Samsung A15 5G budget phone

I picked up a Samsung A15 5G. It’s a decent budget phone and is about the same as my older A32 5G, but with a better 90hz OLED screen, nice 5,000 mah battery and 128gb memory. It’s also a plus to have 3.5mm headphone jack.

Initial Review. The screen is awesome and resolution beats the A32 hands down and is actually better marginally than my iPhone 14 Pro. What sucks is performance after sleep mode. UI and apps are functional and decent, where you may encounter problems is when you let apps go into sleep mode. But I got it to watch streaming shows and it’s awesome.

Overall it’s a budget phone but nicely done to make it feel comparable to an iPhone 15 Pro Max, but obviously not the same performance.

This is great for streaming videos and for single applications, heavier lift apps and any multitasking will be limited. It's almost like a phablet and I plan to use it as such for travel.

Specs:

Release - Dec 16, 2023
Android 14 | One UNI 6
Screen

6.5" screen (1080 x 2340 pixels) - Super AMOLED 90hz 800 nits

Camera

50MP camera (wide f/1.8) , 5MP f/2.2 (ultrawide), 2MP f/2.4 (macro)
13MP f/2.0 (wide) - front
Video 1080p @ 30fps

Performance

Mediatek 6100+ (6 nm) - OctaCore 2x2.2 Ghz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0GHz A55)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2
Ram 4GB
Memory 128GB

Power and Dimensions

5,000 mAh battery (25W charging)
200g weight (7.05 oz)
160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4mm

Connection

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC

Ports

USB type-C 2.0
Single SIM
microSDXC slot
3.5mm jack

Speaker
Fingerprint (side), face unlock

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