Samsung Galaxy A70
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- Andrius
- pEQ
- 01 Aug 2019
I got this phone a couple of months ago, just before my trip to Alps as my Note 4 battery finally gave up and I needed a phone with large battery (I would be hiking without ability to charge often) and large screen (more convenient use of digital maps). I had little time and did not want to rush buy a new flagman device, so I decided to look for a budget options and look to upgrade later. I chose a70 because I got a real good deal and it had the screen and battery parameters I was looking for. Now after my trip I can provide the feedback and compare it to my old Note 4.
Pros:
1. display is beautiful, though lower resolution then Note 4, but I guess newer generation AMOLEDs just look better. Adaptive brightness works much better then in old Samsungs. Notch in middle position did not bother me, at least less than I might have thought.
2. battery is large and I could tell it even though larger display probably drains it faster, I could have three days of moderate usage without charging. Charging is faster then QC2.0, not as fast as some chinese phones nowadays but still very fast for a Samsung
3. though a lot of reviews mention slow processor, phone seemed to be very snappy for regular usage. mind i dont play any games.
Cons:
1. No wireless charging. I had wireless charging back cover for Note4, but I use it only sometimes at work and so far I did not really miss this function, but it is not there.
2. No stylus. I love Note stylus for taking notes because of how fast I can do this (and I take a LOT of notes) and also because form does not have to be a text (I can scribble some diagrams, drawings etc.), but regular text notes were ok in 9/10 cases and as they are already digitalized, they have their own advantages. I even consider my next real phone upgrade to be non Note series, however I still love stylus and it will depend on how good is Note10.
3. No waterproofness. Used it during the rain, still works, but dropping it into mountain stream would probably be the end of this phone. DO not drop it in the water.
4. Camera. I was hugely dissapointed initially, because compared to Note4, colors lacked vibrance, photos seemed to be not as detailed/sharp, lowlight areas were all muddy, etc. Well I was taking a real camera for my trip and did not consider to use phone camera much, so I decided not to be bothered by it as I really only needed large battery and large screen. However I can say that eventually I took quite a lot photos and they are not as bad as my initial impression, but you do need a well lighted scene and then the details are there, colors are actually more accurate then Note4, shadows are not muddy at all. On the other hand lowlight photos are still better on my five year old Note4. I think Samsung could have squeezed just a bit better camera in this phone, but they likely did not do this deliberately. You may check some samples on the instagram, all photos (but the first two) were taken with a70:
https://www.instagram.com/someone.stop.this.train/
5. fingerprint reader. this is more of a personal issue, my main right hand thumb skin does not have a very regular pattern, especially when fingers are wet, so fingerprint reader sometiems would take a couple of tries to work. No problem with my left hand thumb, but I tend to hold phone in right hand so this was an issue for me. I would not even mention this, but I had no problem with old style fingeprint readers (like Samsung galaxy s8 uses), so there's that.
In conclusion I was happy with my choice, I will still upgrade it to a newer highend smartphone but for the price I got it (~300 eur) , it is a very beautiful phone with a very nice screen for a price
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- extrabigmehdi
- fnM
- 01 Aug 2019
MladenJ, 01 Aug 2019Please give a concrete and honest answer only to those user... moreI bought this phone mostly for watching videos. The added lenght compared to A50, makes a difference. With the A50, video is cropped with round corners, while A70 I can have black bars on side instead (16/9 video I think). The A70 does not have EIS, which make it less good than A50 for recording videos. Sound quality is ok, when listenning with headphones, unless you are a nitpickky audiophile looking for the best. Sound from speakers is clearely not as good as the s10, but if you care about sound quality, don't use speaker anyways.
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- MladenJ
- 0uK
- 01 Aug 2019
Please give a concrete and honest answer only to those users who bought and use the A70. So my cell phone will be used mainly for watching You tube, Iptv, mp4, MP3, video recording, I don't care about the photos. , Iptv and whether it gets very hot while doing so.
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- chats
- 8AU
- 01 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 30 Jul 2019Good but very very very overpricedBro this phone is very affordable if you think is expensive go and buy a blu, sky etc... Theres plenty of them out there geez.
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- Anonymous
- StU
- 31 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 31 Jul 2019New update July ... Now in India ... the rest countries... moreMight get the july update at Christmas time.
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- Anonymous
- 8pY
- 31 Jul 2019
Pepsikennedy, 31 Jul 2019Source?. My A70 hasn't.New update July ...
Now in India ... the rest countries next few weeks
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- Moroes
- IDH
- 31 Jul 2019
A70 is an absolute incredible phone, but there are 2 main things that drive me crazy. 1) once you buy the phone and open the box...do not update to the May 01 2019 security update by Android, it somehow messes up the selfie camera, and you have to tilt phone sideways to be centered. 2) recording videos is great, but it seems to adjust light too much, so while recording you get your recording getting much brighter, then much dimmer, and it drives me nuts. There doesn't seem to be a way to turn this "thing" off. I looked at the settings for some sort of auto light adjustment, but found none. Other phones don't do this, but the price is so good.
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- Pepsikennedy
- StU
- 31 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 31 Jul 2019Night mode is arrived ... thanks Samsung Source?. My A70 hasn't.
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- Anonymous
- Njt
- 31 Jul 2019
extrabigmehdi, 30 Jul 2019Not as much overpriced as the samsung S10 or the huawei P30. S10 and p30 are expensive but not overpriced
A70 is affordable but overpriced
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- Anonymous
- 8pY
- 31 Jul 2019
Night mode is arrived ... thanks Samsung
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- Smartphoneuser
- 3JJ
- 31 Jul 2019
Any source that Samsung pay in A70 has MST? I read somewhere that it's only NFC based. My local Samsung store also can't confirm it!
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- A1
- fuf
- 31 Jul 2019
bineesh, 30 Jul 2019poor camera quality .the mobile frequently hanged. it not a... moresome when we are buying phones we care about software and phone security,so samsung is the best there in android
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- S . SUDHAKAR
- D0i
- 31 Jul 2019
bineesh, 30 Jul 2019poor camera quality .the mobile frequently hanged. it not a... moreGo and buy Samsung gurumusic 2
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- Smartphoneuser
- 3JJ
- 30 Jul 2019
Any source that Samsung pay in A70 has MST? I read somewhere that it's only NFC based. My local Samsung store also can't confirm it!
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- extrabigmehdi
- Eg9
- 30 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 30 Jul 2019Good but very very very overpricedNot as much overpriced as the samsung S10 or the huawei P30.
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- bineesh
- fCL
- 30 Jul 2019
poor camera quality .the mobile frequently hanged. it not an ideal mobile to purchase
in this price range other mobile camera are better compare to this camera.
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- Anonymous
- KIC
- 30 Jul 2019
RickLee, 29 Jul 2019Good phoneGood but very very very overpriced
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- Anonymous
- vxs
- 30 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 29 Jul 2019Most Huawei high-mid range phones Mate 20 Pro, Nova 5 Pro, ... moremiles ahead? take a look of the battery life.. LMAO!
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- A1
- fuf
- 29 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 29 Jul 2019Most Huawei high-mid range phones Mate 20 Pro, Nova 5 Pro, ... moreIn my country Mate 20 pro is same price with samsung S10 and S10 is far better in all aspects