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Smartphone Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

The Samsung Galaxy A35 has a large 6.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, three cameras (but you can only use two of them), and a top-of-the-line model. Its performance is on par with the average device in the $400 price range, but its battery life beats almost every Android phone we've tested, even the most expensive ones. -Mobile Price See Samsung Price What We Like Premium-Feeling Design Large 120Hz AMOLED Display Surprisingly Fast and Smooth Performance Good Battery Life 25W Charging Speed >What We Didn’t Like Macro camera quality isn’t great Photos can be stretched and inconsistent All the software The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G performs quite well for its sub-$500 price tag, with its 120Hz 6.6-inch display and excellent battery, and its current MSRP of $325 easily puts it among the best budget phones. It’s a good score. The Galaxy S24 Ultra also performs similarly, with the premium phone scoring 66% in our battery test. What’s more, the Galaxy A35 supports 25W charging, which is fast for most budget phones and provides the same charge as the basic Galaxy S24. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider The Galaxy A35's battery is excellent, coupled with its average Samsung Exynos 1380 processor, which makes it pretty snappy when running apps. The Galaxy A35's predecessor, the Galaxy A54, also uses this processor, and its performance is on par, but animations stutter when swiping on the phone. Samsung appears to have optimized its One UI mobile software to run better on the Exynos 1380 processor.

The photo quality from the main 50MP camera and 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens is surprisingly good, and can easily be confused with photos taken with expensive cameras. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A35 is able to make images, especially bright details, brighter. Still, it doesn't affect the memories you want to capture, and is an excuse for many cheap phones on the market.