Anonymous, 03 Aug 2024A35 bnew price = 20,990 Philippine peso = 363 usd A35 used... moreNot everyone likes buying used phones, you know. What if you get one that's defective, badly damaged, or even a counterfeit?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • raQ
                                        • 03 Aug 2024

                                        Tom, 01 Aug 2024Ugh, I feel like I've seen you everywhere at this poin... moreA35 bnew price = 20,990 Philippine peso = 363 usd
                                        A35 used =9,999 php = 173 usd
                                        Same 8/256 variant


                                        Wow. Samsung competing with budget phones. Except their own fans don't know about it. Yet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣