Galaxy A70 48 Hour Review - Midrange Master!

Here is my 48 hour review of the Galaxy A70, Samsung’s new upper tier Midrange phone! Here I go down the laundry list and share my thoughts on this compelling phone. Is this the new midrange master? Or does this phone have a dirty little secret? Stay tuned for my epic comparison vs Redmi Note 7 Pro and Nokia X71! #GalaxyA70 #Samsung #Frankietech
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[@FrankieTech]

Video dropped at exactly 4:56 PM HKT! Did you notice the new intro look? Haha! Anyway thanks for watching guys!

[@passme300]

Hey Frankie! Quick question is the Redmi Note 7/Pro Avengers End Game Editions available there where you are? I would love to get my hands on one! Also see a future unboxing from you! :-)

[@FrankieTech]

Morné Edward Rheeder not sure bro but I’ll have a look!

[@passme300]

@@FrankieTech please let me know when you find them! It shows in the news that they are available in China only!

[@PrabhakarVatsa]

Frankie did you notice that it recognises fingerprint faster when using Samsung Pay or Google Pay or any app that uses fp protection. It's only at lockscreen that it takes time to unlock.

[@abdullaho1171]

Do you notice a pixeles in the screen?

[@tangara010]

We should appreciate chinese comapnies(xiaomi,oneplus,huawei etc...) because in a way they're forcing big companies to make great phones at lower price

[@unosheem6210]

No they’re not the s10e is still way more than one plus and the xiaomi and huawei phones are way more than the s10e nobody is influencing anyone it’s actually the opposite Chinese companies start off cheap to gain a following then they raise the prices to compete with Apple and Samsung

[@teotwawki00]

Absolutely correct... Great point. I just ordered this yesterday and I am pumped. Be blessed and stay blessed.

[@seb5542]

@@unosheem6210 xiaomi mi 7 is like 400 quid mate and it has top end specs

[@karlchristianbognot1842]

Tell that to Apple.

[@jayh9144]

Apple will be the last and I think they might become like Nokia if they don't have mid range phone operations.

[@TheCorne87]

I own the s10+ and bought the a70 to and to be honest, in normal daily use u dont know any difference between the devices! 6.7 inch amoled screen is amazing and i love them both, sure the s10+ is a flagship but the a70 is a midrange flagship. Keep up the good work samsung...

[@Alador.]

Do you mind sharing your impressions about photo quality after using both for some time?

[@TheCorne87]

@@Alador. the photo quality is an other story, after al the s10+ is a flagship. U cant compare the camera's or the fingerprints sensor... the a70 is a good allrounder but u cant compare it to a s10+. But as daily use normal use the a70 is good enough for it's price

[@Alador.]

@@TheCorne87 Thanks!

[@wasifali1326]

TheCorne87 what about a70 headphones jack audio quality?

[@TheCorne87]

@@wasifali1326 it's good enough u can enable dolby atmos with that! But i play with the S10+ now, sold the A70 because it's not my thing after all. It's a good allrounder but you can't compare it to flagships. As i said it's a midrange flahship, but not comparible to the real thing. A suggest the huawei p30 or p30 pro or the new oneplus 7 or 7 pro. But at the moment i think the S10 and S10+ nailed the market again! And when the note 10 comes and the galaxy fold (not compatible for every user) i think samsung nailed it again for this year. To be honest samsung is the best in my opinion, i had all kind of phones. Huawei iphone oneplus nokia ect ect ect... but samsung is the best! But if ur looking for a midrange flagship i suggest the A70 or the A80 that one looks eyecatching to...

[@Lolimaster]

A70 2388/6638 My S9 2403/8765 Really a winner specially with the 6.7" and 4500mAh battery, a hit for media consumption.

[@Themamadoubah]

Nintendork I learned about this phone today, I directly pressed the buy buttons with my eyes closed almost wasted money on a 10 plus

[@AntonioDal.]

+ fingerprint sensor on screen + 2,5x cheaper than S10+ in my country. My S9+ 3673/9140 score on geekbench4. I also just learned about this phone today. Never bothered to look at anything else Samsung offered which doesnt start with letter S. Will never buy flagship phones anymore.

[@estring123]

LOL wasted my money on s10

[@dogu_kaya_]

Should i buy s9 plus or a70?

[@estring123]

@@dogu_kaya_ a70 without question

[@MrSuperralph23]

This is really going to be my next phone! 😍

[@simog7914]

Oh, I didn't got it its price is higher than my budget...

[@JonathanDavidMorris]

This or realme x?

[@diartzallqi4644]

Its a great phone but consider the pixel 3a or 3axl his specs in letter maybe be lower but that google camera plus lag free software snapchat and instagram are more optimised for google phones

[@simog7914]

@@diartzallqi4644 I actually don't care a lot about social media and the camera is good and in some specs it's even better than the 3a but it's not a thing to sacrifice the bigger screen and bezeless

[@diartzallqi4644]

@@simog7914 its your choice and a70 its beautiful and has big battery, but i wuld buy a s9 or a3axl. Just for the performance through the years of usage.

[@deepakjoshi8092]

Display of Samsung is awsm ,colours are sharp and natural,thanks to super amoled screen,thnks to Frankie sir

[@tambakenneths.3742]

to easily recognize the fingerprint scanner, try to make 2-3 fingerprint samples with the same finger, guaranteed easy recognition

[@shijopious6941]

I already bought one..great phone with smooth performance..

[@MiguelRomero-ik5xe]

Where can I get one? I have att though

[@JC-ve1rc]

Is the phone good? I'm thinking about buying it seems like a great deal

[@_Peregrine_]

Could you try Ark Mobile for me? I wanna know how well it runs that game before I ge this phone.

[@ultrarex6077]

@@_Peregrine_ have you gotten it yet?

[@sayyamnasir8080]

U can tweak the icons bro, they can be reduced in size in settings.

[@zen-wl4fs]

I am really confused about buying this or the oppo f11 pro

[@ralfinducil8088]

When you try to record videos you should try switching to the qualities from 720 to 4k because For example this phone you inly tested at 4k and had 0 stability Other phones have eis on lower qualities which we would like to see

[@waynemcheekii7689]

Good going with the 48 hour review. I have the Galaxy A50 and the only thing keeping me from loving this phone is the fingerprint scanner. The plastic body is not an issue with me, phones were made from plastic before and if I have to sacrifice premium build for better features or even a bigger battery, I’m so good with that. I am hoping the fingerprint scanner can be improved with a software update. I will say that, at least in my playing around with the phone, that activating the facial recognition seems to make the fingerprint scanner work better when they’re used together. Try it and tell me what you think. Thank you for the reviews and keep up the good work.

[@bhkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

Heu Frankies! Are you gonna test the Asus zenphone 6? I love your vids btw! excellent job!

[@gadgettosee5523]

Midrange beast!!!

[@FrankieTech]

Yeah it is a beast! Hope they manage to improve the fingerprint in software

[@kxyyr5430]

The charger is so freaking fast holy

[@jonaspetersen7327]

That title goes to Mi 9T/K20..

[@arpitmishra3145]

Battery back up suks😡😠

[@thatonepersonree1013]

Ikr it's like an midrange flagship or and high end tier phone

[@wallydolly8146]

Every day I grow more and more in love with this phone! This is definitely going to be my next phone and no one can persuade me otherwise. I can’t wait for it to come to the US! Great content Frankie!! 😊👍

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks Dolly! Yeah I think it’s a solid offering for the price! I just wish the fingerprint scanner was a bit better but it can be improved in software!

[@Peizxcv]

Is it coming to the US? A80 will not be released in the US

[@wallydolly8146]

@@Peizxcv The A50 is available on Amazon and Ebay so I'm hoping this will become available soon too.

[@albertofigueroa4051]

@@wallydolly8146 Samsung Galaxy A70 SM-A705MN/DS Dual Sim (FACTORY UNLOCKED) 6.7" 128GB 6GB RAM ON EBAY Seller : never-msrp this is the US version check the bands in the specification section that match with your carrier company. I'm already bought and waiting for it.

[@AndreWilley]

In your description, you say the A70 is bigger (as in both taller AND wider) than the S10+. but looking at them held side-by-side the S10+ does look a bit wider to me. My last phone was a Note 3, which had a lovely 7.2mm wide flat screen (which nothing that Samsung has released since then, including the Note 9 and the S10+) seems to get close to. I was hoping the A70 would be almost as wide, but I'm not so sure now. I don't care about height particularly, it's width of display that I'm looking for (i.e more/larger text across the screen - I'm not a gamer, and 16:9 is perfectly sufficient for videos and photos).

[@jejunamja]

hey nice job I don't care about the plastic because I end up sticking a case on it anyway so just makes it more durable but the fingerprint scanner that's a no-go with how many times I open my phone and that would get really annoying.

[@JojoLim]

Awesome review! Man, you had about 30K+ subcribers when I started watching your vlogs. It's 72K now, and growing exponentially! Great job! 👏🏼🙌🏼

[@stangfriend1450]

People saying this phone is overpriced. I'll tell you that it's not. It is launched at 420 euros but you can find this phone at some online stores with warranties and whatnot for 350 euros already. The most important thing is the fact that the base variant of this phone is 6/128 gb whereas most midrange phones is 4/64 and in some countries you cant even find the 6/128gb of some phones and if you find the price is obviously higher. In a few weeks the a70 will have a stable price around 300 euros. Haters will hate but this phone is amazing. A complete package phone without real cons in every day life usage unless you hate huge phones 😊

[@FrankieTech]

All great points Stan! Yes I think you make a great point that all those prices people tout for Redmi and other phones are typically the base variant, and the 6 GB version is typically hard to find and not available in more markets. I like this phone comes standard with 6/128 and I paid just a little extra for 8/128. If it does get down to 300 Euros that will be a great price for a solid midrange phone.

[@jonaspetersen7327]

Its overpriced compared to the way superior Mi 9T/K20 for 265 Euro !!

[@Yumyum365]

I have the A70 and I love it. The fingerprint sensor/scanner gets faster as you reboot your phone

[@bryanbp89]

Reboot? Tel me more!

[@dickmartino9933]

For how long will the phone be u[dated? Android Q R? Security updates? Rear camera is not so good without stabilisation.

[@夏愛-j7z]

just one update and they are done with it

[@hafidzzakaria6668]

@@夏愛-j7z not really, maybe 2 major updates. And that's it. I know this because I use samsung midrange phone which initially has android 6.0, and now android 8.0 with samsung experience 9.0

[@rayzor07]

The fingerprint scanner to you is slow? That is still relatively quick compared to my S8 Plus which sometimes refuse to even register my fingerprint. I can live with 1 second response time for my finger to be scanned.....a very small issue that won't even bother me at all. I love the fact that the fingerprint scanner is on the front as it just works better for me. I have recently bought the A50 after my unfortunate event of my S8 getting damaged by accident but I am extremely happy with this phone. Yes the face recognition is a bit slow to respond but compared to my S8, there is very little difference to me between them. My honest opinion. For the first time that the mid range phones of Samsung are worth a look and buy.

[@jeffmoore4016]

Is there a compatibility difference between the 6 & 8gb variants as far as working in the U.S on AT&T

[@anonh7]

plz try installing Gcam on A70, as it has an snapdragon processor

[@MisterLeo74]

Good idea, it should work really well ! Do you know if it available for Mediatek processor phones ?

[@deviantoro2099]

@@MisterLeo74 nope, only snapdragon bro

[@bramsatyosupri2705]

Will exynos work with gcam?

[@deviantoro2099]

@@bramsatyosupri2705 it won't

[@teotwawki00]

Just ordered one yesterday and I'm pumped. You did Great, In depth Reviews that helped me make my decision. I'm going to put my Still Mint Condition Galaxy s7 Edge into retirement. I wanted the s10+ but I refuse to go to that $1000 price point. I feel that Samsung put this A70 out to Kill that midrange competition. Thank you. Great work... You got a new Sub here...😎👍

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks for the sub! Glad to hear that the videos helped! Great phone for the price!

[@merweeziefosheezie5518]

Do you live in the us? I'd love to know if it gets 4g lte bands here.

[@markvincent8991]

just picked it up while checking out carphone warehouse, seriously nice screen and its actually 20:9 opposed to 19:9 which means if you hide the notch you arent actually losing screen real-estate over other options without a notch

[@terrytartu]

This does look a really great phone! Samsung will surely update the Fingerprint scanner when they get enough complaints or notice the problem. I like the size and design too. I am not a Samsung fan their UI used to drive me nuts which is why I have not bothered with them for a number of years, however, you like this new UI so I may try it myself when this phone reaches Estonia properly. The camera seemed quite acceptable too - though no image stabilisation? Liked the vid a lot another great one.

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks Terry! Yes One UI has improved things greatly in my opinion. Definitely can relate I was not a huge fan either for years but I have since appreciated the improvements they’ve been making. Will have to check about the stabilization! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@tacticalblade3693]

i'm going to get the A70 in a few days

[@tacticalblade3693]

@Starvibes悲しい - Music I Guess shut up goon

[@princeD1100]

Great video Frankie. What is the phone like compared to the Huawei Mate 20 X in day to day use?

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

Nice one frankie, looks very decent for the price... quite impressed with your early battery and camera observations... personally I wouldn’t use the fingerprint scanner, I would be happy with face unlock or manually unlocking the phone with a code etc... cheers mate.

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks Paul! Yes the fingerprint scanner was really bad on day one but has since improved. I definitely recommend face unlock for this phone which works far more efficiently. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@mohammadzein504]

Too bad about that finger print scanner. Because this ticks a lot of boxes. That screen is just soo beautiful😍😍👍👍 at this price point. It's not perfect, and no phone is. But hopefully they can improve that scanner performance in a software update. Because this could become the new midrange and value for money king. Excellent assessment as always Frankie✌️✌️🙂.

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks again Mohammad! Just seeing this now! Hard to keep up with the comments sometimes

[@iamkayhud]

That's really the only downside of these A series devices is that horrible fingerprint reader. They should've put it in the power button on the side 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@iamkayhud]

I like larger icons.. I'm damn near blind😂

[@haileyraustin]

Don’t forget that it also has Face ID

[@MT05151]

Hi Frankie, Awesome reviewed you've made. Just a question with your expertise answers. Got mine A70 Recently. I'm experiencing the lack/insensitivity of the touch screen coming from the keyboard and editing picture using to move the crops I've seen some other reviewed mentioning that it will solve when the new software update 1 may 2019 version. Unfortunately here in Singapore, the updates will only be released on the 27th June 2019. Did you have similiar experience .... thanks in advance

[@positivity0203]

Nice review, when you compare it side by side with s10+, i notice the hole punch more maybe because of the screen size, but i also think this is a cheaper alternative than mate 20x! Great job frankie

[@82Tellus]

You can add apps in settings that can use true fullscreen mode to let them extend past the notch, thanks for a good review

[@c70honda40]

Watched this on my a7 2018 two days ago I was so impressed I'm now watching on my a70 in white . 👍

[@Galaxyscars]

Mine is black and I got it yesterday

[@rhakeshg9406]

@@Galaxyscars is the performance good? any lagyness?

[@rhakeshg9406]

any lagyness in terms of performance?

[@c70honda40]

@@rhakeshg9406 no lagging very smooth and fast .

[@sufranabbas1317]

there's really something in frankie that u would want to come back again and watch reviews!

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks my friend! I’m glad you enjoy them!

[@sufranabbas1317]

@@FrankieTech I'm always looking up for your reviews :)

[@ArkiDeos]

I think the culprit for the slow finger reader is the screen protector provided by Samsung. There is an option on the settings that tick whether you have screen protector or not. And I suggest register your finger 3X for faster scan fast of your print. Nice video by the way.. keep it up Bro.

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks bro! I’ll have a look and see if that helps.

[@Davidplays2016]

That is why Frankie Tech vids are very helpful its bcoz of full review and real life onhands and real time test. thanks frankie!

[@ishan8610]

Bro the review is simply amzaing.Thank you for making an amzing video. I already booked the phone by seeing your review....🔥😍😍

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks bro!

[@vaqar6545]

A slight tuning to the fingre print sensor needed otherwise a very very enjoyable phone. Using it and its just amazing.

[@huzib.8623]

This i agree. I own the A70 for 2 weeks now. Great phone. Resonable scrren size for gaming and browsing. Jst ordered a cool flip case tempered glass front and back to make it more premium and expensive looking

[@xDonJigSawZz]

Which case?

[@huzib.8623]

@@xDonJigSawZz not sure the brand but its frm China. Why go for expensive case as long hve full protection

[@ElectroSwingable]

Looks like a very good mid range phone - lets us know if there are any finger print scanner updates

[@Rascallucci]

Finally pulled the pin this week. Got the 8 GB RAM model. So far so good. The colour and the resolution of that screen is just something else. Oh, and did I mention it is pretty massive too at 6.7"? LOL.

[@novq8591]

I love your videos. It is pretty informative and fun .. already subscribed! .. i have a question tho, does the a70 plays 1080p reso on youtube?

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks for the sub! Yes it does!

[@novq8591]

@@FrankieTech tnx for reply!

[@dwaynehamilton4301]

What u think I should get the honor 8x Max or Samsung A50, am stuck between the two for which one to buy?

[@FrankieTech]

As much as I loved the 8X Max I really can’t recommend you buy any Micro USB phone in 2019. So go for A50 or A70 or wait for the Mi Max 4 because it’s going to be a beast!

[@marshallc.t.2554]

Something no reviewer mentions: OneUi icons, which some people complain about the size, can be changed to smaller ones from the settings

[@cjvaans4484]

Its a really good phone. Bigger screen means better for gaming, bigger batt, and better SoC. The only deal breaker is obviously is slow on-screen fingerprint sensor.

[@dwaynejones6365]

Should I buy the Samsung a70 or Honor note 10 need your opinion on this thanks?

[@valkof8473]

Hey Frankie Is the charging brick compatible for use in USA ? Amazon description says ''charger may be foreign "

[@jonaspetersen7327]

Except for display size, the Mi 9T wipes the floor with this. The camera in A70 is last gen. Mid range. A lot has happened in mid range segment since then..

[@veronicamcgee1708]

Sold! I'm buying a Samsung a 70!! Great video!!

[@jepoybengco]

This is better than the A80 overall in my opinion

[@SQ773]

Thanks Frankie for this very clear revieuw. Nice/Great midrange phone ! My next phone for sure👍 Greetings from Amsterdam,Holland🇳🇱✌️

[@glennman2596]

Lekker man

[@alimahmoud1675]

Do you recommend buying this or used iphone x i'm really confused between the two phones

[@donnyprasetyo8549]

Hii Frankie thanks for review A70. I am interested with that phone. But how about photo taken at night or low light ? Thanks for reply my ask 😀👍

[@FrankieTech]

Stay tuned for the full comparison which will include low light shots!

[@donnyprasetyo8549]

@@FrankieTech okay. Thanks for reply. I will waiting 😀👍

[@derrilfrpolion3812]

I have this phone!!!! Suriname - South America. Wanted a note 9 but waiting fot the note 10. So for now I will stay with the A70.

[@sokratislamprakis6431]

Camera quality and optical stabilization would be the main problems for me.

[@Zebra-de8od]

Should I buy this phone or the normal OnePlus 7? I would have to pay around 100-200 euros more for the OnePlus 7 but I think it's the better choice. I still don't know tho, any advice?

[@OldmanRich]

Plastic wont break like glass. Big display Huge battery it lasted 27hrs 4 me and im a tradie. Camera works fine. Had troubles with Microsoft Word. Other that that great phone.

[@99yearsago37]

And its glastic mix beetween plastic and glass

[@michael2k3d48]

It's plastic made to look like glass. It isn't actually a glass back.

[@AurioDK]

Warning, resolution is not a thing in the Samsung A series, apparently as you can change aspect ratio but not picture resolution/size. Installing 3rd party apps on my A70 allows me to choose from a max of 8 megapixels which explains many complaints about grainy pictures when zoomed in. (did some investigation) The sensor which is by any hardware sensor app registered as an 8 MP camera is in fact an 8x4 computed 32 MP camera, it shows when zooming in. Low light pictures are terrible when zoomed in just once.

[@michaelosbourn1059]

Midrange beast ticks all my boxes.. just hope the Devs keep improving gcam🙏 NFC, large battery, really nice display, super fast charge for when Google maps chomps through your battery in no time🤯 Frankie does nova launcher work with one ui? Like phone's with 5 icons across screen, looks poor and chunky with just 4 icons across. Went for this over the a80 as I feel to much grit and dirt can get in the phone on my day to day job, could be problematic. Good review ordered mine and on its way.👍

[@ceecee130x]

Hey Frankie, A70 or Mi9T? Wish you peace in HK. I spent the first 15 years of my life there. 😢 to see what has transpired in the last month.

[@bluuugaming]

Hey! Will this Samsung A70S be considered an upgrade from my Oneplus5??

[@leonellthelion]

You can kinda make the icons smaller by changing the Home Screen and App Drawer grid layout. I set mine to 4x6 and the icons are just the right size. Anyway, I got my Galaxy A70 on May this year and I am loving the experience so far. Really bang-for-buck Samsung phone. 😍💪🏻

[@Vivasiat]

Which colour

[@leonellthelion]

@@Vivasiat The gradient black one.

[@borislavvuchkov7829]

Is this camera is better than Lg g5 (16mp) ? I am consider to buy this or LG g7 thinq , itsthe same price here. Lg g5 cam is cool, i wonder about this 32 mp is it real... thanks

[@k3lvin1977]

Thank you for another great review and adding another option to my growing shortlist lol.

[@fongbeng9072]

Does A70 have videp stabilization? Which one is better comparing to Honor View 20? Can you make a video of them?

[@MEHMET.KAYA888]

Thank you so much frankie.... Great performance...✋✋👍👍💪💪💚💚

[@FrankieTech]

Thanks my friend!

[@macky2green]

I'm actually contemplating between this A70 and the S10e in replacement to my current S7 Edge 128GB. I know it's obviously the S10e which makes the logical upgrade to my current daily driver, but the A70 is very tempting with it's giant screen, giant battery, etc. On the other hand, the S10e is still classified as a flagship and you know you won't go wrong. Another plus is the camera OIS and IP68 dust and water resistance.

[@BBLMAC]

Mark Tristan R. Ocampo my friend just went from an S7 edge to the s10e. If you aren’t too concerned about having a massive screen, I’d go with the s10e. Screen is still far from being small, and it’s quite nice holding a device that’s smaller than most flagship phones these days

[@koonwong100]

Good review.👍I will buy one and for me the not so fast fingerprint scanner is no deal breaker.

[@simog7914]

Finally someone who understand me

[@khalilmds1962]

After this, we gotta new beast in town. Can't wait for your hands on of Nubia Red Magic 3. Cheers!

[@carolmorgan3875]

I've been undecided which to buy the Samsung A70 or the A9. Which do you think is best??

[@beach9952]

Well the a70 has a better chipset bigger battery and a 25w fast charger which not even the s10 charger has but one thing that the a9 is better in and that is the building quality because it's made out of glass and steel.so for me I'm waiting the a70 to be released in my country to buy it

[@ДенисБарткевич-ш5п]

In A9 camera is so low, buy a70 ofcourse

[@carolmorgan3875]

I bought the A70 and I am delighted with it. Thanks Frankie Tech and my 2 replies.

[@beach9952]

@@carolmorgan3875 anytime bud

[@queenelizabeth7662]

It's not just plastic it's a mix between glass and plastic they're calling it GLASTIC

[@diannemichelleflauta9529]

Yeah he should change that.

[@patatasnation]

Its polycarbonate so its plastic

[@queenelizabeth7662]

@@patatasnation Shut up smartass🤐😡

[@queenelizabeth7662]

And you should brush up on your facts

[@lumpi472]

it's actually polycarbonate

[@anaghashyam9845]

whaddya say A50 vs A70? I'm kinda leaning towards A70 right now but if I can save a couple bucks without sacrificing user experience then why not…

[@FrankieTech]

I’d say I trust any Qualcomm chip over power hungry Exynos chips most of the time, and I’ll take the bigger display any day!

[@emilianomesquita255]

Frankie thanks for the review, you helped me decide my Mi 9 purchase. Keep at it bro!

[@domination8870]

So which one did you chose? I'm also having a hard time choosing between a70 and mi9.

[@emilianomesquita255]

@@domination8870 Actually, the choice was between Huawei P30 and Xiaomi Mi 9, I ended up going with the Xiaomi Mi 9 mainly for it's unlocked bootloader, GCAM compatibility, and slightly faster chipset. I miss the convenience of having a headphone jack, mainly for 3.5mm *headphones* but I'll be getting a pair of true wireless headphones soon, so I'll ditch the cables along with the jack.

[@m.s.a2492]

Turn of that White animation for Fingerprint scanner it will get 40% better I had the same issue

[@philiptynan9159]

Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪, good review Frankie, pretty decent phone for the price.

[@darrellgilmore1656]

Hopefully this device will make it to the US ...... I would love to use it on T-MOBILE

[@krijeshkhadka3791]

How is the vedio stabilization on the phone ? I heard the phone does not has Eis

[@yanivz8185]

It dosent have eis the mi 9 much bater!!

[@ArkiDeos]

Only on 1080p video does have EIS Bro. 4K don't have..

[@jonaspetersen7327]

I am surprised nobody comments the lackluster camera experience ?

[@dovepiranha6543]

Thank you for the honest fingerprint scanner review.

[@FrankieTech]

You are welcome! It has since improved but is still a bit slow for my liking

[@lonelymuro]

Even if it's plastic it looks awesome. Go into the store and check it out yourself. The A70 is what caught my eye and not the S10. This phone is seriously an awesome phone for the price. Amazing screen. Awesome camera and actually the notch is really leaps and bounds ahead of competition; very minimal and i like it. Half price of an S10 and really is an exceptional buy. It may not be as powerful as S10 but if you're not gaming this is something you should look at.

[@FrankieTech]

Yeah it’s amazing what they’ve achieved for the price. Definitely a far better value than the S10!

[@MrPanzerDragoon]

Wait, what's this DRM HD Netflix issue? Can someone link me an article about this? Are the other Samsung Galaxy phones (s10e) effected?

[@bayuwibia8772]

Samsung A70 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 please.. 🙏

[@guilhermelembi]

There is no comparison at all.

[@raffbenn1]

Really want to get this phone for a back up but wondering how it will do on TMobile. Will it get LTE?

[@matejmilovanovic922]

Really a beast phone,and a huge step up from Samsung in the midrange segment,though honestly would spend 50$ more(in my country) for the Mi 9 with glass build,SD855,faster fingerprint sensor,IR Blaster,same screen,super quick charge and a better camera.

[@Lolimaster]

their problem was the soc being crappy beyond belief (specially the gpu part) even on the A series, comparing the A8 2018 with a pathetic mali mp2 vs the adreno 630 of the sd845... 675 or the sd710 give the 835/845 a run for their money.

[@demonheist666]

Been waiting for this!

[@UnianuAndrei]

Can't you change the home screen grid and add more icons in a row for ex? I want to buy this phone but if i can't make the icons smaller that's a deal breaker for me...

[@Gibbo-69]

Nice phone. I think you can make the app icons smaller. you go into your settings....or maybe goodlock..im sorry if i get it wrong but i no theres a way to do it....

[@IgorTFerreira]

nice and objective video! thanks for the upload! +1 subscriber!

[@natasharomanoff8907]

Can you guys help me choose. I am really torn between Samsung Galaxy A70 and Vivo V15 Pro. I am using my current phone for almost 5 years already (Samsung Prime Duos).

[@izzydoesart3297]

Hi Frankie Can you please make a review on Honor 20 ?? Please and Thank You

[@miguelotten1172]

You can change the icon size by using a 5x4 grid instead of 4x4

[@dahlianazarian5596]

So typical samsung image processing: a bit flat, less vibrant color, cooler tone, nice detail, good noise reduction. But suprisingly great selfie. Oh 1 question frankie, how stable the 1080p video?

[@iqbalsiraj5639]

The fingerprint scanner is much better after update. And also the trick is register the same thumb or finger twice and it's then much better

[@SpicyFoodLover1]

hey guys help me please price right now are same for Galaxy A70 and Poco F1 which one should I buy?

[@kayleighbennett8]

Did you have to play around with the camera settings a lot before taking those pictures? I’ve seen many people give negatives reviews on the camera quality especially the selfie camera, but when watching these review videos I can’t see it myself.

[@Lezure2010]

Hi Frankie! Kudos on your vids. It's great that you include DRM info in your reviews to point out Netflix HD capability. Just wanted to point out though that even if a device is at L1, it doesn't automatically get you Netflix HD, it will however automatically give you Amazon Prime video HD. But not Netflix. Netflix still has to support the device for it to have HD capability. My Galaxy A7 2018 is at DRM L1 but still doesn't play Netflix HD. But having L1 certification is still an advantage because of prime video and the ability to support Netflix HD when Netflix supports the device.

[@FrankieTech]

Awesome thanks for the heads up! I figured that was the case as I know a lot of other apps also use this certification like amazon, bbc iplayer etc. Just means essentially they are capable of it then if approved.

[@Peizxcv]

Please get A80 when it is available and do a camera comparison vs back and front camera on S10+ and P30 Pro