{"id":10926,"date":"2024-05-10T03:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T03:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10926"},"modified":"2024-05-10T03:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T03:20:48","slug":"samsung-galaxy-a35-5g-review-struggling-to-stand-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10926","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Review: Struggling to Stand Out"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The optical in-display fingerprint scanner is quick and reliable, and while there’s no headphone jack<\/a> on this handset, you get a microSD card slot to expand on the base 128 GB of storage. The Galaxy A35 is IP67 water resistant<\/a>, so it’ll be OK if you accidentally drop it in the pool, and it supports contactless payments<\/a>\u2014I’ve been using Google Wallet to pay for pretty much everything these past few weeks.<\/p>\n

Problems start with the performance. The Samsung Exynos 1380 chipset inside is paired with 6 GB of RAM, and while it bested the Moto G Power 5G’s benchmark scores, my real-world testing has been noticeably laggier than Motorola’s phone, with far more stutters in daily operation. I can do everything I usually do with flagship smartphones, but apps load slowly, switching to another app can feel stuttery, and the interface can feel janky with the slowdowns.<\/p>\n

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It’s not frustrating like the Galaxy A15’s performance, just annoying. It’s not always like this; there are periods when it feels smooth and fast when I’m siloed in one app for a while (like doomscrolling on X before bed).<\/p>\n

Battery life is also nothing to write home about. There’s a 5,000-mAh cell. With average use, I usually ended a full day with around 40 to 30 percent left. But on a few occasions, if I used it more rigorously\u2014for GPS, music streaming, browsing Instagram, and taking pictures (around five and a half hours of screen-on time)\u2014I’ve had to recharge it by 5 or 6 pm.<\/p>\n

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