User score

Overall satisfaction
6.3
  • 6
  • 20
  • 11
  • 7
  • 1
45 reviews
  • Screen6.6
  • Performance5.5
  • Camera6.7
  • Connectivity7.4
  • Battery8.2
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
6.4

45 reviews

Do you think it's a nice phone?
7.0

45 reviews

Is it comfortable?
7.3

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Can you see it well in the sunlight?
5.7

45 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
6.6

45 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
6.0

45 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
4.1

45 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
7.2

45 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
5.7

45 reviews

Quality of selfies
6.2

45 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
7.8

45 reviews

Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
7.6

45 reviews

Quality of the GPS
7.4

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And the WiFi?
7.3

45 reviews

Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 4%
    Less than half day
  • 4%
    Less than a day
  • 20%
    One day
  • 58%
    More than one day
  • 13%
    Two days or more

45 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 13%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 71%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 16%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

45 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 5%
    Never
  • 5%
    Once a year
  • 54%
    Every six months
  • 35%
    Every two months or less

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User reviews

  • Well, the brand adds a serious premium for what you actually get...

    I used this phone for two years total before switching to my new C32, and the reason of my switch was because my IMEI eventually failed the Certification. After an update, I forgot which exactly, the phone completely lost it's... well, phoning capabilities, turning into a glorified tablet: the SIM card was not detected, no IMEI and no baseband... A nightmare. That and the need to replace the screen 3 times... Not a great experience for a phone that wasn't even that good. Pretty sluggish around the interface and any attempt at customisation would remind me of the Android 4.0 days with the long startups...

    Usable, but for it's price tag, absolutely not recommended.
    Features a good camera, however, what you'd expect from a "plaque de cuisson" as we call those cameras in french. The 5000mAh battery allows the phone to last longer than a full day, around a day and a half at "normal" use.

    Pros
    • Camera
    • Good Battery
    • Parts are replacable, though somewhat expensive
    Cons
    • Expensive
    • Relatively sluggish to use
    • Brittle screen
    • Android Update breaks SIM-IMEI ecosystem
    • 4
    • Screen5.7
    • Performance4.3
    • Camera8.0
    • Connectivity8.3
    • Battery7.0
  • Really good for daily usage

    Design is not the modest but it is better than vertical line camera. Chipset is really weak but can fit with daily usage. Camera is the best one. Photos will beat s8/s9 camera's photos. But taking videos is not very fun. Zoom is really cool. Less noises in its range. Battery is monster. I think it is 3rd the longest life battery of samsung. Right now 14th on top of all phones. The best phone for 150$. I love it

    Pros
    • Camera
    • Battery
    • Special design
    • Huge screen
    • Price
    Cons
    • Chipset
    • Low quality screen
    • 7.1
    • Screen6.5
    • Performance6.3
    • Camera7.7
    • Connectivity8.0
    • Battery9.0
  • Pretty decent phone, adequate one but theres other one that is blantantly better.

    honestly if you really going for a budget build, go for redmi 9 or m3 or something, or buy the a12 nacho, it use exynos 850 which simply better but with one drawback is it only got 4gb of ram. idk sound good for me

    Pros
    • good camera
    • long lasting battery (5000 mah)
    • comfortable screen
    • looks really funky
    Cons
    • processor is lackluster
    • refresh load takes almost a second
    • got some unexplainable scratches
    • quite heavy lol
    • 7.5
    • Screen7.6
    • Performance5.5
    • Camera8.3
    • Battery10
  • Auto
    It's not worth it.

    Pros
    • Battery
    • Common daily performance
    Cons
    • Heavy games
    • Design
    • 4.3
    • Screen5.0
    • Performance3.3
    • Camera6.0
    • Connectivity6.0
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Just the basics

    • 5.7
    • Screen5.5
    • Performance4.3
    • Camera5.7
    • Connectivity7.3
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Quality price phone for the basics

    It is true that I had the 32gb version, but I must say that I was not very happy, I had constant lags, it got hot, etc.

    • 4.8
    • Screen4.7
    • Performance4.6
    • Camera6.2
    • Connectivity7.6
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    It's a good and cheap cell phone, but there are better cell phones for the same price, I don't think it will slow down much.

    It is a good cell phone but there are better ones because of this one problem is that after a year it may have problems with the game launcher and google what are these problems? The game launcher can freeze the phone screen and you will have to force a restart, the same with google

    Pros
    • Low price and good RAM
    Cons
    • Crashes and recurring problems
    • 7.2
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance4.0
    • Camera4.0
    • Connectivity8.6
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    The phone is good but there are things that need to be improved

    The updates and the ability to uninstall some apps that cannot be uninstalled, the battery drains a little quickly but the coverage is not complete, it does have to improve. I don't know if this has happened to you in Mérida or is it me?

    Pros
    • Camera
    • Flash
    • Performance
    • The gamer launcher
    • Games
    • Update
    Cons
    • Heavy games not supported
    • The bad sign
    • May the battery explode for 2 years
    • Excessive heating
    • 5.3
    • Screen8.7
    • Performance8.0
    • Camera7.0
    • Connectivity6.6
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    It's an ok cell phone for the time (2020-2021)

    Pros
    • It started to crash after years
    • Camera
    • 5000mAh
    Cons
    • More updates
    • More hz
    • Not be LCD
    • 8.1
    • Screen7.7
    • Performance7.6
    • Camera7.7
    • Connectivity6.5
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    It is very slow

    The battery and the screen are the only good things

    Pros
    • 2
    Cons
    • 5
    • 6.4
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance3.3
    • Camera7.5
    • Connectivity6.0
    • Battery7.0

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Score
  • 4.7 Design & Materials
  • 5.0 Performance & Hardware
  • 6.3 Camera
  • 5.6 Connectivity
  • 6.4 Battery
What is a Ki score?
Ki is an automatic score based on the specifications and prices of devices. It is calculated using over 200 variables to rank smartphones, tablets and other devices from best to worst.
How do we calculate the Ki?

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  • Design and screen
  • Hardware and performance
  • Camera
  • Connectivity
  • Battery

Once these 5 factors have been rated, we introduce the price variable. This means that any two devices with the same ratings get a different Ki score for quality vs price.

Even a device objectively worse than another may have a higher Ki score if it has a better price.

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The Ki varies as time goes by. As new devices with better specifications enter the market the Ki score of older devices will go down, always being compensated of their decrease in price.