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00:00 S24 Ultra vs. A05
01:31 Price Comparison
03:37 Design & Build
06:11 Speaker Tests
07:00 Fingerprint/Face Unlock
07:26 Very Different Displays
10:00 Software & Speed Test
13:22 S-Pen
14:49 Battery & Charging Speeds
15:46 Camera Test
18:08 Summary
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So...what do we think of this comparison? 😅 (be honest) ---- Samsung S24 Ultra on Amazon: geni.us/S24-Ultra-deal Samsung A05 on Amazon: geni.us/A05-deals Samsung EVO microSD Card: geni.us/EVO-microSD
No for real, I have a question, why don’t you review Samsung M series? They’re often even cheaper than the A series over here, so I wouldn’t say that the one you reviewed was the cheapest Samsung . I’m so confused why you’ve never reviewed any of the Samsung Galaxy’s M series
I think they're both phones I'd never buy. You pay for the brand buying a Samsung phone, not just the tech.
@@taavi948wait, Samsung has an M series?
@@therealloganyt237 yea
@@therealloganyt237F too
S24 :- I have s-pen and galaxy AI A05 :- I have a headphone jack 🗿
Bassed
😂 Legit comparison 🎉
A05 for the win.
A05 wins the battle 😂❤
so poor u still using £3 airpods
What I feel like is flagships are reaching a point of diminishing returns, and I feel like most improvements are not exactly too important, and mostly the product page is filled with gimmicks that not everyone will need. But budget phones do still have a point of not great enough, like the A05 still has a 720p display which isn't great, where an 200-300$ will offer great improvements. So the best price range to get a smartphone for me would be an 250-500$ phone.
Fully agree! 💯 I think a mid-tier A25 or A54 is probably the best for 99% of people
I'm a techy and for me jumping to the flagship (I have a S23) is a game changer to me. I can however acknowledge the purpose of the budget line. I recommend them to anyone non-techy or looking to save bucks. Myself? I'm too into this shiz that I notice all upgrades so the flagships are my go-to😂
@@TechDaily A15 is already a good option though if not the better ones, well atleast for me because we only got the 8GB version while the others may only have 4GB-6GB. What makes me anti of the A25 is just the Exynos really. Even the higher end Exynoses runs badly, would never try the mid range ones. Same with the A54. I would always choose the A34 really😅
@@sspeedd8809 exynos isn't all bad, it's not like exynos will be instantly slow. But you are correct, Exynos is not as good. I mean when a34 is faster than a54 it's shows how exynos has issues that need to be resolved. Even before then when S20/21 launched the exynos chip on (I think in Europe/international) was worse than the Snapdragon chipset on the us version people could tell, not just performance, but also image processing. Simply, Samsung needs to resolve it's exynos chipset issues.
@@Dalamanofc with the heating issues, unsmooth swiping, etc. i have experienced on my S8+, i will never again. id rather get an iphone than getting another exynos powered phone
For around $100 more, you can get the A25 5G which has a 120Hz Super AMOLED display, 128-256GB storage which is more than enough for most people, 6-8GB of RAM (depends on what storage option you choose), A HEADPHONE JACK, pretty decent cameras, a 5000mAH battery which should last you a day or two, a fingerprint reader. I mean what more could you ask for? It literally has the same features, if not, more features than a flagship, and it’s 10x cheaper. Yes it might not feel premium, but I prefer plastic over anything else when it comes to durability.
Thank you! Someone here talking my kind of language. Maybe you should be reviewing these phones lol I don't understand why he chooses to review these super cheap phones that obviously can't compete with a flagship let alone other more pricey midrange phones. I was doing a lot of research on the A25 & A34 because I want to finally replace my A71 5G that sucks and very laggy too after all the updates. I decided on the A25 with 256GB because unlike the A34, this one has a headphone jack, and FINALLY a physical fingerprint sensor!! I've been dying to get another phone with that feature smh. I hate the in screen ones, they suck.
The A05 reminds me of the old school Motorola G6 Play. Maybe it's because of the green wallpaper. 😅
@@Iwasbrainwashed I agree! I was looking into the A15 but the specific things I am looking for in a phone it doesn't have. $100 or in my case $160 more since I want the 256GB version, the A25 is up my alley with what I am looking for. Both phones are good options though, not that phone he reviewed☺
You know whats even better? Refurbished s21 or s21 fe
@@Dont7worryabtme6yep
Yeah, right... I miss Nokia 3310.... No email, no WhatsApp, no nothing, just call and text, and "snake"...
Nokia 3310 was boring... Other nokia Symbian OS feature phones were way better
I don't. I remember when you have to pay so much for packages just to send SMS and call. If you even have option to buy packages for those.
My phone can last as long when switched to basic mode
damn this got me thinking: how can a phone be so expensive? it's really turned into a luxury piece
Agree. Just like sneakers, costs $500-$1k now, and pretty much they will be useless after 3-5 yrs of use. We are 75% paying for the marketing, while 25% on the materials. Tsk
@@PhoenyxuzPrimaxso so true. but i love the foldables cuz i want the phones to be small. Thats why I do am thinking of getting the flip 6 next.
iphone always has been
Greed.
Corporations trying to sqzeeze out all the money they can. Also, they're less cell phones and more miniature computers.
Today I learned that micro sd card prices are REALLY low. 512gb for 30 bucks was the thing that surprised me the most in the video.
nah big nox2 sd card prone to file corruption...R/W still slow even slower than 15 years old HDD...spinning 7200rpm ...samsung made wise decision to remove SD card on flagship
@@D0x1511afThat SD card slot can really come in handy though, for those people who photograph everything or those who really, really, REALLY like movies.
@@D0x1511afa spinning hard drive will fail. Weird you’re worried about corruption but not physical degradation.
Exactly, I remember buying a 64 GB card back then for like $20
Yeah I bought a 1tb for my S20FE last year for 90€. This year maybe i buy 1.5tb for that price 😀 it su cks that they removed the microsd card slot on top models
Spot on when you said most people would be better off with neither of these phones but something in between. The market for both of these phones should be small. A friend of mine once said he can’t buy expensive designer sunglasses because he would just end up sitting on them or losing them or breaking them or having them stolen all the time. For someone like that maybe replacing a $100 phone every few months might make a lot of sense. Not everyone needs to do professional video editing or play the latest and greatest video games on their phones.
Cheaper phones have gotten better, while flagships only have specific improvements. I once replaced
Just got a Motorola edge + 2023 for 650 otd at Best buy. Flagship phone for half the price!
@@samholdsworth420 That's what I do. Flagships for half the price, even if they are year or less old.
my #1 priority, by far, is the smoothness and overall 'feel' of the phone. almost every midrange phone 'feels' terrible to me, and considering that it's the one thing i look at and interact with more than anything else, i need it to feel nice to use or i will be in a bad mood every time i need to use it.
My target phone is nearly just a tenth the price of these flagships. Weak specs but stock android so there is no bloat to bog down the software. There's also unofficial LineageOS in case I stick around with it past 2 years. But even if I change yearly, I would've only spent half what flagship users paid for. 😂
This comparison is ridiculous in so many ways, but damn, I never would've noticed that they're like the same size
The comparison is made so the differences can be spelled out and well Compared So one can maybe see in a little bit more detail The differences to see what they are getting with a lower or higher paid price 😃😁
What is so ridiculous?! He clearly said what's the idea in the first 10 seconds. 🤷🏻♂️
What's ridiculous is your comment. The purpose for the comparison clearly went over your head.
I think a more interesting comparason would be the Samsung Galaxy A05 which is this year's lowest tier budget smartphones vs the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 which was the top tier flagship smartphone in 2018 that you could buy today for around the same price. My guess is that that despite its age, in the 2018 flagship, you are still getting much better performance, much better screen quality, better build overall, and much more features in the hardware. However in the new budget phone, you are getting a much newer version of software and probably much better battery life.
honestly phones have reached a point where there are almost no improvements to be made for the average user
Literally the only way to go from here is foldables. Candy bar phones have reached a limit of what they can do
With devices being serviceable for longer than usual, it's logical that easy to service is the future. Unless we go full blast on wearables.
i have to agree with that. and most of the improvement for user experience is lock for high end phones lol. it made me think that technology went stagnant for a couple of years and still.
I found this comparison fun more than anything. I'm currently onto my 4th Samsung S series phone (S23 Ultra currently), however back in late 2021, I bought an A03s shortly after watching the review you did on it, to act as a backup phone (I got it ridiculously cheap). Two and half years later, Samsung have so far delivered on all their promises on the A03s - it got two Android updates (started at 11 and now on 13), and continues to get general updates. So it's looking good for 4 years of support. Hopefully that's a good sign for anyone thinking about the A05 / A05s.
That’s super interesting! I’m glad the A03s worked out for you, and as a back-up device that makes a lot of sense actually. I feel like the A05 this year could even be a 4-5 year phone, I’m surprised how much better it actually is
I'm happy with my S9+ 256GB, still working flawless, just the battery last only one day. For 80 bucks replacement worth to keep it until is not supported anymore. After all, is just a phone...
@notthedroidsyoulookingfor Samsung stopped supporting the S9/9+ almost 2 years ago, and the last Android update was Android 10. Still a nice phone though (the camera will also still be better than the one on the A03s and A05)
This is what i like about Samsung there is a little of something for everyone from 100€ to 1000€, different people, different tastes and needs, you don't see apple doing this 😅, this is the beauty of android, alot of options
Almost all of android phones have this range of price
8:17 I've always used budget phones, and the one thing I always do is disable and/or quicken animations in developer mode. It makes it feel snappier and makes the lag to switch screens much faster.
Yea that's the pro tip which not everyone knows.
The a05 is definetly impressive for its price, but I would say the a15 5g is more worth it, at 50$ extra (or at least in my country) you get 5g (obviously), an super AMOLED, visibily better processing, looks even closer to a flagship, NFC and more, many specs that could definetly increase the phones overall usability in the following years, in my opinion it is a better deal overall
true
Planning on getting A15 soon , My current phone is A11
I lose my phone regularly and went with the A15 and fully agree. Ridiculous how many flagship specs you get from a phone 20% of the price. I praise Samsung for the amount of tech they are able to get into their budget to midrange phones.
@@A-A-A-A-A-A-A-Ahow have you managed to stick with it for so long? my a11 was completely unusable last year
@@laiba8879 well let me tell you something, mine was a 2gb ram 32gb storage which is the least specs you could have on an A11 and for a low price of 120$ in my country in 2020 once it was released . First year was totally great until my storage got full , and once that happens any phone starts lagging and underperforming especially budget phones . So i was constantly deleting stuff and videos and apps every now and then for a couple of years now. From 2020 to 2024. And don't let me start talking about the rams , too little ram that i can't heavily multitask or else apps starts crashing . And i can't tell you how much I'm suffering currently with my phone. So slow and laggy with 98% of my storage full (even with extended microsd card) and i can't find anything to delete coz almost everything is important ,and as you know as long as you use apps they little by little start to increase in storage until they bust it full .and the battery life has decreased immensely, well the main reason is me obviously because i was using it in the worst way possible. But nonetheless if i have a long day out of home and my battery is 100% i still put my phone in super power saving mode to avoid dying on me😂. And sometimes it does. I withstood 4 years with it and i still love this phone but it grew old .I've been planning to buy the A14 when it dropped but couldn't afford it at the time(180$) and now the A15 has dropped (220$)and i was this close to buy it when i had the money from couple of months worth of savings , but some urgent stuff happened and i had to wisely change my plans coz some stuff are more important than a new phone. I think I'll carry out with my A11 another year until my circumstances change. On the bright side I'll Probably get a chance to get the A16 once it drops🤞 But for the record A11 as a whole is a great phone concerning its price and fits good in the category of people only relying on surfing the web and social media only. But apparently it isn't my category , I'm more of a heavy duty gaming, searching ,multitasking, working person . It's interesting to hear that you faced the same as i did so how was your experience ? and whats your current phone if i may ask?
If Samsung would kept the Micro SD I would've kept getting the flagships..
Best option: Past 2-3 year flagship phone. Phones depreciate in value rapidly and a big chunk of that depreciation happens within the first year and a half of the smartphone's release. I would rather pick up the S21 ultra and pair a S pen to it or a Note 20 Ultra. Both are still amazing phones and in the used market only goes for around $300-350 USD. A quarter of the S24U's price. In my opinion there's no reason to go cream of the crop unless $1299 compared to $349 means nothing to your wallet. If that's the case, burn that cash away.
Maybe if and when those 7-8 years of update promises the bigger manufacturers have made come through. And if you can get a used model that doesn't suffer from burn in, which is a gamble at the best of times. There's some genuinely great offerings in the midrange out there, which would currently be a better pick overall, considering the longevity on the software side.
I have to agree, I got a note 10 lite for $50 and I couldnt be more happy
Samsung only supports phones for 4 years so this isn't a good move. I try to just get a new one every 3 years
@brooo4219 just get a custom rom, if you're not technically inclined you can still use it for atleast 4-5 years after the last update as even android 7 is mostly supported by many popular apps
@ArekZaleski idk man an extra few hundred dollars every 3 years is worth the convenience to me
I feel like A3x or A5x smartphone should be enough for 90% of tasks and day to day usage.
99.5% of people's tasks. the 0.5% are gamers/ content creators others can learn to use the camera adjustments and take good enough shots.
They would be if Samsung wouldn't cripple them with crappy CPUs. They're too slow, even for casuals.
@@Toyeboy89 Youre exaggerating. The exynos chip is fine and good enough for daily usage. Alot of A5x phones run fine even after 3 years. Sure there are much better chips around but it doesn't make anywhere near as much of a difference as people think
@@TheBowtieBatman I'm stating my opinion no exaggeration. I have an 24 Ultra so I'm a fan of Android and Samsung, but I can say Apple is smarter for the fact that they use their previous gen's flagship SOC. When people have poor experiences on their cheap lower end Samsungs, they then jump ship to Apple because they just think that's how crappy Samsung's always are. Where you have Apple's cheapest phone, the iPhone SE, has a freakin A15 SOC.
@@Toyeboy89 While I agree on principle, I don't think using the previous flagship SoC in their midrangers would be a financially viable one. I'd also point out that the SE is crippled in other ways, such as storage capacity. Being limited to a mere 32-128GB is pretty awful. Now, with that being said, the D8300 would have been a stellar choice for their newest A55, for instance.
I have an S8 that I bought 2nd hand. I've had it for 5 years now but I've never used it on any mode other than "medium power saving", so, yeah, never took advantage of all that processing power or the QHD display. It just looks nice and feels nice.
Fun fact, when you play the music we will hear what our speakers provide...very different..
The same with the screen lol
@fede4351 especially the screen lol
And what his mic (and camera) capture
You can still tell the difference between them, even if you're not hearing the exact performance. If a phone speaker is too high pitched, you'll be able to tell, if it's not too loud, you will notice.
@@mrchipsmlbbI mean, how else is he supposed to provide this information? It can't be shown in person through this video, not to mention you can still tell the difference between the two, as well as the fact that he's communicating the experience of both of these phones display and audio through words in a way that's easy to understand. He's doing the best with the tools he got, what more could be expected of him
Interesting comparison. It would be really interesting to see a comparison of the S24 Ultra vs the upcoming A55 !!
The fact that the A05 held up in a few things just a lil bit at all is impressive , its an11th of the price (I use the A04)
Great comparison. Love the side-by-side of two phones with like a 10x price difference. For the money, the budget phone is a pretty good value, depending on one's priorities in a smartphone. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I really enjoyed it. Keep it up.
Smartphone pricing is very much a case of diminishing return. A mid ranger like the a54 can offer 80% of the flagship experience for a third of the price
Eh. Maybe 50%. The performance difference between an A54 is still too vast. If you really want flagship grade specs, it's best to look at other brands.
Maybe 60% of the experience. If you want a flagship like experience for a similar price, you could probably just get a refurbished s22/23. And you’d get flagship like performance, as apposed to the a54
@@Cantripping most people never really need that much processing power, a higher-end mid-ranger like the a54 can perfectly deliver on all the needs of the avage user The most tangible differences for the general public is the quality of the cameras and screen
@@DanielPereira-ey9nt True on the general performance requirement side, though even the A54 has been described as stuttery at times. Which isn't great for what is actually a rather substantial asking price for a midranger. (It's 350 on a good day, but I've seen it as high as 450 before.) And you most definitely can get something with a better screen, camera *and* performance for the money.
@@CantrippingWhich brands? Xiaomi? Motorola?
One thing to keep in mind when judging audio: You're listening to a recording of a youtube video on your phone through whatever audio device you have. Audio is especially hard to judge in a video like this
They should keep making heart rate sensors, I'm stuck at S10 because they don't make those any more. It's a very nice feature if you want to find out if you are overtrained and your overall fitness shape.
They want you to pay for their smartwatches.
I just learned that a galaxy a51 (non 5G) gets trashed by a galaxy s6 in performance. I fell scammed for buying it even tho it has been serving me for the last 4 years. That is the diference between a budget and an expesie phone.
That's crazy.
True, imo the best budget phone is an old flagship, right now the S21 is around $200 and for $300 you can get the S21U, S22 and S22+.
yes I never recommend anyone the cheap Samsung phones, only recommend their 2 year old flagships.
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true my a71 didn’t aged well that’s why I switched back to ios but still love android though
I will never understand how glass became the "premium" material. It's slippery, fragile and scratches easily on it's own, and on top of that you're expected to pay top dollar for it.
because it's hefty, and hefty feels premium
Buying phone for 2 or 3 years is the best thing to do this dates. Manufacturers keeps on releasing flagship phone every now and then yet almost having the same performance with previous models.
I have always wondered this myself. Great video, Wade!
I think this is a great comparison. I hope to see more comparisons like this.
Was an interesting the comparison to watch. I wish Samsung would make a budget phone that was like like the size of a S-10 E I would totally buy it but they make these budget phones with gigantic screens and then they use low PPI that bugs me anyway, wish there were some smaller budget phones
My grandma has the a04s and it has a 90hz screen. She uses it mostly for WhatsApp and light web Browning and a Photo here and there. It is kinda laggy but the big screen helps a lot for her to properly use the phone. For the things that she does with it its actually quite good. Btw she charges it about 1-2x per Week. But it wouldnt be a Phone for me because of the size and the screen. Im just used to Amoled Screens in Phones, even my first Samsung Phone (about 200€) had an amoled Screen.
Oh btw i bought A05 for only $95 with a free charging brick as part of the promo. Best purchase of my life, from an old 7yr old Oppo a37 with 2gb ram 16gb rom, now with a05 4gb ram 128gb rom.
4gb ram is way too low nowadays, you want at least 6
@@TheJutka1 lol what
@@TheJutka1 i agree tho. The a05 is laggy and constantly receives a lot of updates from samsung which makes it even more laggy on every updates.
@@PhoenyxuzPrimaxBuy a 3-4 years old used Galaxy S device if you want an OLED screen, better camera and relatively fast performance for about the same price as the A05
This is definitely an interesting comparison, but one thing that I disagree with is the sentiment that the A05 should have *more* than it currently does. Honestly, I think we need to have a very budget option with limited features. 4k video recording isn't exactly something that needs to be standard on the lowest of low tier phones, in my opinion.
1080p tops at 30 fps,
I will always pick the flagship, for me its better to own a 1-12 month old used flagship then a new bottom tier. The craftmanship is better , things work flawlessly , support is better. Same with PC top tier last gen is better than bottom tier new. And there is a sweet spot.
I feel like whats truly the best move is buying refurbished or even used flagships 2 years after release, they would work amazigly and last you at least 4 more years and tou save more than double on og price. Budget phones start slowing down after 2 years and it aint worth it
Really enjoyed the comparison, great video ❤
I think this was a interesting comparison. I think if you are really on a very tight budget, the A05 will do the job. I think to buy this for your child might be a better choice. Children do not need expensive phones. I do think if one can go a bit higher up in the A series you should get the better models. THE A05 might get frustrating and slow to use as time goes on.
I benchmarked a 2023 budget phone against a 2020 flagship (Motorola 5G 2023 vs. Samsung Note 20 Ultra). The flagship significantly outperformed the budget phone and provided a smoother user experience. The Moto lags at times and had to restart it a handful of times during the week compared the Note. If you factor in the longevity of flagship of a flagship then it could be a better value and experience. While I'll eventually upgrade to an S24 Ultra, it could replace both my phone and an aging Samsung tablet thanks to features like DeX. It's important to understand the cost implications of research and development. High-end tech often starts out expensive, but as the innovation trickles down, Samsung's budget line benefits. You really need to determine what features you want. As for me, I enjoy a lot of the high end features and don't mind paying more for them. I might not buy phones when they are first released but would buy them at a discounted rate when I find a deal. I think another benefit of entering the Samsung loyalty club is that preorder discounts with a trade in can bring down the cost significantly. Perhaps the best performance-for-price value lies in Samsung's mid-range phones or a discounted, refurbished S22 or S23 Ultra. This is reminiscent of the iPhone X, whose initial high price was partly due to its novel curved-edge glass screen.
Your videos are so clean....subscribed!
I believe that for a cheap phone that is just trying to be the cheapest it can be (because that's what the A05 should be) the things that are taken away to make it cheaper are just fine. The problem is that it's still priced at $150. With all the drawbacks it should be at the $50 mark or so to really stand out for those that need a budget phone. I think samsung needs to cut down their lineup a bit to get the budget phones to be more.. budget. I know $150 is not a lot of money but I think that if they only made say 3 budget/ midrange options instead of 7 the cut in production costs could allow them to not only lower the price of the lowest end version but make the higher end of their budget lineup more appealing.
Can the A15 5G select text from within a photo from the gallery app? I know on the A54 5G and the S series devices you can.
This is a way more fun and interesting comparison than the typical boring s23 ultra vs s24 ultra.
Good, interesting comparison. I think I enjoyed this comparison of Samsung's "polar opposites" more than any other comparison video.
Such an excellent comparison. ❤ Thanks for the great video.😊
I bought A34 last year, for the price I paid, the performance is surprisingly good for the price. Good mid range phone I ever had, last time I have mid range is A5 2017 and the performance is sucks (A5 back then is pricier than A34 when I buy it). I give my A34 to my mom and she loves it. Mid range phones are getting better and flagship upgrade is like stagnated since like 3 years ago?
I gave my Galaxy A34 to my sister in law and she loves it!
which one you're using now?
I also have an A34, and so far, the only issues I have with it is the lagging when switching between GPU intensive applications and the 120hz refresh rate not fully behaving like 120hz sometimes.
My new A34 has a lot of stutters and Instagram reels lag, don't you have these problems?
@@HappyHappySY I'm using S23 FE right now.
Liked the comparison. Thanks.
Personally I feel like for even casual use the extremely budget lines are a bit too low spec for purpose. They tend to be noticably laggy, the cameras are bad in comparison to everything else, you frequently brush up against the storage limits for apps, even with an sd card, and they don't tend to get reliable software updates even if they're promised. Jumping up the line to an A30 or A50 type phone is more than enough though, as those types of phones tend to be as good or better then flagships from a couple of years ago. They just feel more premium in the hand. Anything more expensive is probably redundant for most people unless they need the specific features - for example, I went from an A52 to an S21FE and although I think it's subtly better, and love the new phone, I probably didn't really need to upgrade. My dad went from the S21FE to an S24 and barely notices the difference, whereas my mam went from her A0 something to my A52 and is in love with the thing.
The A53 has been great for me🎉 Amazon still has it listed for 370.00, and i picked mine up in October of 22' for 150.00. Good deal!!
The fact that you could buy Samsung's cheapest phone every year for 10 years for the price of one s24 ultra is wild, a budget Samsung in 5 years will blow the pants of an s24 ultra. Throw away culture at it's finest.
No, it won't.
A54 already caught the S20+, 4 years of difference is what usually takes to the A series to catch the S series@colinbooth531
@@ltBanshiro in what aspect? Cameras, image processing, screen, build quality? There's more to 'matching' than spreadsheets.
"budget Samsung in 5 years" No it won't, their budget phomes are slower than my s20 fe snapdragon 865. Samsung is seriously way too cheap. Even cheaper a series phones should be faster than my phone but they aren't. The a54 costs more then what I paid my s20 fe for and is a magnitude slower with that 778g chipset
thats just a technology thing though. my gaming pc was great and op when i got it now i start turning down resolution and detail more and more until soon it cant play new games and i'll need a new one.
Now the same against the A54 or wait to compare it against the A55
for 150, the A05 is really impressive. except, you can find a high end device of 4 - 5 years ago around the same price (not particularly a flagship) and it can, in any scenario, outperform the A05... making the A05 achieve the e-Waste tier.
I actually used A14 after my A51 broke last year, and I gotta admit... I underestimated my usecase. It's well and good to spend less when you can, but it impacted my usecase significantly as I couldn't play the games I want, I can't run my self-hosted file syncer all the time anymore, I have to more often force close and clean cache KZhead, and I can't use Dual Messenger or Work Profile because it'd lag my phone so badly a single backspace tap could be interpreted as a long hold while it lagged, plus the photo I took during social occasions looks so bad I stopped taking photos altogether. I'm going to buy an A55 next weekend. It's a lot of money, but I do need it. With how much people use their phone, I think it makes sense to not cheap out unless your usecase is literally just browsing social media.
Don't buy new phones like new samsung phone. If you have a older samsung and it's working perfectly as of now. You buy new samsung if your phone is broken already. To save money. Phone company's are fooling people to buy new.
In my country the A05 4GB 128GB costs ~$117!
Broo lol.. Comparing the flagship against the lowest end of the brand is like comparing a regular Ford sedan to the Ford GT but i was so hooked on with the interesting info. Very impressive.
I'm still rocking my S20 FE. I got it in March of 2021, so about 3 years now come a few days. I got the 256gb version, which here in the US came with 8gb of RAM, instead of the default 6gb. The feature I love about this phone is the SD card reader. I really like having my photos and videos stored on it, instead of a costly cloud solution. Still snappy and still plays games that I want to play. The cameras are nice, and the battery life still lasts all day. I'm not a power user with 3 apps for my job or something, and I don't use twitter(x), tiktok, nor instagram. I'm not a Boomer, just a 28-year old with not a lot going on socially, haha. I think the S20 FE might be the best deal they've ever had. The features, power, and usability this long after release is just so nice.
Same. Got it for christmas 2020. I have the 128gb 4g version i dont need 5g i prefer 4g 😀 I put a 1tb card last year in it, it replaced the 512gb card. Now you can even buy 1.5tb..
In my opinion, budget and midrange phones are superior and a great choice for 90% of people nowadays. Almost all flagship features can be found in budget and midrange phones, with great storage options and good cameras. These phones are overall the best option for many users. It's not necessary to get trapped in the luxury of expensive phones just to feel rich. In my mindset, net worth is not determined by the phone one uses. There's nothing wrong in buying budget phones, so my suggestion is to choose a value for money and an overall great device in the budget midrange department.
I think we need to consider the fact that the cheaper model's LCD display doesn't have the S24U's glass tech, and despite that, it somehow manages to put out a decent picture quality and even looks just as bright as the much more expensive model. And remember, this LCD display is "CHEAP", it's not even flagship level, and yet the brightness indoors is pretty even overall (probably due to the locked brightness). Furthermore, if I you are looking for a device that's much more capable and much more good looking, just go with the Techno Camon 20 Pro 4G or the Spark 20 Pro Plus. Aside from the 1 year OTAs, which indeed, is a downer, you won't be getting the same laggy and poor performance that you get with Samsung devices...which is caused by the really ass-level optimization of their software. You could buy a different phone with the same SOC as a budget to mid-end Samsung phone, and Samsung's will still lag and stutter even at the most basic of tasks. Running games is even worse due to the software bogging the device down. The Huawei Y6p runs smoother than the Galaxy A14, which has more than 2 times the power as the latter, even when it comes to gaming, which is surprising cuz the Y6p comes with a Helio P20 series SOC. Advice: Unless you want software support, never buy a cheap or mid-ranger Samsung device. Yet, even still, you're guaranteed to have 4-5 years software support on Xiaomi's. Like, MIUI14 is out for the Poco M3, btw, and that's a budget device. Only problem is the delay between regions. Yep...
Big advantage with this A series phone is, were free from greenline And i am little feared on greenline issue on s24 after couple of OS upgrades
I just bought an S24 ultra, mostly for the camera array. I keep my phones for as long as I can. I upgraded from the note 10 I had for over 4 years. I never actually had a top tier flagship phone before and it's really like night and day
I have fixed and sold cell phones. I have yet to see the budget cell phone that has not slowed to an annoying level after a year or two. They usually start glitching out in weird ways after a while and become miserable to use. Maybe this new one with its slightly better specs will be better, but I doubt it. If a person is money conscious, I would but last year's lowest end flagship seriese. In this case, the s23 fe. It runs about 600 and will likely get cheaper soon and will last much longer. Of course, that's still 4 times the price of the A05.
Samsungs M series are pretty dope as well 😅
The main point should be 'how long would these phones last without slowing down.' Because my Note 8 (Flagship) still good as new for its' 6th year. I am not sure if these low end phones would last that long. Bought 24 ultra(Note 8 screen cracked and will be my secondary phone) last week hoping it would do the same.
On the S Pen point I think it is worth mentioning that you can of course get one of the last 2 S Ultra phones or even the old Note's if someone wanted an S Pen on a budget
I run all kinds of emulators on my phone. I also render videos on my phone. I need a flagship for speed reasons. Cheap phones cannot compete when it comes to performing both those tasks for me.
I'm one of the people that could never justify the price of flagships. I don't think the tech matches the price at all. The features you can't get on a lesser device are features id ever never use or would never miss. The features I do care about have became either commonplace amongst the mid and budget range devices or have actually become exclusive to that segment. Expandable storage. I do not purchase any device without expandable storage. Headphone jack. Two absolute prerequisites fir me. I think it's a dam insult to charge 1 and half grand for a phone and not let people expand the storage. I think the people buying this kind of tech wants the latest tech and also wants to be seen with the luxury brand. These people will pay that price no matter what a phone can and can't do. Price of including AI tech on every handset ? Price of including 3mm headphone jack on every handset ? The headphones jack without question will cost samsung more. But if your paying that kind of money for a phkne you will pay regardless of the phones shortcomings. And they know that. Same deal with expandable storage. You literally get more for less with phones. Sure you won't have the latest tech but what are your priorities? Having AI wallpapers or your sd card and hesfphone jack? Things I use literally daily.
Facts
Pushing the last percentage is always more expensive. This is true for everything. Building a 350 kph railway, for example, is far more expensive than 300 kph railway. The graph between cost and improvement is exponential.
I buy S ultra series phones because I want the S-pen and the gorgeous display, amongst other things. I don't care about the headphone jack, and I wouldn't use more than 256 GB of storage, which is included on the base model S24 ultra. I didn't pay anywhere near the full price for my last phone or the one before that, because I traded in the old phone. I do agree that, for the price, an SD card slot should be standard. The flagship Samsung Galaxy tablets still have an SD card slot.
ok,so what where you checking for when buying the A05?,cause that aint the cheapest budget phone in the A series line up,but great video tho
In my opinion, I think budget phones under $300 are e-waste, and people should just buy older flagship phones like the s20, used
If it can run KZhead and chrome the same time, it is top tier.
I think it will make a lot more sense to compare A05 to Samsung S24 plus or base model. We know the ultra is way superior in terms of its spec hence why it’s called ultra. It would be interesting to see S24 plus and A05 in a comparison battle because the gap in features is not far off.
Bought a Samsung A15 to serve as a backup phone and it's more than enough for everyday tasks. Sure, camera is not that good but can take decent daylight photos with the main lens. It has a 90Hz AMOLED display and a fingerprint reader on the on/off button. Got it for 160€ in my country. I also own an S23 ultra and I assure you that you get about 80-85% of the experience using the A15 instead.
Taking a step back, as we call the front of the A05 pretty budget, this would be considered decent in 2019, awesome at any price in 2018, and groundbreaking in 2017. We have come a long way. However, i believe that the A04 has cut too many corners for its price, especially when compared to 2020 midrangers. The A05 sells around $210 in Turkey (long story), for that price you can pick up a 2nd-hand Galaxy A71 which looks like a modern phone and has more features, or the Poco X3 Pro which would still pass as a performant midranger, if you find a good deal.
I have an A25 5G and it's a good compromise among different specs and price. Not too much. Not too little.
Interesting. The windows frame in 17:53 is blown in the Ultra while in the A05's photo is not.
😂😂 pros and cons of everything.
I'd be more interested in seeing a comparison between a base model 23. Usually when phones get about a year old is when carriers start handing out phones
For $200-$300 you can get a 9/10 condition used phone from a year or two ago with 1440p-4k screen with 120hz, display fingerprint sensor, aluminum/glass body, 4 rear (and way better) cameras, a modern camera punch out on the front, 8-12gb ram/256gb storage, dual sim card slot, third party development with custom roms, and loads of case and screen protector options. WAAAYYY better than a brand new bare bones phone for $150.
$150 PC: I can play tons of High Quality Games from 1995-2013. $150 Phone: I can play tons of Low Quality Games with Microtransactions.
I just spent $150 on a pc and downloading gta 5 hehehe
On a Phone Factor It Can't Handle That Much Power Compared To Pc
Where'd you get the green wallpaper from on your A05?
It’s default wallpaper
Great comparison! But how about one to really show diminishing returns? Maybe compare a $500 or so samsung phone to the S24U? Perhaps the S23 FE?
You pay more for the quality on the spec of the products. Although it might look the same, For instance, chipsets, ram, storage, screen, camera, etc. It's all about the servers they placed your connection into.
What's gonna blow your mind is that A05 is not even that bad camera wise, atleast compard to competition, samsung is making the best of their hardware, any other OEM will not be able to extract those kind of pictures from that hardware. I think people mostly using falgships have some inherent biases that people themselves arent aware of and I dont really blame them for it. But I have seen the bottom of budget phone pictures and it aint pretty
The A05s is a much better phone than the A05 in terms of value. I would've like to see that phone compared to the S24 I know the A05s is not the cheapest Samsung phone, but it almost is and it has great advantages compared to the regular A05. Great video as always!
In Europe, it is the cheapest Samsung Phone (the A05 is not available here).
The A05S has a fingerprint on the power button
Getting a different color of the A05 every year sounds great. Gotta collect them all.
I like big screens and I haven't found anything to replace my 6.9" Xiaomi Mi Max 3. Yes, it's getting on a bit now but is still snappy enough for me and does everything I need.
I've had a lot of experience with the A series, so my pick may be a little biased. A's are most likely to lag. One of my outdated device's home button deliberately froze. Now, it's more likely to crash and seeks a reboot. I have a device running android 9, and I haven't updated it since 2020. Can't support most modern software interfaces. With an S, flagship devices are superior in terms of price. You receive what you paid for. My s22 rarely lags. It's running One Ui and the latest Android version. In this case, the s24 ultra has my vote; unless there's anything to change that.
Your A series just doesn't get what every budget phones needed and It's daily user optimization+tweaks to make it smoother. I have the same exact A series since I bought it in Mid 2019 and I can say this phone outruns the A11, A12, A20/s and A14 despite it being 1 to 4 generations older and It's the A10s which is the device I am using to type this on. I have it running Android 11 with One UI Core 3.1 and It's smoother than the A13/14 running Android 14. Even with 3GB of RAM this phone still runs flawlessly. The speaker is good despite having Mono, the screen is vivid and bright enough despite the LCD and max of 450 nits. It stutters when scrolling because It's only 60Hz but the overall performance when opening about 6 mid range apps is still fluid. I plan to mod this phone because it has a lot of potential.
Same here
@@sspeedd8809depends on the user optimisation and settings
@@sspeedd8809 spec matters series still far superior in camera and 7 years update....like this guy said i have cheap low spec phone.... the biggest regret decision i've made ...it's slow laggy noisy camera running mutlipe tab browser lag....and etc.... now owned over $1000 no regret over it...and yet you wonder why people buy iphone even it's cost you a kidney ...even iphone 11 run flawless over cheap mid and low end device
But A35 and A55 is getting better and have flagship features
3:17 incorrect. It´s not the same thing. For examples. A LOT of developers will not allow their apps to be installed on the sd card. So basically it´s just good for files. It´s not really the same thing.
yep most apps will not install on sd cards anymore.
True, but for me personally it's pictures and videos that eat up most of the space anyways. Would love to have SD card slot on my S23 Ultra.
I really liked this comparison. It sounds ridiculous at first, but it gave some interesting insights and reasons to buy on or the other.
11:02 that niche reel is perfectly suited to my tastes lol. DUNU IEMs and a Sony Xperia? Literally me.
I think great video! There are many poor people and to them the A05 is a flagship as it’s the only phone they can afford or ever hope to own.
Yeaah, im thinkin to get a05s
In my country the A05 costs $85!
Oh wow! That’s a great deal! 💰
Everything costs double in my country
Yep same as in my country
Probably on sale.
in argentina it costs around $250, so fun (minimum wage is $150)
My mom bought one Ao5 for my brother, he is 11 years,and a phone that only cost 99 dollas is perfect for him. He was so happy and it choose the green one
Hey! Andrew from Australia here. I bought the Samsung S23 Ultra because my Samsung Galaxy S9 was failing after 7 years of service. Being a single gay man, I liked the S23 Ultra. It is a beautiful phone. I bought my niece a Samsung phone for her birthday, probably a bit more expensive than the AO5. She was so happy with it and we set it up together (I'm an ex Club DJ and audio/visual engineer). She isn't a spoilt brat and she loves me because at 62 years of age, she thinks I'm cool??? She bought a case for it and it has a headphone jack so she can use her cans with it. About 2 months after I bought My S23 Ultra, the S24 Ultra was released. I watched a KZhead video on comparisons between the two. When you buy a new phone with all the bells and whistles, you know that over time, new phones are gonna be released. Even today, some stores are offering an S24 Ultra (UPGRADE) to S23 owners who feel they just have to have the latest phones. The whole idea of a mobile or cell phone in the beginning was to communicate on the fly. My first phones were talk and text only and we survived. While I love my tech, I keep it real. It's a device to comunicate with. Think about that before you HAVE TO HAVE the very latest in tech. Cheers from OZ!
Compare the A05 to an older S phone would be a more interesting comparison.
Hmmm..I might just have to do that! Maybe the S20 or S21?
@@TechDailybetter S10, but even then no chances in camera, screen and RAM comparison.😂
@@Azu10157Cause the s20 refurbished is only a bit more expensive about (£50 more) so it’s good to see what you can get for a bit more money
I feel attacked watching on a Galaxy A10 💀
that phone is ancient
Same lol
I have an A34 intermediary, and it's on One UI 6, and the AI features are very good, and it's absurdly fast... especially because it's my first intermediary in hand, it's not very easy to have a premium phone here, that if you are rich or pay in installments many times 😅 Another thing I also loved is the temperature, very cold, and I can now edit in 4K, something that was impossible before
So do i
I used an A13 with One UI Core and the Experience is so extreme bad with simple tasks its. My Problem with this Phone was always that everything just lags. If i open an Webbrowser if i open the Keyboard if i use the Camera and i didnt even mention the lack of Features but now i use an A51 its way better than the A13 but still it lags if i open Samsung Internet. It takes sometimes years to choose an File inside an App because the File Manager Window takes Years to open. I wait for the A55 and look if this has improved
I remember the days when I had budget phones in 2017, now I got the flagships :)
flagships are pointless unless you use them in 100%
Quite insightful, thanks
Appreciate your videos! I bought an A05 for my father thanks to your reviews :)