I got FREE smartphones from Walmart: Let's Explore!

[@johnzoid74]

Get the Lark M2 Lavalier Mic: amzn.to/40ZY6FR VIDEO CORRECTION!!!: Family Mobile=Verizon A15: MEDIATEK Dimensity 6100

[@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle]

did you even do any research prior to buying these phones? you didn't even mention the fact that the a15 has a 90hz amoled fhd+ 399 ppi panel that supports HDR by dolby vision, that is super impressive, literally flagship grade stuff.

[@johnzoid74]

@ I mixed 4G and 5g model chip for A15.

[@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle]

@@johnzoid74 yea np, sorry for being a tad bit agressive

[@johnzoid74]

@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle no problemo.

[@Daniel15au]

​@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle good catch. The 90Hz refresh is why you see lines across the phone screen at 8:06 - it's not synced with the camera's shutter speed.

[@DeepWater-rm8vo]

The Walmart Moto phone recently got a buddy of mine back on track. He was struggling with addiction and pretty much homeless, and as it goes with the addiction he had sold all his electronics. He had made some bucks helping to tidy up a garage and went to Walmart and got himself that phone, applied for a job, was able to take calls because of the phone number it came with, and now works a full time in a logistics centre. He found a small condo and has been clean for 4 months now, proud of him and thankful for that deal. This can really help people out of a tough spot.

[@DoctorOctogonopus]

i have 536 days sober fent and heroin. proud of your buddy. y i want. to get a job too i hope can get away from parents one day and do that and have my own place and have support workers for moderate to severe Autism and neurological issues that crippled me confine ti a wheelchair

[@mal0gen]

Wishin him the best. I hope he gets himself a good life after that

[@petercsatari9402]

no other country has this much of a drug addiction problem like the US does, it's insane..

[@mal0gen]

@@petercsatari9402 Russia, Afghanistan, Iran, Brazil, and the Phillipines have huge issues with drug addictions.

[@sargera1]

He shoufk get the 40 buckz walmart moto

[@ForeverDiox]

These deals have been getting really good. I got my dad a Samsung A35 for “free” as a Christmas gift. It cost me $87 in total for a month of service with Total wireless (Verizon network), taxes, and $3 to port a Google voice number to them. They will unlock it after two months, and it’s not required to pay a second month of service. Sure, a few hoops to jump through but $87 for a $300 phone on sale is nothing to scoff at!

[@QuantumTechTraveler]

Thats a bang for buck

[@aab.videos]

Wait, do they unlock it?

[@michael_c2]

Yeah they've had the Moto stylus 2024 for $99 with one month plan and it automatically unlocks after 60 days if it's a verizon-based MVNOs.

[@ForeverDiox]

@@aab.videos Yes, after 60 days they automatically unlock it. We use US Mobile, so once it’s unlocked in January my dad can switch phones.

[@ForeverDiox]

@@michael_c2They’ve had a few Moto deals that are better phones. I ultimately cared more about long term updates, since my dad doesn’t care about what phone he has.

[@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle]

the a15 has a 90hz amoled fhd+ 399 ppi panel that supports HDR by dolby vision, that is super impressive, literally flagship grade stuff. Getting that for free is crazy

[@johnzoid74]

@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle yes I was very surprised! awesome deal

[@blakegriplingph]

The screen doesn't support HDR actually Though it is indeed AMOLED so it's still far better than any LCD out there.

[@Jordan75577]

in Australia its $199 4g version

[@reflections1074]

Bullshit We get way better phones at way better prices here

[@Daniel15au]

The 90Hz refresh is why you see lines across the phone screen at 8:06 - it's not synced with the camera's shutter speed.

[@RVTerruvia]

9:58 If you disable the "Moto" app it gets rid of the bubble. That app is pretty much useless. Also, fun fact! If you have a Motorola device with a headphone jack, chances are they installed an FM radio app! Connect some headphones and surf the radio waves!

[@michael_c2]

LG phones have that feature as well although they don't make new ones anymore.

[@oscarsh2909]

@@michael_c2 RIP always missed

[@hisinddjsomnsl]

Unfortunately, where I'm from, the radio channels have all disappeared.

[@MrMoto655]

You can delete built in bloatware apps with ADB tools and enabling USB debugging. I did it on a carrier locked device to get rid of their stuff that the phone only lets you disable. No root required.

[@furiousa6062]

Thx for advice I'll try and see!

[@KikuraKun]

Didn't think about this. Will try it! Thanks

[@gidaox]

These guys don't waste time lol

[@madbanana22]

some carriers disable ADB

[@palacioestrella]

Bro getting free stuff from Walmart of all places is mad wild.

[@brizboy]

I get free stuff all the time. Do self checkout and don’t scan. Simple!

[@JezebelBarrientos]

Bro like ITS BETTER THAN MY PHONE ITS UNFAIR 😭

[@manos.tz_]

Can't everyone in America do this is the stuff they ste- eeeemmmm get is below 950 dollars?

[@chriswright8074]

Its not free how it works in that The phones are subsidized pay for service and activation it's the same way for you to go in store to cricket or MetroPCS etc

[@peterparker2068]

@chriswright8074 Of course, there is usually some sort of gimmick. Another thing is that they sometimes give you a cheaper version of the phone, like reducing the RAM and base storage. Not to mention more bloatware and ads on the phone. There is the constant downloading of games or apps.

[@Daniel15au]

The bloatware is one of the main reasons why the phones can be free or very cheap. It's a lucrative market and the developers of those apps pay a lot of money to be preinstalled.

[@aKjohn8798]

All of them can be deleted. Very few apps cannot be deleted, but all can be disabled

[@Daniel15au]

@aKjohn8798 You can delete or disable them, but the companies that make the apps are just paying for them to be preinstalled, not for them to be kept on the phone. Most users stick to defaults though, so it's highly likely that auto-installed apps will be used.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

U can just flash whatever android version u want

[@thedoc8839]

It's hilarious that the G Play and the A15 have 90hz displays, but apple can't put anything but 60hz displays in the non pro iPhones that start at $800 😂💀

[@asinglefrenchfry]

Let’s be real though, 90hz on a low powered android phone with choppy animations and slow loading times is still a much less smooth experience than 60hz on a modern iPhone. The number is higher but that doesn’t translate to user experience, which makes it more of a gimmick. Dgmw, it doesn’t excuse the fact that Apple should definitely put a higher than 60hz screen on an $800 phone in 2024. I just wish we’d stop pretending the higher number makes all the difference.

[@thestingyham1188]

​@@asinglefrenchfrydisagree!

[@L4ftyOne]

Wrong ​@@asinglefrenchfry

[@jabnakarramon5121]

the wont… not that they cant😅…

[@Shahzad12357]

​@@asinglefrenchfry 90hz is 90hz laggy or no

[@tom2089rr]

why the hell did you blind me with HDR🙏😭

[@hellnawballer]

Me too bruv

[@shivamsahani3539]

true af

[@Beefy_McWhatNow90]

Yeah I was wondering why the video was too bright

[@tokinstillsmokin]

As someone who used to work for Premium the 3rd party wireless dealer inside Walmart these deals do last forever. Walmart will always have some kind of free prepaid phone along with service.

[@michael_c2]

It's important to understand how long these are locked for. Verizon-based MVNOs are the best because they unlock automatically after 60 days but the ones from MetroPCS need to now be locked for a year of continuous coverage. So they basically become Wi-Fi only devices if you don't plan on using T-Mobile.

[@Voltex_Carz]

7:46 Me watching on A15 5G Blue black Its a daily phone. Mine did not install any apps

[@daver9088]

This would be good for a tourist. Especially if you have a carrier locked phone from your home country. It's probably cheaper to just buy one of these phones for a month. Than paying roaming charges.

[@dozzy000]

Hi....sure I agree. But please tell me what happens if I as a tourist will only stay for a week amd I go back home.....will the phone still get unlocked? I'm not clear on that part. Please let me know if you can. Thanks.

[@inmate77]

My mom has an M15 5G as her daily driver. It's essentially an A15 5G with dual sim and a 6,000 mah battery. Got it for around $90 USD factory unlocked.

[@Uxz-iu8re]

A15 5g also support 2 Sim slots

[@BenDover-nt8sq]

Is this in India?

[@inmate77]

@BenDover-nt8sq Are you asking where I got it? Not India, I got it from the Samsung store in Mexico.

[@BenDover-nt8sq]

@@inmate77 Yeah, I thought they only sold the M series in India

[@Ex-gx5qi]

@@BenDover-nt8sqthere is also M series in Indonesia tho

[@lordsevent]

I just realized samsung one ui is soo intuitive and actually a good UI

[@LordOfChaos.x]

It definitely makes life easier

[@justarandomhandlewithnomeaning]

Hey! Just letting you know, the info at 3:57 can clearly be seen even through the sharpie!

[@That.One_Luke]

The a15 it’s only worth it if it’s free so that’s a deal

[@The_Untied_States_Of_America]

Yeah. Exactly. A15 is a Wow phone if you just got outta jail and did at least a year without a phone. To pay for it… nahh.

[@tanner1893]

I tried to upgrade from my a14 to the a15, and it was $140. Out of the box, the screen would start randomly going unresponsive, so in the end I returned it and kept the a14. I believe it was just a defect, but the a14 still does everything I need

[@emmanuelmckoy5899]

False ​@@The_Untied_States_Of_America

[@WhateverWhenever888]

@@The_Untied_States_Of_America😂😂

[@SmitePlayz1]

@@tanner1893 i recommend taht you absolutely STAY AWAY from samsung if you want anything under $500. their budget phones are terrible value of money and the competetion is better in every way.

[@AARAVthaGOAT]

A free 50 MP camera? THATS FIRE!

[@antsgamingvideosn2b]

I have a A15 (4G) and it’s awesome! The new A16 5G is awesome too with 6 years of software updates promised, and I have one-not yet sold in the U.S.

[@joenathanz7474]

8:08 G99 for A15 4G, Dimensity 6100 for 5G variant

[@ExploringNew1]

8:35 daily driving a terrible phone but I will get the A15 this Christmas and it's a big deal for me. I've been saving up for months

[@kindofanmol]

Congrats!

[@hullinstruments]

I got a free a15 from tracfhone at walmart last week. I actually went through the email that I received from them. but you should try what he did in the vid... going into the store and get for free

[@johnperalta9415]

If you're getting one, get the top tier one! The budget a15 5g is a POS!

[@hullinstruments]

@johnperalta9415 I think they worked out some of the bugs, the one I got in the past week....Which is a new production unit...is perfect. And I have stressed tested it.

[@user-bl8jc4hr3y]

Get 25 because 15 is 90hz and 25 is 120hz

[@ardacalisir8715]

I was a manager for this company like Ali, let me tell you something about this. This is not free, you still have to pay for each individual activation fee. For cellphone scrappers this is amazing. We can activate this product and be able to use this for parts. Now each individual activation should be near 35$ so no its not free, but better than buying lcd or used batteries from ebay. quick tip for yall repair technicians, get these for your customers and either replace parts or sell them and take there old parts to sell online. Overall the "walmart (side service) company" which I wont name I worked for is a total bs for their employees, but their is crazy deals people dont know about.

[@noteem5726]

What deals and where do you get them?

[@niccage6375]

Gentle reminder about the "free" phones. To get them for free, MAKE SURE SOMEONE FROM OSL IS THERE. REGULAR EMPLOYEES CANT DO IT.

[@johnzoid74]

yes correct

[@thestingyham1188]

OSL?

[@halcyongrey2576]

What's OSL?

[@adampavella1225]

@@halcyongrey2576 Only Samsung Leopard

[@PrincessofKeys]

People really be thinking budget phoens aren't worth it but the A series are just fine as it is especially for daily use. A15 I hear is a good phone people have been buying and loving besides the A55 probably being the best just not sold around here in teh US. If I need a new phones when mine goes out I'll still stick with the Samsung A series.

[@mal0gen]

A54 is pretty good, though I haven't heard so much good stuff about the A55. I personally recommend sticking with your phone for now.

[@CH2LLGUY]

6:25 "Hello Moto👹👹👹👹)

[@HalBarton]

😂

[@HalBarton]

😂

[@BaconMinion]

I guess these are decent options to look into when my old LG V20 eventually implodes.

[@NickelDude]

Cuz lg dont make phones nowadays.

[@Ardeact]

It's honestly really impressive what you can get nowadays. I remember back then when the flagship was the Galaxy S6

[@LordOfChaos.x]

The s6 when it was launched it was just as performant as current flagships.

[@mustajabzuberi4916]

The a15 5g has a dimensity 6100+ processor, the a15 4g has the helio g99

[@abdulmomin7501]

Helio has a better battery and hertz performance rate while the dimensity is for gaming

[@Uxz-iu8re]

​@@abdulmomin7501 You mean the other way because if you test games on helio lineup , it has better performance in games , helio g99 can play fortnite at 30 fps stable while dimensity 6100+ can't handle the game and keep struggling at 20fps

[@abdulmomin7501]

Wait really then I'm lucky to get the 4g version because so far without charging with only basic use it can last 2 days for me (screen time 4 hours daily)

[@johnzoid74]

@@mustajabzuberi4916 yes mixup on my end

[@Uxz-iu8re]

@@abdulmomin7501 yes even the user experience us better on 4g

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

that A15 backplate is absolutely gorgeous❤

[@johnzoid74]

appreciate you always being here dude 🫡❤️

[@glitchy_weasel]

These do look quite promising. Phones are one such electronics that we've been conditioned to always get the latest and greatest. But to tell the truth, even with a flagship Pixel I find myself using not even 20% of its capabilities. Maybe I'm just not a phone geek, but I think I most people should be able to get by with low to mid-end phones and save money by stop paying for overprice plans.

[@himbourbanist]

that A15 is an excellent deal. Cool phone for basically free. I really like that smart phones have become so cheap to produce that you can get a really solid phone for basically free

[@adskafjrufhauäšhlklöjlllhhhui]

A15 5g. Costs 125euros(130,07usd) here, unlimited everything plan with 300Mbps is 19euros/month (19,77usd). Average phone lifetime is 3 years. So what will the cost difference be during this 3 years? USA: 1800euros (1873,02usd) Northern Europe: 809euros (841,82usd) So in 3 years the phoine will be 991euros (1 031,20usd) cheaper in Northern Europe. And i bet both my balls that the reception and infra here is better in general. That is a trash deal. who in their right mind would be dumb enough to get that?... ohh yeah, it is USA, so prolly plenty. USA really is just a 3rd world clown factory :D That is literally a new iphone and 3 months data more every 3 years XD And this mofo calls it a "deal" XD "this deal wont last forever" "budget phone" lmao. AND IT IS 200USD NORMALLY????? jesus. USA really is a backwards shithole, That motorola here is currently 73 euros...75,69usd... and it comes without bloatware, like motorolas do.

[@AliElwasief]

Fun fact: You have the 5G version of the A15, so you actually have the Dimensity 6100. I also use the A15, and mine is unlocked, so it doesn't come with bloatware.

[@DWtechfan]

Dimensity 6100 +

[@Mhamed31640]

I'd reccomend the A15 for daily use and its quite decent for gaming, i bought one for 2200DH (220$) and i can say that it completes my needs.

[@arnimkrause5696]

These cheap phones will do 95 percent of the things that 95 percent of people need them to do maybe not as fast though. Just my opinion.

[@Littlepoky2]

Watching this while working overnight shift in walmart

[@johnzoid74]

What’s uuuup dude

[@courtneykensington8190]

I’ve seen these free phones here in Canada too. But I’ve noticed that they never ever have Apple devices free. It’s always older or almost obsolete Android devices.

[@DJdisko181]

Family mobile is actually on Verizon not T-Mobile

[@johnzoid74]

Yeah my bad

[@DJdisko181]

@johnzoid74 I wasn't trying to be rude ... Sorry. Also you commented back!!!

[@michael_c2]

​@DJdisko181actually that makes it a better deal because Verizon automatically unlocks their prepaid devices after 60 days even if you stop paying. A lot of the T-Mobile based MVNOs require 12 months of paid service to get unlocked

[@Jared66669]

if ya call that budget phone on my country your straight up crazy 😭🙏

[@KENARTZ_56]

6:42 Voice crack is crazy

[@johnzoid74]

yea still hitting puberty at 30 years old

[@lobsterstink]

THANK YOU for appreciating Ali and the other workers!!

[@elatesiren]

Are you in the comments already? Go watch the video first!!!

[@DJdisko181]

How did you know????!!! I was waiting for the ads tho ...

[@dytractiate]

walmart family mobile uses verizon now since it was bought by tracfone some time around 2021-2022

[@granturismo3wasgreat]

honestly the A15 is one of THE best budget phones out there (along with the Moto G34), its popular in my country because of how much performance and specs it gives for its price, we're seeing a BIG evolution with budget/cheap phones nowadays

[@ohayoumermow]

I never knew there were some solid deals at walmart of all places on phones. Thought they were just usual contact deals but I'm glad it's not

[@TailwindZ]

Yep you got these phones through OSL. I used to work for them a few months ago & it wasn't bad at all! If you're curious about how they operate I'm more than happy to chat!

[@drfuzion6779]

Can you explain it here so other people can read it too

[@noteem5726]

​@@drfuzion6779 It doesn't look like he's very "happy to chat"

[@talebsaad7246]

Pretty awesome deals you guys have in the US! I wish we had deals like this in MOROCCO but unfortunately never 😅 and the Samsung A15 here in MOROCCO costs 170$ so for 50$ soo cheap

[@truuumingtruuum6586]

One interesting fact: you can try unlocking bootloaders of these phones, reflash stock rom and lock again. In case of samsungs, you may lose knox security and access to some ss services, but anyway its a very good deal.

[@israellazo6964]

Please elaborate on why one would want to try this.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

​@israellazo6964 no more bloatware and u can install whatevet version of android u want including vanilla android or Uis from other manufacturers. Vanilla will make the phone run even smoother than One ui

[@lmaoo-kaio]

No need to unlock bootloader in most cases, just wait until there is an available software update then download the stock new rim and flash.

[@DeformedSAS]

the a15 is really good.. i bought it for my brother as he really needed a phone and he loves it

[@Sci-Mon1]

That a15 is a good deal. I’m going to go buy one.

[@Bloomkyaaa]

Buy what? It's free. 😅

[@Sci-Mon1]

@ you gotta pay for the plan

[@SmitePlayz1]

dont. its terrible deal. the bezels are bigger and uglier than phones that cost half as much. the teardrop notch makes it look like a phone from 2015. the processor is so bad that its slower than my 3 year old motorola that costed me the same as the a15. and it comes with 90 hz when all other phones at this price come with 120 hz. get a redmi note 13, nothing cmf phone 1 or literally anything else. stay away from samsung if you want a phone under $500.

[@Ghoxtfire]

@@SmitePlayz1 but is $50 you can't beat that

[@sspeedd8809]

​@@Ghoxtfire It's a rage bait, he's overly hating a phone for no reason and then glorifying his motorola for also no reason 😂 At the end of the day phones are only gonna be phones.

[@josephsantos2037]

I used the A15 from April until recently. I had a love hate relationship with it. I tried to like it & for months I let it's "clunkiness" slide. But, recently I started losing signal with it on Verizon which is suppose to be excellent & so I had to retire that phone. It has a nice screen for a budget phone. It could have just been my phone doing that. I hope everyone else is doing good with it.

[@JoelBarnes-nu7]

1:39 THAT'S THE PHONE IM WATCHING ON

[@BonnieBoi]

The A15 I was planning to get by ordering it online for $99, but then I saw that the a25 was $79, but the thing is I think it was only online ordering for the discounted price (idk lol) but I wanted to get it in person so I just decided the A14 5G, it was still a good acquisition in the end

[@SmitePlayz1]

did you pay full price or less than $100? because that hot pile of garbage is only worth it for $100.

[@jaggsta]

A25 is same chipset as A53 with 6GB RAM the A15 is low end 4GB RAM phone.

[@potatoeaterfr]

I have a A15 that i daily it's really good and im a gamer that plays fortnite and it gets about 25 to 30 fps with performance mode and game booster plus also the auto downloads are easy to stop and delete and it will get android 19 when it comes out

[@RJB]

I like to buy these phones and use them like a tablet to watch content etc. at home. Dont care for the size and price of actual tablets. I usually get 3-4 years out them.

[@NuggStudio]

I have a a54 with a 120hz amoled and with a exynos 1380 and 6gb of ram this phone isnt quite snappy at times and slows down alot but its incredibly good for video playback at 1440p to 4k

[@xaviergl]

Im daily driving an A15 and its an okay phone, i paid 300$ CAD tax in for it brand new with a case and screen protectors shipped from Amazon. For the price it's probably the best new phone you can get, the screen looks amazing, battery lasts 2 days if I don't use it much and the cameras are decent for basic photos, but i definitely wouldn't recommend paying full price for one. If its a deal like in this video and you need a phone, go for it. But if you have 300$ to spend on a phone, buying something like a used S21 will be a better purchase

[@mal0gen]

I don't really recommend S21. Go for S20 FE 5G instead. S22 is terrible too due to overheating / battery drain on both Exynos and Snapdragon. S23 or S23+ or S23 Ultra are 3 of the best phone models Samsung ever made though.

[@maximillianrexcarpediem1469]

I have an A15 I am paying $5 a month for through Spectrum. It's a good phone.

[@jimmybarnes1551]

Walmart family mobile is no longer with a partnership with T-Mobile when Verizon bought all the tracfone they move Walmart family mobile over to the Verizon network. I’m just error correcting, other than that I love your content

[@johnzoid74]

Thanks man! Yeah my bad I misspoke couple times in the video

[@EmilyLovesTea123]

This was the first video ive ever seen in hdr and my life is changed

[@Snorlaxiian]

I've been using a Moto G Play 2024 since mid Nov 2024. It get the basics done, which is all you really need.

[@06howea1]

The FCC needs to mandate mandatory network unlocking, with which there wouldn’t be a market for these “free” network unlocked phones! The used market in the UK AND Europe for used network unlocked phones is great.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Love my Samsung A14. It was Total Wireless, but Verizon acquired them. It's now Total Verizon. I get the $45 a month deal for unlimited talk and texting, with 15GB high speed data and Hotspot.

[@c0dedlght727]

It’s so weird that you live in my town lol that’s my Walmart!

[@Deadman2382.]

What you mean your Walmart like you own it?

[@naufalarz2952]

the best thing about a15 is, it's got a ultrawide camera, rare to see those on samsung entry-level phone

[@GroupNebula563]

I really do appreciate how you don’t just destroy perfectly good tech, even if it’s cheap or bootlegged

[@hockeyzythebest]

These phones are apparently locked to each carrier. You should look into that. I don't think you can use other carrier sims in those phones.

[@coondogtheman]

I'm watching this video on my A15 phone and it works for me. I'm not a fan of the audio quality or the mic and playing some youtube videos the audio has this metallic like sound. During audio recording it's like there's some type of filtering going on and I don't know how to disable it. My last phone had awesome quality mic but was plaqued by lack of storage (16gb)

[@Eevee_14]

You can also get free phones from Internet carriers almost the same way in Canada except they don’t come from Walmart you go to the registration center and blah blah blah sign contracts… that’s it. You also have to pay for an Internet plan for it.

[@shanethrelfall416]

Phone data is a lot more expensive in America, actually quite shocking. You can get many different plans like that in the uk from around £10 (no conytract)

[@Longlius]

It's a large, sparsely-populated country with high labor costs so the upkeep costs for the networks are quite high (before you even get into the greed factor). As a percentage of income though, it's not that expensive. For most Americans, a plan like this is ~1-2% of their monthly income.

[@BrokenController101]

I'm currently, and right now daily driving the Samasung Galaxy A15, and it is so much better than the Motorola G Pure I had for 2 years. Plus the upside is I get 5G Unlimited for $45 a month and all I have in my area is Verizon tower for service. Definitely a 9/10 for me.

[@SmitePlayz1]

yeah of course its better than the g pure. youre comparing a $150 with a $200 dollar phone. and thats the only thing that the a15 is better than. start comparing it to the competetion and its worse than everything else. huge bezels and teardrop notch that are only seen in phones that cost half as much. terrible performance thats literally worse than my 3 year old motorola that costs the same $200. the screen isnt impressive either, 90 hz while other phones have 120 hz. its only a 9/10 if you pretend that other phones dont exist at this price point. terrible value for money, the only reason this hot garbage sells is because its made by samsung. its a 2/10 at most.

[@IsaacFoster..]

Why are all these better than my phone 😭😭😭

[@shamaila2675]

it is very much surprising that a brand like "Samsung" we are getting those preinstalled Unwanted application Even when Samsung is included in one of those "premium brands" sad to see this happen in such a "huge" company.....

[@jaggsta]

its Tracfone branded samsung model number is totally different than retail.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

Well u arent buying a premium smartphone to begin with.

[@michael_c2]

For 99 bucks you were able to get the Moto g stylus 2024 as long as you bought one plan of Straight talk or visible and they will automatically unlock after 60 days. Although I don't think the deals up anymore I hope it comes back

[@jaggsta]

Straight talk Moto Edge 2024 is Free with 3 month Silver plan $130 its 256GB and Snapdragon 7s

[@robertclarkguitar]

Delete or disable the autoinstallers. Then uninstall the apps or they will keep installing.

[@joshuaprier2670]

One thing with the cameras on these budget phones is that the cameras do not perform well in low light situations. I've had 2 phones in the Samsung a1x and a2x series and in low light situations the sensors are not large enough to take in enough light for good pictures

[@ITz_Soap]

my friend and i were at walmart, my phone slipped out my hand and the screen SHATTERED, he paid for the A15 and im still using it, its good

[@SmitePlayz1]

its only good as long as youre ignorant enough to not do research about other phones, and think that amsung would be the best. the phone is trash. the bezels and notch are so big that it looks like a phone that costs half as much. the performance is so bad that its worse than phones even from 3 years ago that launched at the same price. the screen is 90 hz but that terrible processor isnt even powerful enough to maintain 90 hz all the time. not to mention that the competetion offers 120 hz. the 4 years of updates are useless because the phone isnt even powerful enough to handle an android version that'll come out 2 years from now. its a hot pile of garbage even in front of 3 year old phones. theres nothing good about it.

[@mikewebb7807]

​@SmitePlayz1 shut up already. 😂

[@BritBoundDiaries]

8:35 I have had an A15 since April 2024 and I love it!

[@z3r0x456]

I got a a15 i use as hotspot for my zfold 3. I do all my media consumption on the zf3 and calls and text on the a15. The pro buds 2 switches between phones when i get calls!

[@DavidScheiber]

Crazy thing is that the bloat auto installing is not isolated to these small sub-carriers, I put my T-Mobile SIM in an unlocked phone and it immediately started downloading crap, had to use developer options to disable the app responsible since you cannot do so from settings.

[@antsgamingvideosn2b]

The A15 is awesome! Also happen to have the new A16 5G, not yet out in the U.S.

[@XdekHckr]

5:02 the next strange thing is that you don't have to register number on your name in usa. In europe you must register it under your name in shop, otherwise it won't work

[@timothykilpatrick4516]

One thing that you forgot to mention with the straight talk phones you have to have them on their service for 60 days and then you can unlock them

[@Y3ARxOFx53RP3NT]

Thanks for the info. Happy holidays ⛄

[@itsRileyFox]

I got a Samsung a15 as my main phone recently and I’m pleasantly surprised, no regrets. I got it for like 80 bucks which is basically a steal for a phone as good as it is.

[@TotallyNotBreadCatsBrother]

The A15 5G doesn't have the Helio G99. the 4G version does, the 5G version has mediatek dimensity 6100+

[@johnzoid74]

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[@neojakemcc]

Looking forward to your experiences with each of these.

[@briansinger2298]

Just go to that machine in the Walmart door and trade them in for actual money before you sign into all your stuff basically trade them in for all your data. Go to the next Walmart 20 minutes away and do the same damn thing

[@noteem5726]

Huh?

[@iiTzzRose]

Im gonna let you all know youll need a OSL employee. I work for OSL as a wireless sales manager we always have the best deals for any carrier we primarily sell ATT VZW and TMO no contracts. All carriers dont do contracts anymore.

[@buraakgennc]

A15 5G Actually Uses Dimensity 6100+,Not G99 (They are pretty similar expect the network modem though.D6100+ is basically a G99 with 5G modem)

[@johnzoid74]

@@buraakgennc yes thank you I mixed the 4g and 5g specs. wish I could add a note in KZbin studio editor

[@EfficientRVer]

How long do you have to pay these plans, to unlock the phones? 1 month? 3 months? 6 months? 12 months? Can any of them switch to cheaper plans and still qualify to unlock? Or do any just have a calendar-time unlock, where you pay one month, wait 6 months, and it auto unlocks? I'm not saying I can't think up uses for a phone with no cell plan to use as a camera, a WiFi tablet, or running an app and display for some device like a backup camera or ODBII dongle in a car, a BlueTooth control app/display for an appliance, a lithium battery, an audio component, or whatever.. But I prefer having my utility/tablet phones unlocked and ready to activate (usually on Visible or Twigby in my case) if I break or lose one of my (two) activated phones.

[@QuantumTechTraveler]

I think for total you gotta pay for 2 months then it's unlocked and don't have to pay. For other carriers it depends

[@tanner1893]

I had a Motorola g play for a while. It was a prepaid phone that I used a regular contract plan on it. I only used it for a few months before I upgraded. The unlock for att is 6 months, which it somehow qualified for even though I didn't actually activate a plan for it

[@devillucifer6843]

15-20% of your storage being occupied is because of the OS & the system apps. Every single phone has a certain amount of storage used up for those things.

[@abelincoln3261]

One of my first goto moves n all smart electronics is... for the past 15 plus years.. is goto the auto update and disable or turn it off.. Don't allow your devices to do auto connect download update anything ever... So far between that and turning off deleting and blocking all unwanted connections ie up or down loads.. I don't have to worry about any unwanted BS !

[@blakegriplingph]

Daily driving an A15 5G myself since August. Mine's the 8GB RAM/256GB unit and I recommend it over the 4/128 model. It can stutter and lag at times but it's not that bad for a spare phone or a basic comms device. System-intensive stuff like games and emulators fare rather badly tho. The 5G variant actually runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ though the Helio G99 is functionally equivalent minus the 5G radio.

[@SmitePlayz1]

yeah sure, its a "good enough" phone, but terrible value for money. the bezels and notch are so big that it looks like a phone that costs half as much. the performance is so bad that its worse than phones even from 3 years ago that launched at the same price. the screen is 90 hz but that terrible processor isnt even powerful enough to maintain 90 hz all the time. not to mention that the competetion offers 120 hz. the 4 years of updates are useless because the phone isnt even powerful enough to handle an android version that'll come out 2 years from now. this phone sucks even in front of the competetion from 3 years ago.

[@mal0gen]

@@SmitePlayz1 oh my god you're just copypasting this everywhere

[@FreeThePorgs]

Millions of years ago I was in my local at&t getting my iPhone 5 or 6 something…It with a full contract also, on a whim i asked if they had feature/dumb phones and they said they had some like 2-3 options and that was was *free* with a 2 year contract. Something like 60.00-70.00 something value for the phone.

[@michaelsmiley15]

A lot of the problems with no contract phones are gone because of the major carriers allowing other companies to use there bandwidth Also your standard phone spec are comparable to you expensive flagship phones speeds are about the same Camera resolution same thing And most phones have 5,000 mah batteries so your overall performance is no longer an issue

[@jaggsta]

Straight Talk Moto Edge 2024 is free with 3 month Silver extended plan $130 its Snapdragon 7s+8GB RAM/256GB storage/144Hz OLED screen.

[@dozzy000]

Hi...question do they unlock it after a few months ?

[@aurathedraak7909]

That a15 has uw?! For a freaking budget phone? Wow highly unexpected

[@jaggsta]

Tracfone models are for Verizon Bands its SM-S156V different from unlocked retail SM-A156U1

[@aurathedraak7909]

@jaggsta still pretty good

[@chrismarku]

My aunt is rocking the A15 5G on T-Mobile. It's ok at best but I would've loved to get her the A55 5G

[@rayphoenix7296]

I use a Samsung Galaxy A04s as my main phone. It packs a pretty powerful punch. It can emulate PSP games mostly flawlessly. It is slow but it gets the job done for viewing web contents and taking pictures. It also can play all my favorite music files using VLC media player. It is better than the A53 in a lot of ways.

[@Sudarshan9175]

I'm using A15 5g for emulation [GBA to PSVita]