Samsung Galaxy A34 5G | Unboxing & 1 Week Review

Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, with an unboxing of this value smartphone, camera test, gaming, battery life and more. The Samsung A34 5G is just £300 in the UK right now, making it one of the best phones at this price. It's cheaper than the Pixel 7a, Galaxy A54 and other rivals, and I enjoyed testing it this past week.
The Galaxy A34 5G boasts a similar software setup to the S23 flagship smartphones, with OneUI 5 adding all of Samsung's usual mobile services. That camera isn't as good in low light vs the A54, but it's still fine for everyday photos and video. And gamers can also enjoy a bit of Genshin Impact, on low detail settings - but the Mediatek chipset can't keep everything smooth all of the time.
Battery life is a highlight of the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, giving all day play even with plenty of camera action. And that AMOLED screen is a bit of a stunner, even if it didn't support HDR streaming on Netflix. Visuals are bright and poppy, with a stereo speaker setup (but no headphone jack).
So for the £300 budget price, the Galaxy A34 5G is a smartphone that's quite easy to recommend. However it also has strong rivalry from the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite and Poco F5, so check out the competition - full reviews and unboxing videos here on Tech Spurt!
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Unboxing & Review Chapters:
0:00 - Talky bit at start
0:52 - Unboxing
1:12 - Design
3:24 - Features & OneUI 5
5:57 - Display & audio
8:18 - Storage & connectivity
8:50 - Performance & gaming
10:33 - Battery life
11:32 - Cameras
14:59 - Verdict

[@Ernestsmit]

Samsung's budget smartphones have undoubtedly improved. I still recall when the first A-series was introduced, and I purchased one of the initial models. It was truly disappointing back then. However, it's remarkable to witness the significant value they now offer in budget devices.

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

Eyey, I had the 2016 A5, for the time impeccable for the money. The A50 after that was a complete disappointment. And ignoring that tech can't get any worse after every generation, the progress on the a5x models have been super bad. Nothing and Google can offer wireless charging and a metal frame for 500 bucks, why can't Samsung. Especially considering that the a5 from 2016 was built that way.

[@dmmpg]

It all got good when they added an extra 0 to the numbers. Still rocking the A50 after 4 years. No issues besides the shorter battery life but that much is expected.

[@wheely4405]

@dmmpg I have the a32 4g and it lags like crazy but I'm heavily Multitasking. How does yours perform?

[@dmmpg]

@@wheely4405 it is slower compared to before, but not slow enough to be a problem

[@wheely4405]

@@dmmpg what about glitches and stutters ?

[@Blximus]

Watched this review couple days ago and picked up the Silver 256GB model for £299. Using with a 256GB memory card, no regrets. Great vid as always Sir and thank you.

[@ayshadhasratov3291]

Hi, how about camera skills, are you satisfied with photo and video quality?

[@mrbraa6111]

Care to review after a month's use?

[@shanepatrick641]

So. How is it now?

[@rm0924]

Tq for this great review. I am picking up my A34 tomorrow. I'm not a gamer and for me your review touches on all the key points to fit my needs. Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@NatashaMaphorisa]

How is its performance so far,I'm not a gamer either,wish to get one too

[@THEBAR724]

id just got mine last week. lime colour this is a solid phone for the price, i watched your review this help me decide to buy it thanks

[@DragunnitumGaming]

Just Discovered your channel and for the first time in a long time i insta subbed from the first min! the way you speak is fun! the information is complete and exactly what i needed to know! thank you!

[@robertmckinlay7242]

I bought the a34 £299 model with 256 gig. I've used it a couple of weeks now and I've grown to like it even though the build quality feels budget in comparison to my old a52.

[@MasayaShida]

my A52 is broken and im looking at A34 as well. in my country 256gb is 380$ :((

[@averagegamer9162]

​@@MasayaShidahey not a bad deal in my country i bought my a33 for 360€ on black friday.

[@hayyanalmemsani805]

How's the camera? Do the images come out soft and over-saturated or is it good?

[@robertmckinlay7242]

​@hayyanalmemsani805 I don't disagree with the review, depends on the lighting.

[@barantokay34]

$400

[@AdamKhidir]

I bought the a34 256gb in awesome black. I am very satisfied with it all including the performance. I haven't done much gaming though.

[@mdsaqlainsaeed7581]

I too have this phone. The thing is i am unable to disable video stabilization when recording fhd 60 video. It looks zoomed in. Do you also have this issue?

[@dylanfortuin4518]

The reason why it does that is because when you choose UHD, it uses the whole sensor. When you choose FHD, it's a little more cropped in as you changed to a lower resolution which means that less of the 48 MP sensor is used and when you use HD, it's even more cropped in.

[@mdsaqlainsaeed7581]

@@dylanfortuin4518 no it doesnt do like that. Uhd 30 and fhd 30 is same. They both doesnt get cropped. Its only fhd 60 that gets cropped.

[@alexgreg152]

​@@mdsaqlainsaeed7581Yeah its surely a technic limitation or some sort of bug. Samsung is the king in that...

[@annaaliuk]

Love your reviews ,so accurate and on point 😊

[@Abbybeenhereforever]

The Samsung A34 5g doesn't suck!!! I bought this phone 2 weeks now in Awesome lime and its really awesome. Thanks for the amazing review😊

[@ethanoreilly2002]

Thank you, just got one with 256gb! Upgraded from a HONOR X6 and it's a considerable improvement

[@rammfan1482]

In recognition of your love for Tech and Booze: the next one is on the house!

[@TechSpurt]

Haha thanks fella much appreciated, been such a crazy month that beer is very much needed!

[@navid24601]

Thanks. I loved the fact that you showed off how the back panel actually looks/feels like. Breaking Bad had 100 new words in 50 hours. You provided me with 1000 new words in 16 minutes. :))

[@SoundzCool]

Found this very helpful, thanks :-)

[@coveofpentagrams2671]

Amazing video! You helped me settle on this one, thanks 🎉

[@AireeShortss]

2:28 "You can finger this all day long" 💀😭

[@AestheticLina]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@verdun1916]

Thanks for the video. And the cat is soo cute! 😊

[@ko_bej]

Hey Tech Spurt! I have a question. Where do you find your wallpapers? And i love your video's, keep up the good work.

[@rogeriodesousa8167]

Hello Tech Spurt...recently came across your channel and loving it🎉😊.....what 2 "Star wars" shows were you playing around the 6min mark....Roger from South Africa

[@rockdanny]

Great review thank you very much from Australia 👍💯👍

[@longmist6508]

Finally! I was waiting for this review of this phone

[@TechSpurt]

Sorry it took a while, been an insane couple of months!

[@martinwhitehouse9485]

Hi been watching your reviews on Samsung phones was wondering where you get your cool wallpapers from. Thank you in advance

[@huzaifa4020]

Love your review. Been using it for 3 weeks now. And love it

[@ayshadhasratov3291]

Hi, how about camera skills, are you satisfied with photo and video quality?

[@user-ey3ol5cq9y]

Thanks for the video! Would tou choose A34 (8/256) or Nova 9 (8/128)?

[@anthonybrown4874]

Got the lower memory version for £225 with affinity scheme given its support I reckon that's decent value.

[@luqie1523]

Upgraded to this phone from my a71 3 weeks ago. It's an amazing all rounder phone. To those who says that the notch is ugly and outdated, you won't even notice it much after a while unlike the huge notch iphone! Personally it's a better deal than the a54 if you want to save some bucks.

[@michaelmoran1964]

Great device I agree better than A54,with that Mediatek processor 👍👍👍

[@melomelo6017]

The front camera is only 13MP. Is it alright bro ?

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

@@michaelmoran1964 I would agree too if it was smaller. The only reason I'd go a54 is because of the smaller screen. I want a budget 6.1" phone so bad

[@luqie1523]

​@UltrAslan I'd say its decent, if you give enough lighting.

[@luqie1523]

​@@Daniel-dj7fh You can consider the pixel 7a!

[@mikekulchytskyy379]

This is Ticwatch 5 pro on your wrist? Looks niceeee. How do you like it so far?

[@antoniogaxiola7807]

Great review, i just bought it, gonna need those btr wp tough

[@Gary0557]

I've just bought an A34 5G. In many ways it's better than my Pixel 6a. Better display, 120 Hz refresh, bigger battery and charges a little faster. And it's also got face ID. No wireless charging, but the A devices never do. The Pixel feels and looks more premium and has better, fuller sounding audio though. And of course, the Pixel has the awesum call screen feature. Excellent value the A34.

[@mdsaqlainsaeed7581]

I too have this phone. The thing is i am unable to disable video stabilization when recording fhd 60 video. It looks zoomed in. Do you also have this issue?

[@Gary0557]

@@mdsaqlainsaeed7581 Sorry, I don't use video on these devices, if I use video, i do it on iphone.

[@alexgreg152]

The Pixel is also wayyy smoother and wayy more powerfull. My a34 5g is a mess. Its buggy, it lags a lot and it lags in picture in picture mode, wich is really annoying. The Pixel have no problems whatsoever with any multitasking, picture in picture, games, and so on. Im sorry but for me, having the Samsung a34 5g, id say its no match for the pixel 6a. And especially not in pictures and videos.

[@mdsaqlainsaeed7581]

@@alexgreg152 agreed!

[@alexgreg152]

@@mdsaqlainsaeed7581 Yeah unfortunately its the pure truth. I dont even understand why ppl still like this mobile. Same with the whole Samsung A range.

[@oladrolahola]

How the feck do you have the time to review so many at once? I need that time management in my life 😅

[@reecechadwick8504]

* fuck *

[@TechSpurt]

Ha, basically my time is spent either messing about with tech, or boozing (or both)...

[@rammfan1482]

Maybe the next review should be sponsored by Carlsberg (they don’t do Tech Reviews…but if they did)?!

[@bravesfan293147]

Hey Mr. Tech Spurt...Love your reviews! Would you happen to be giving away any devices? Not picky, just has to run on T-mobile's network or MetroPCS...Greatly appreciate it and cheers? 🍻

[@alexanderisrael2715]

because it's his main job

[@Ben77769]

Great review. Which one would you personally choose? Samsung A34 or Motorola G84 ?

[@gellal1]

BTR wallpaper? SUB! also nice overview I plan to buy this phone since it comes with a bonus buds FE and 25w Charger Thanks for the review

[@theogKavani]

Man, back in the day Samsung Pay was the best. My Galaxy S10 had MST and I loved watching the people at the store’s faces when they said they didn’t have any of the NFC based payment systems and I paid with my phone anyways

[@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613]

The only thing this phone won't use Samsung Pay but I bet the A54 does. I have the A34 and tried to install Samsung Wallet aka Pay, and said phone doesn't support Samsung Pay.

[@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613]

I just use Google Pay.

[@theogKavani]

@@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613 On the Galaxy S10 there was this thing called MST. It allowed you to pay at any terminal, even ones that didn’t support NFC. It was pretty awesome

[@star-yh3us]

​@@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613that's crazy I have the cheap Samsung A23 and it has samsung pay??? Maybe turn your location on and try to download it cause at first I couldn't use the Samsung Store cause it thought I was in another country until I turned my location on and updated my phone. Now I can use the galaxy store and NFC payments.

[@cosmo-q4596]

I miss the a7x series this year from samsung, it offered a big screen and reasonable specs for the price (still high compared to competitors), however, it seems m54 is like a replacement for the a7x series this year. It offers a notcheless display, and a big screen. enough for my media consumption (i do 12+ hours screen on time)

[@revolverocelot8924]

still using my A71 😊

[@izzky]

not everyone want a big phone duh

[@cosmo-q4596]

@@izzky not everyone wants a small phone either...there are options for everyone to choose from.

[@10RJ72]

me too.i am using Samsung m51 and I get 13 or 14 hours screen on time(for media consumption)

[@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613]

@@izzky Not everyone does not want a big phone duh

[@imbukwa]

I bought the phone on the first week of this month and I love it. I chose Awesome Graphite.

[@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613]

Awesome Silver for me with clear case.

[@jaouadsemmatou5939]

Just kiddin mate ❤ do whatever that makes your day and make you happy❤❤🎉😊

[@everythingonyourmind2454]

I always love ur background

[@simmychua3026]

An upgrade for me,love the 5g and its 8 and 256 gig

[@vojtechschiller5387]

Watching the A34 review on my newly purchased A34. Not disappointed. 😅

[@idk-yq4bf]

Do you think I should buy it am thinking about it but idk

[@vojtechschiller5387]

@@idk-yq4bf I am really satisfied with the purchase. If you want all rounded smartphone with average camera, great battery life and display and you are not a huge gamer then go for it. I bought it in discount, at that moment it is a no brainer. I bought it mainly for the software support, I but I am little bit skeptical about that.

[@vojtechschiller5387]

@@user-ox9yp8cg5c Yeah, I heard about that. Only if they used the same processor for the A54... You are paying more just for the notch removed and better camera.

[@michael_pamelabryner_hart7613]

@@vojtechschiller5387 Slightly better camera.

[@iv01hs]

how many hours does it last (screen time)?

[@gaticos]

that's my phoneeee, i got in lime green and i love it. i use to have a really old phone ( galaxy j8) so for me the notch was great, it was after watching youtubers that i realized this is an old notch type, still i don't mind i saw the a14 and a25 and those are really massive notch compare to mine. i saw many spanish comparisons about the a54 and a34 ( that one from isa marcial specifically) and it was great to realize i got the best option. i wish big english channels like markes brownlee saw this phone but i guess is low budget for them btw there's some things that can help a34 users. you can turn off the fingerprint animation and it will work faster. You can run between apps faster by sliding your finger to the side below where you switch apps

[@mike.4277]

Great video 😎👍

[@davidroberts4441]

On my way to buy this for my daughter now 😊 Great video 👌

[@desflan06]

great help, thank you!

[@franklinphilip2412]

Where do you get these anime wallpapers bro? They're so awesome! I love them so much!!

[@NiX_aKi]

Samsung should have also slapped the Dimensity 1080 in the A54. It could have been a better mid-ranger.

[@popsmoke3390]

Agree, I have samsung, but it is not exynos. But based on so many people who are aware and intolerant about the performance, they have pretty bad experiences with it. Which is a downgrade. A54 5g's chipsit, which is exynos, is the only one bad.

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

is the 1080 better than the exynos1380?

[@popsmoke3390]

@Daniel don't be confused about which number is higher. Exynos and dimensity have pretty far in common.

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

@@popsmoke3390 I'm asking because technically the a54 should have the higher specced cpu. But if the a54 is slower it's not because of the cpu, its the lack of optimization.

[@dylanfortuin4518]

​@@Daniel-dj7fhthey are basically the same. Due to past experience, I think the exynos one would probably drain battery faster. Mediatek has a small edge in the single core benchmark scores and exynos has a small edge over the mediatek in multicore benchmark score. You won't notice a difference between the two in a real life scenario though.

[@CarlozKay]

Ive got this phone and can't fault it, It does everything you could ever need its next level for the price

[@ayshadhasratov3291]

Hi, how about camera skills, are you satisfied with photo and video quality?

[@KoalaBeer.]

Is it heavy big?

[@kammeng.]

A good mid-range Samsung phone to have for the price. Fast internet, good camera, quality sound system, good battery. It is also very smooth when playing heavy games even with high settings. It provides value satisfaction when using it

[@donovanvisagie9828]

hi how is the battery life had issues in the past with battery drain not sure if its still a issue thanks

[@j.michellesanders232]

Where do you get your wallpapers from?

[@0R3NJ1]

Loving those Bocchi wallpapers

[@derekwhite4919]

Yes camera shutter speed is slow. Don't like the fact it hasn't got a notification light which I had on my previous couple of Galaxy Notes and I find it hard to pull down from the top of the screen to see notifications. Often opens up apps instead. Maybe because I'm using a Cygnet clear case which has a raised edge to protect the screen if dropped. Apart from that I'm very happy with it and love the screen size that's why I chose the A34 over the A54.

[@FlorinU]

Can you please try taking some photos with flash in low light/dark room? I have the A34 and I'm so annoyed by the fact that the flash seems out of sync with the shutter - the flash fires a few milliseconds before the shutter and almost all flash photos turn out dark (some even darker than without the flash!). I'm seriously considering returning this phone.

[@PopCapMusicTrending]

Do you have a hands-on the Huawei Nova 11? I really like this phone and I'm considering buying it in the future. From what I've seen, it has impressive features and a sleek design. I'm excited to explore its capabilities. If you've had the opportunity to use it, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[@victorgenga2920]

Would be a great thing to do a epub reading experience for these wonderful phones in the future

[@raijinrasetsuii8820]

Watching this on my A34 5G and i must say this is really a bang for your buck phone! Only the lack of adaptive refresh rate and slower charging speeds are the downside. But for the price and the 4 Android updates and 5 yrs of security patches, you can squeeze everything you can and then some more out of this phone. Black and purple are the only colors in my country so I took the purple instead and slapped a case on.

[@StefanSollund-cl2qe]

Ist besser Als samsung a54 galaxy 5g

[@Deano1985100]

£100 off this at the minute in Argos

[@shanepatrick641]

@@Deano1985100is that still the case??

[@Deano1985100]

@@shanepatrick641 no mate, its saying £399 now

[@Thatguy-cs8mv]

Hows the camera?

[@fineday2017]

Iam going to buy this device.. Is it good, can I go further? Any advice is welcome pls...

[@fiqazhenaiko17]

Seeking a new phone after my Samsung A71 last month give me this white line... what a time it also already end their softwarr for this model... I guess getting A34 would be a good move since Im only watching video and blasting music.. while gaming I prefer those idle, strategy game.. i guess this is a good phone for someone who not really into working with high digital tech

[@umarsidi1272]

I would love to get this phone

[@amirabbasmotamedi5962]

From where you download your wallpapers?

[@sburns834]

I just ordered myself one in awesome lime as an upgrade to my moto g82. I just wish phones these days have the amazing rage of colours of the Nokia lumias. I had a Nokia Lumia 1520 for 7 years in white. And my friend had the 🟡 one. I love the 🔵 🔴🟢 colours. They were so vibrant. Hopefully I'll like the awesome lime.

[@Cristian-hg6so]

I use S22 ultra main phone. I just bought one A34 5g 256GB for work, this 5000 Mah is good for hard google maps used ?

[@ojoshola9389]

Please I want to know how you set up your screen display before you unlock it I don't know it's kind of cool I would love mine to be exactly the same when I buy one please!!!

[@Zainyyoutube]

Cheers buddy!

[@senolulker2523]

Hi, what would you recommend if I had to choose between the samsung a34, oneplust ce 3 lite or redmi note 12 pro, thx

[@johnlinehan.8632]

I am very happy with my A34 5G it does all I ask of it.❤😂

[@moti1s]

Funny thing is that A54 costs the same, since this one is newer. But i do like the oldschool camera bezel, feels complete

[@user-zh1rl6qc8i]

​​@@gabrieldeoliveira9173you are right bro.. i am agree with you🙂🖐🤝

[@FreeOnlineChatrooms]

Ive just ordered it as there was £100 discount. This will be my first samsung phone 😂

[@aleksandravjestica636]

Great video ❤

[@SuperKillersponge]

Imma need to rob this man of his wallpapers

[@GeorgeGiann]

Nipple notch! Let this be its official name by Samsung!

[@youngvstoic]

Just upgraded from the Redmi note 10 to the A34 128GB Lime model. Feeling great

[@sahananjana63]

Great phone

[@drew31805]

Hi, where do you get ur wallpapers?

[@Dream_guy1]

Where do you get these amazing wallpapers

[@whatever6319]

Using a34 5g for a year ... still great sturdy body, good battery life and screen is perfect mostly thanks to guerrilla glass ... gaming is silky smooth still

[@Ethan7_7]

This or the note 12 pro for battery and camera? Theyre the same price here

[@lyallmachado2758]

Bro actually said you can finger it whole day long 😂😂

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

He's all about the double entendre, hence the name of his channel😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@gabymotsoloc9295]

I love the "old school nipple notch (or nudge) up front". I know immediately where up and down is. And it's a nipple...

[@blankmeme224]

Is external mic supported in the A34 phone?

[@conyo985]

My problem with the phone is the price. I got the A30 back in 2019 for around 300 dollars. Now the A34 is 400 dollars or more. It's best to get this phone with a discount so wait for a sale.

[@davidc9005]

Don't bother with these ... just buy 2 years ago flag ship .. much better

[@Codyslx]

​@davidc9005 Less software updates tho.

[@shelovepretzels]

OMG otakuuuu!!

[@ahmedkamal6107]

Love the accent :D pure awesome man

[@bunnygarden215]

Hi i read a review that said this phone audio is too low & hard to hear when making phone calls, did you find this in phone calls on this phone?

[@o_o6869]

how to get a wallpaper like yours and this is hell of a good a series phone in many years

[@Jorge101]

Can u uninstall the Genshin Impact from the phone or does it just disables it ?

[@ChilledMoon]

Awesome video! where can I find those cool anime wallpapers?

[@mini4dailytech982]

Is it considered a upgrade or downgrade? Buying a A34 5g or using my mom's A52 5g (SD 750).

[@Arif-uf8bm]

How much difference compare this with a33 5g , should I add 30 dollar for upgrade from 33 5g?

[@omnipaul123]

Got one of these for free from my phone company and decided to give it a try rather than spend my life savings getting a new iPhone. I'm a convert, perfectly good phone, and much better than the SE I used to use.

[@Rafi_665]

U desarve way more subscribers

[@ushno-sensei]

Could you upload those wallpapers in some portal for us .

[@hafizshaari1320]

Where did you get all the anime wallpaper?

[@emmanuelnk3217]

where do you get your wallpapers

[@jaouadsemmatou5939]

Very interesting video chris❤ informative and fun to watch..i maybe gonna buy this samsung galaxy a34 5g. I cannot decide wich one to choose..😅 wich is overall the best package you reckon? Steer clear from those johnny walker 😂😂❤❤❤

[@travis_xsl]

I've had this phone for 7 months now, and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT! I got this in graphite 256/8, and as a heavy gamer, this phone handled so well. It's not a powerhouse of course, but the Dimensity 1080 chip on this is more than enough to cater my demands. Not a fan of the bezels through, but I learned to live with it lol. Would I recommend this phone? ABSOLUTELY! This phone is an absolute unit for your money. Kudos!

[@sergeboss]

This phone is amazing. 60 fps smooth on every game on 120 on some

[@Kartal1972]

hi, are the themes original? or where did you download them?

[@superhero6621]

Can you please compare A34 and A73 camera? I looked all over, nobody has compared the cameras of these two.😢😢😢

[@kenwong1312]

How would you compare this to the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

[@dirkbals2836]

Have the a15,great phone,ergonomic

[@Denka_]

Hi, do these phones need cases anymore? Or if I drop it does it still crack?

[@stevedogwildman2133]

Is this as good as my old s20 which beginning to struggle?