Surely they can't do this right? I mean they overcharge anyway for the A series so ads would kill it. Maybe on the M series as they offer similar specs to the A for half the price (in many ways m31 for around 60% price of a51 is better) as a way to entice people to get the A model but still surely this won't happen. I hope there's not lockscreen ads though, that would destroy all of the A series in one blow😂🤣 and about them having them in stock apps, I don't really care much as I mostly use Google apps and Bixby is a laggy stuttery slow mess even on a powerful phoeb like an S8. ... View more

No, a20 doesn't have AOD. Only devices to support it are: Galaxy A3 to A7 2017 Galaxy A7 to A9 2018 Galaxy A50 and above Galaxy a51 and above Any s series phone since 2016 ... View more

Oh odd them, because every Samsung phone with this CPU doesn't have 60fps. Although don't have hope they will add it they never do even if it was the smallest camera feature. I have experience with galaxy A8, which never even got slow motion video when A7 supported with same cpu. ... View more

Well, now I'd say S10 lite is totally worth it over a71. A71 is about 400 now compared to £480 for S10 lite, and for that extra £80 you get: Much better processor (sd855 compared to 730), good for future proofing. Same amount of updates but better ones (e.g.more features included like one UI 2.1; a71 won't get this) 8gb Vs 6gb ram MUCH better camera; I can't stress how important OIS is on a phone camera. No matter what resolution it is, always look out for OIS otherwise photos in the dark will look bad and you will have to take a few photos to get a sharp picture. So much for that 'super sharp 64mp' on the a71.   There are also more minor upgrades such as a metal frame, thinner bezels (slightly but noticeable), a bit of water resistance as it has rubber water prevention things in the sim slots which isn't there on the a71.    ... View more

The exynos SoC doesn't support 1080p at more than 30fps unfortunately.  ... View more

I don't have this phone, but it doesn't , makes no sense. I mean here in the EU it has a way better processor than the dodgy exynos in the other s10s along with a larger battery. You can say it's for cost-cutting reasons, but the a90 5g released last year for a similar price and same processor HAS dex. Very confusing 😂 ... View more

It won't, they don't care about updates on these midrange phones. You will get one UI 3 and that's it. My a8 2018 never got one UI 1.1, it's stuck on 1.0. They will not update the a40 to UI 2.1. ... View more

Yeah, it will run but the experience will not be great because it uses a low end exynos processor which has been criticized for lacking performance in the past. If you are fine with another device, a galaxy S10e or OnePlus 6t for a similar price would offer much better performance in gaming. ... View more

A6 gets it A8 doesn't both are 2 years old so your argument is invalid. Also it can be a perfect phone in that the person likes the hardware but now the lack of software updates makes it less likeable ... View more

I get this on my 32gb A8 as well on android 9, it had over 20gb of other storage and runs really slow. In the end I am left with 12gb usuable storage, barely more than the 10gb I got with my old A3 2016. I cannot find a way to fix this, it seems as though Samsung wants us to upgrade to new phones ready. Well, one thing for certain, I will not upgrade to a Samsung phone. I have tried clearing cache partitions Nd stuff and no avail. One thing that's interesting though, if you go to settings => apps=>gallery, and go to storage, you will see there is a lot of cache here, which you can safely clear. It has been up to 1gb for me in the past and it does not delete any of my photos; you may want to try this. Also, they removed the useful clear storage option from device care for some reason. ... View more

Yeah, I agree. Imo the regular s20 would take better photos than the ultra in most situations. Also, by bigger sensor yeah I was wrong it is dependent on the 108mp for DPAF. If they did somehow fit an even larger sensor (like 1 inch somehow into a smartphone with this 108mp) would I be right in saying that because the pixels would increase in size then DPAF would be possibly feasible? Anyway, I really have no pro blems with even 12mp for detail (even zooming in) so I read past the hype of the 108mp. All I hope is that manufactures back out of the'108mp' or '64mp' trend and just give a phone with a high quality 48mp camera, a 48mp telephoto and a 16mp ultra wide. No one needs more than that. ... View more

No don't go with this exynos device instead wait for OnePlus Z or get 6T/7 or even if possible A71 is much better. I definitely don't reccomend Oppo/Xiaomi and ESPECIALLY Huawei because their UI is subjectively and most people agree, utter rubbish. No matter the specs if your software is rubbish it ruins the device. ... View more

I agree they should show this issues on YouTube. The phone is not worth 300 imo, all down to the 2016 level exynos laggy CPU (for the most part as well as cost-cutting with dodgy haptics, no ip68 and no glass and metal). I have an A8 2018 with a similar laggy exynos CPU, and I share all the performance related issues you have. Message : never buy a midrange exynos product. Flagship exynos seems quite good tho, even exynos S8 now performs amazing with even heavier usage. ... View more

From what I've read regarding the S20 ultra's autofocus issues, they are down to the massive sensor. Because of that, they had to get rid of the Dual Pixel autofocus that has been there since the s7 just for the higher 108mp and this led to worse autofocus issues. I do not own and will never own any 108mp device but from my knowledge of cameras I can say the focusing issues cannot just be fixed by a software update. ... View more

Yeah, what I meant. Either way still a massive improvement over the a3 ... View more

I mostly agree with you, but PLEASE steer clear of the a51. I have a galaxy A8 and my friend has an a50 (same cpu as a51) and both these devices, with midrange exynos cpus, are VERY laggy and glitchy after a year or two. For the A8 less so but the a50 is really weird and has many issues along with slow performance. For the £300 or so, you can do MUCH better with a OnePlus 6T, a galaxy A70. Anyway, if you can wait until July and are fine with a medium sized phone, wait until the OnePlus Z. Apparently will cost £400 and will have sd765G (as good as sd845 and better than the a51, a71 and probably better than S10e in gaming over longer time due to thermals), 5g, ois on 48mp cam and good software. Also steer clear of the iPhone SE if you need an iPhone get the Xr for a similar price. Both are very mediocre with horrible battery life and 2012 level screens ... View more

Yeah, id say get the snapdragon IF you can (as long as it isn't more expensive by too much) However the exynos would at least match the battery if your A3, and it seems to be fine for most people (my friend has the exynos S10e and he's a moderate user and it gets through a day with about 5hrs sot). The performance differences are negligible despite people saying they are except if you do heavy gaming but either is a massive jump from the A3. ... View more

If you want a small phone under that price, like the A3 look at the galaxy S10e. It is a previous year flagship device that is now under £450. However if you are fine with a larger device, you may be better with a galaxy S10 lite instead. ... View more

You probably want a small phone, so look at either the galaxy S10e or the galaxy a41. The galaxy a50 and a51 are very laggy apparently, so don't consider them. The a41 seems pretty decent though.  ... View more

Geekbench 5 score btw   ... View more

Galaxy A41 is pretty compact at 150g and same size as 140, with 64gb storage. There will never be a device as small as the a3 ever again from most manufacturers, because most people seem to prefer larger phones and they just woudnt get enough profit from such a device. It is unfortunate, but the only midrange samsung device which is similar to the a3 2017 size is the a41. Ok, there is the iPhone se 2020, but no one wants a 720p LCD or a 1800mah battery or only 3gb ram anymore, its just appauling to be frank. I dont know why every apple fanboy likes it so much. ... View more

I have it on my galaxy a8 2018, so its odd the newer model doesnt have it. I dont know the rewson for this though, unfortunately ... View more

I have the galaxy a8, which has the same CPU a similar camera and the same amount of ram on 9 pie (wont get 10). The performance is not amazing, it has definitely deteriorated over the 1.5 years I have owned it. It will take a few seconds to open apps like whatsapp and youtube. I dont play games much but on minecraft, it generally will reside around 50fps when idle, but when flying around or with larger worlds it can fall down into the low 20s, which doesnt look great. I have never used it on android 7, but it seemed snappier on oreo as compared to pie. The camera is ok, not amazing but will take good photos in non dark situations. However it has no OIS which is a pain for taking photos of text as I often need to do so 3-4 times before I get a clear image.  I'd say do not get one of the 2018 A series devices now, i'd reccomend perhaps a galaxy a71 or even better, wait for the oneplus z or get a galaxy s10e. Despite the performance hit, i'd still recommend android 9 for the A8 due to the massive UI overhaul and smoother animations. If your device (like a7) gets android 10, id say you should install it. My friend has an a20e which got android 10 and it feels so much faster and much more fluid now.  ... View more

I completely agree! Why should we accept this kind of updates? Although the new A series devices will get a 'proper' 2 years of updates ( as they released with Android 10), this is still pretty poor imo. OnePlus for example gives 3 years, same with google. And on top of that samsung midrange phones still have no OIS on the camera, no longer have water resistance, no longer have good build quality and cost the same as other rivals which are arguably better. the oneplus Z is rumoured to cost £400, £20 less than the A71 while having OIS on the cam, a 90hz screen, a year more updates, still clean software (I personally still prefer one ui though), a faster 7nm vs 8nm processor with 5g while having better build quality, dual speakers and some basic form of water resistance. Apart from the software (and maybe the brand name) I can't really see samsung succeding in the midrange market for much longer. ... View more

One of the issues (I cannot confirm but this has happened to me before) could be that the phone thinks there is something plugged into the Audio jack when there isn't. This could be a software glitch, or result of water damage (which has happened to me before), which means that when not connected to Bluetooth devices, the phone tries to play things through the audio jack, but there is nothing connected. There is no way, unfortunately, to force it to switch to the built in speakers. I cannot say for sure this is the issue, but a possible one. ... View more