Samsung Galaxy A80 Review | One Month Later! By Kevin Riazi

What is going on guys. My name is Kevin and in today's video we're going to be doing a one-month later review of the Samsung Galaxy 880. Now this phone is a step-up in terms of specs and price, from the 70 I previously reviewed, but for that extra money, you're getting some killer features. So we're gonna talk about all those and answer all of your important questions. To start, let's talk about the main features, and what bells and whistles they put onto the phone? The camera is a slide and pop-up module more intricate than what we find on other flat ships like the 1 + 7 Pro. This allows you to take selfies with that main 48 megapixel camera.

The build materials here are solid. Not only does the phone feel hefty and premium, but the Gorilla Glass 6 back will hold up much better than glossy plastic next to the iPhone 10. You can just see how big the AAT is. It has a six point. Seven inches, Super AMOLED display with no notch and the bezels around the sides are quite thin.

Samsung calls this their new infinity display, and it's the first of its kind on a galaxy phone still only 1080p, but at 393 pixels per inch. There are no complaints after having used the 70 and the 80 for the past couple of months. I've really come to appreciate that 20 by 9 aspect ratio, because, as I've said in all my reviews, I love watching movies and videos on my phone. The viewing angles, colors and brightness are phenomenal. As you'd expect from Samsung AMOLED around the sides, you have the tactile aluminum volume, rockers and power button.

Then, on the bottom, you have the USB-C charging port, the loudspeaker and, of course, the SIM tray. So with the pop-up module moving up all the way, you might be wondering how is that going to play out with a phone case? Well, the one that Samsung includes in the box actually slides all the way up, and this is the biggest trade-off in my opinion, of having this type of pop-up module, the top being left fully exposed is just prone to accidents, but I've been really careful with my phone, and it's an all-around near-mint condition. Now, besides the case I mentioned, Samsung has pre applied a plastic screen protector on these phones and included some other welcomed accessories like the earbuds and a superfast 25 watt charging adapter the non-removable, 3,700 million power battery of the AAT does not come close to the capacity of the 70 being 4500 Williams, but it'll still get me through a day easily, not through the end of this second day stretch. If you want to see more detailed comparison between the 70 and the 80, let me know if you remember: I gave the 70 a pass on its subpar fingerprint scanner, because on screen, fingerprint sensors are rarely found on budget and mid to your phones. Unfortunately, the AAT, even in its higher price tier, does seem to use this same fingerprint scanner.

This would not be a problem for me if they hadn't taken out the option to use face on lock, I suppose this omission makes sense, because that flip-out motor takes over a full second to actuate. A comment from Suraj pointed out on my 70 review that registering the same finger. Multiple times will help the phone scan faster and while this very well may have worked for you doing this on, my 880 did not change a single thing, and it's still slower than I would like before. I talk about the phone speed in cameras, I have to mention two cons and that's the lack of water resistance rating and no wireless charging at this price. Point I really would have liked to have seen these additions made, but it does make up for it with the phone's performance.

So inside the AAT, we have Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor, which is an 8 nanometer chipset on top of the Arena 618 graphics. That, combined with 8 gigabytes of RAM, makes this phone quite comparable too much more expensive flagships like the OnePlus 7 pro and nearly every single way, except for the most demanding of games. I noticed a tiny bit of dinner and pub G when settings were cranked all the way up, but this wasn't replicable on camera, and that goes to say that the Snapdragon chips have gotten more reliable and for the 99% of you out there, the phone's performance will be great I love playing Call of Duty mobile and modern strike on this display. Without a notch, there is no need for super intrusive. Black bars and I personally find the gaming experience on this phone quite immersive.

To get the absolute most of this phone speed, day-to-day I went into settings and then developer options and scaled down animations to a half. This makes a drastic difference when opening up apps and closing apps, and I recommend you guys, try it out. If you have an Android phone so on the AAT, we have Android 9 PI + 1 UI, which is now my favorite skin on top of Android, only second to stock Android. Of course, Bixby is still a hard pass for me. I just never find myself using it, but Samsung's health app integrates seamlessly with my galaxy watch.

Active and I can finally get to use those extra in the Samsung ecosystem. Let's talk about that camera, the main 48 megapixel camera sensor does a good job with details, dynamic range and sharpness stood out to me as a strong point. Unedited photos also already have good saturation now in dimly, lit scenarios or low-light photos are not on par with what you'd get from an iPhone or a pixel phone and I largely attribute this fact to auto mode seeming to favor dropping shutter speed, as opposed to bumping up ISO. What this does to the end result is make photos softer than they should be still at this time. We do not have Instagram mode on the galaxy a-series devices, but we have all my favorite features like night mode pro mode and that live photo mode, which is kind of like portrait blur for photos and videos with the AAT in particular.

Software stabilization is good enough. That I didn't mind the omission of an optical axis. There is one minor critique, I have for Samsung, and it can entirely be done through a software update. We've already got this array of cameras turning around and flipping over. So why not? Let us use that back facing flash for selfies.

This makes sense to me because on the lowest power mode, the flashlight isn't blinding and it sure, as heck, beats using that front-facing screen flash as a company that boasts and markets. These unique small features. I, don't really know how this went under their radar overall I think Samsung's AAT is not for everyone, but if you're, a fan of that infinity, notch list display and the swivel camera has caught your eye. This is going to be the phone for you and with specs like these and 128 gigabytes of storage. It is not a bad purchase.

This being said before you make any decision I highly, advise you to watch my galaxy, a 70 review. If you haven't already it's a more budget oriented phone, that's selling like crazy for a reason. So, hopefully, I have answered all of your important questions about the Galaxy 880 I knew this is a big purchase. So if there's anything that you did not see me talk about, and you want to see answers before, you pick up the phone drop that down below in a comment and of course, I will hit you back with a reply, but I've got tons of videos for you guys coming your way: wearable tech, videos, comparisons and all sorts of stuff, so make sure you are subscribed if you are not already with notifications turned on for that and as always I'll talk to you guys in the next video.

Source : Kevin Riazi