SAMSUNG Galaxy A54 5G A Series Cell Phone, Unlocked Android Smartphone, 128GB, 6.4” Fluid Display Screen, Pro Grade Camera, Long Battery Life, Refined Design, US Version, 2023, Awesome Black

the phone i got took some time to adjust to android but i put in a 1tb minis card it is better than sliced bread. it still is working great and have learned that i can rely on it. i checked and they have not gone down in price and i would recommend it with 5 stars.

Am not a power user or someone who lives on their phone. So can't rate the hi tech features. Phone is mostly for occasional or emergency use, and don't much care about camera capabilities. My last phone was a budget phone, so this was a quantum leap upgrade. This one seems to first and foremost to have MUCH better reach to the tower, granted the 5G capability likely has something to do with that. First cell phone ever which works at my house, and I'm using the cheapest service provider there is here in the States, which I can't name here. Battery charges up fast, standby time is a lot better than my old phone ever was when new. Touch screen when scrolling and virtual keyboard and reorientation is snappy. Really like the adaptive brightness. Know most all phones now have wi-fi enabled calling, even my old phone once did but when changed service providers they no longer supported on the antiquated handset. Wi-fi enabled calling works GREAT on this phone. When my antiquated DSL isp was down recently, I actually used the 5G Samsung A54 as a hotspot for my computer. Like the size, personally find the glass back to be very slippery, I'd been just as happy with a hi quality plastic back. One thing worth noting is Samsung promises upgrades for several years. This was a new phone model in March of 2023, AND Amazon offered a 90 day return policy. Very important as needed to make sure would work with my service provider. Thought was they might need to send a new SIM card, and by that time return window could close. Happily, no problems old SIM card plugged right in, and presto phone was working within minutes. Also for a great price, this is brand new handset, not one which was supposedly "refurbished", used, customer return whatever. Has a recent Android version, so wasn't buying some phone already out of date when I got it, like my last one was. (Samsung Galaxy J3, was a good little phone for the money and served well). Note the charger brick is not included, although the type C charging cable is. Most people probably have a spare charger or two laying around, but not in my case. Work around was: used the AC adapter for my MacBook Pro until got to the store and picked up a charger brick for the type C cable. Also got a legacy USB2 cable to Type C usb cable which allows the use of older AC charger bricks or older car cigarette lighter adapters. All in all two thumbs up, I mean what is not to like!

So far I've had this phone for nearly two years. No real issues save for slightly annoying OS updates. The latest one actually makes it slightly more difficult to get into settings, and turns the power button into an AI launcher... thankfully that can be disabled and return previous functionality. The phone has been great so far. Very moisture resistant (got caught in the rain), with decent texts and very good battery life. It's a bit heavy, but that's not much of a complaint since it's due to the big battery and glass construction. I lament the loss of an audio jack, but a USB adapter actually works better as the old audio jacks use to always fail. The fingerprint reader is a bit dicey and unreliable, but I actually prefer to use a code. It's easy to use as well. Probably the best phone I've ever owned. I've heard that Samsung doesn't like the fact that this phone sold so well, since it cuts into the profits of their more expensive phones. It's kind of funny. They made the phone too good a deal, so people would often go for this instead of their more expensive models.

Best phone I have ever had

I got this phone after my iPhone XR broke and so I was a bit hesitant to switch over to android but I do not regret it. I'll make this to the point so I don't waste your time. Pros: - Battery life: I've had the phone for about 2 months now so I can't speak too much on the degradation but the battery on this is very good. On a full charge this will last me pretty much all day with maybe about 10-20% left at night with heavy usage. If you don't plan on using this phone all day you will be more than fine with the battery on this thing. - Multitasking: I can run multiple apps on this thing with no problems at all. I think the only time the phone might be overworked would be if you were video editing or gaming plus also trying to run something else at the same time but i'm not sure who would even do that lol. -Screen: The screen quality of this phone and with the high refresh rate makes it great for viewing at all times. I will say on a very sunny day you will have to turn the brightness all the way up to see but apart from that I have no complains about the screen for this phone and I think at this price range you won't find much better. Cons: - Camera: Now this one is definitely debatable as i've seen some people like and dislike the camera on here but for me I just feel like it's lacking in certain areas. The selfie camera is usable but coming from the iPhone I felt like it was pretty much the same with a little worse video quality. I will say the portrait mode on the camera is really good and the main camera is generally very good for the price, although zooming in at all past 2x will be pretty bad image/video quality. I do want to reiterate though this might depend on your preferences so id encourage to go find camera comparisons out there but I think for casual photography/video taking and with good lighting the camera will get the job done. -Finger print reader: Outside of the camera this was my only other nuisance with the phone, and don't get me wrong this is a first world problem but sometimes the finger printer reader lags behind or I need to get a good finger placement on it. It's not the biggest deal in the world but it can be a bit annoying having to scan my finger multiple times to get through. I don't use facial recognition so I can't speak on that but for the finger print reading it's definitely not as responsive as the higher end Samsung phones. Overall there is very little complains I have about this phone and I think for anyone who's looking for just general phone use you won't get much better than this and you're getting a phone with a reliable brand in Samsung so in case something happens it will be serviceable easier than maybe some other international brans out there.

This is the review by a significant other, the one using the phone to actually write this review. This phone might be the strongest thing I've ever held, and I'm confident that in a ring of pure carnage it would go toe to toe vs a Nokia brick. I'm not even close to kidding. I've had this phone for a long time now, and it has survived so much more than could be expected. I can't give the case credit, ill explain. I have some strong bipolar and anger issues. Not dangerous to people, but cups, my phone, whatever, goes flying. I'm working on it, that's not the point of the story, just back story. So, this phone in uts cheap $10 plastic case has been thrown, kicked, thrown, slammed into tables, thrown, stomped on, and most recently slammed into the corner of 2 walls. It is slightly bent in the middle, and I am genuinely impressed by the fact that it works. I've always used Samsung, my next phone will be, too. As soon as I can afford one.

Samsung A54 5G has a camera rated among the best in 2023. A couple of professional reviews thought that the color rendering was too vivid; however, I found that the A54’s display settings can be changed from “vivid” to “natural” so the reviewers may have been looking at the vivid rather than the natural display setting. I’ve yet to find out how my photos look on my laptop or other display, however. For me, the A54’s competition was the Pixel 7/7A or I could have waited for the Pixel 8. When I made my purchase, the 7A was $100 more than the A54. I would have paid more for an arguably better phone whose camera can make blurry photos sharper; however, the 7/7A has an issue with spontaneous lens shatter, also an issue with the preceding Pixel 6/6A, and I didn’t anticipate it being fixed in the Pixel 8. I could imagine being on vacay and no longer able to take pictures, a total bummer since I’m such a shutterbug. BTW, during my last vacay I took most of my pix with a DSLR that has a fairly decent 18 MP resolution. The A54’s main camera has 50 MP, so my DSLR is in danger of gathering dust in the closet, if you know what I mean. Now on to the phone (sorta joking about buying a camera that makes phone calls). Since Verizon has not great reception in my apartment building, I was concerned about whether my new phone could do Wi-Fi calling or whether I would have to go outside in the winter to talk on the phone. Answer: Yes, the A54 can make Wi-Fi calls with Verizon! So far, crystal clear call quality with some intermittent static. The A54’s user interface is very intuitive, easier than my work phone (iPhone 11) or even my old Samsung S7. There were some preloaded apps that I don’t need, so I just removed them. There is some flak these days about cell phones having a USB C data cable, no charging plug, and no earphones. I already have many charging plugs and ear phones, bought an inexpensive USB C-to-USB adapter for the data/charging cable, and plan to buy a USB C-to-headphone jack adapter rather than ear buds. I set up fingerprint unlock, which works fine. I will probably set up face recognition as well. Even if I had paid more than $349 (the S7 was $400 in 2017), I would still be completely satisfied with my A54 and highly recommend it!

This is the first time I've splurged and bought a genuine Samsung Galaxy. I expected to be delighted, and I was at first. The phone lived up to the hype I'd read in reviews. Bright , colorful screen, good cameras, efficient design. But by the time I finished setting it up, I realized the battery was draining super fast. I can't use the phone for more than 3 or 4 hours before the battery drains. I called Samsung, and a very helpful technician diagnosed by remote control, concluding nothing was wrong in software or settings, suggesting the battery must be defective. That where the helpfulness ended. Neither Samsung nor Amazon will replace the phone. Samsung washes their hands of responsibility short of directing me to a location an hour away where a technician might be able to repair the phone. Of course, repair is unacceptable. I ordered a new, perfect phone, and that's what I deserve to have. There's supposed to be a 14-day replacement policy, according to Samsung, but I have to get that from Amazon. Amazon will not replace the phone, saying only, "we don't have that option in our system." They want me to mail it back and have it "evaluated by a technician" for possible refund of replacement. Imagine my shock that they won't just send me a new phone. I called Samsung back, and they refuse to help in any way. They aren't even listening to me. I just spent 20 minutes telling a customer care rep the whole story (for the tenth time) and even though I specified repeatedly that I bought the phone from Amazon, he ended the call by telling me one of the reasons he couldn't help me is that he doesn't know from whom I bought the phone. Needless to say, I will never buy another Samsung product. I can also say I'm dismayed and angry that Amazon doesn't have my back. I've spent hours on the phone today trying to have a defective phone replaced, and I've got nothing to show for it, other than a defective phone that won't hold a charge.