I'm not a "rewarded review" and don't need to exaggerate. For reference, my main phone now is a Pixel 6a but I'm really considering using this Samsung A15 5g as my new main phone. I won't lie, there's two things that hold this phone back from being a 5 star review. Those things are this only has one bottom single firing speaker and the RAM is less than I'd prefer. I got a black Friday deal on this phone and have only used it for two days, but overall performance has been fantastic! Benchmark numbers for the Pixel 6a and my previous iPhone 13 were both higher but this A15 holds right up against them. Whether I'm doing basics,gaming(light games are all I play), listening to music,or making/receiving phone calls, this phone handles it all with relative ease. And rather fast too. Many reviews here and elsewhere had me anxious about whether this phone could perform without serious lagging. To my pleasant surprise, it keeps up with anything you want to do and aside from during setup, there hasn't been any real lags or slow down. It won't perform like a $1,000 phone which is common sense but it will do everything an expensive phone does maybe just not as fast. If this phone had dual speakers and just a tad more RAM, it'd be perfect. On the RAM, use the device care cleaner and delete individual apps' cache often. That'll ensure your phone runs like a champ like mine does. Also, restarting your phone once a day or every few days will free up RAM to optimize it too. I use device care many times per day to release any memory that can be freed up. I'm surprised Android users don't already know these tips in 2024 but it'll make a huge performance difference. Unless you're a high end phone snob or too lazy to do my tips, this phone is surprisingly great.

Let me start this review by saying I don't normally write reviews. I'm sure we've all read a review or few that say this same thing but I feel as if it's relevant. I bought this phone to replace my ancient samsung Galaxy A51. It's definitely an upgrade from that model for almost twice the price but maybe not worth almost 300 dollars, although I'm not really sure what is worth what anymore with the state of this economy.

I bought this phone with three primary attributes I was looking for. A good camera, a headphone jack and an excellent battery life. I got two of these things. Although I'm not too disappointed.

The 1x camera does not focus unless it's within 6 inches of the subject. I could be using it incorrectly but I was under the impression that a 1x camera was supposed to be the primary camera capable of taking a wide range of photographs. It does not do this. The . 5x camera and the macro camera work great though. Good enough that I've decided to just keep the phone, especially after already enduring setting up this beast to my liking.

I am very particular about how I set up my phone and this has lots of options. A variety of widgets for my pleasure. Good accessibility options, specifically the live transcribe feature accessible with a single button press from anywhere as I am hard of hearing and work retail where hearing customers is important. I heat and read lips well enough to not use this on a daily basis but it's still nice to have the option. It's something I really liked on my A51 that I'm very pleased is on this one, as well.

Now let me talk about the battery life. I saw another comment say that it could very well last 24 hours and I called bullshit until I saw it for myself. I had unplugged my phone at 100% 9am F
Saturday morning, sat on a voice call through discord with my partner for 4 hours, took my phone to work for a 10hr shift 2pm to 12:20am the next day where i use my phone for work, got home and fell asleep without plugging my phone in (my mistake) and Spotify playing rain noises all through the night, woke up at 11am the next day Sunday before work and realized my mistake at a remarkable 15%. Over 24 hours of continuous use and was still able to tell the tale after my alarms thankfully still woke me up on time for my shift.

Not much else for me to say on this phone as these are the main things I can comment on but it's definitely worth it if the possibility of a malfunctioning camera is survivable to you. My partner has told me it may be an issue with the auto focus so I'll update my review if I'm able to resolve this issue. Good phone, excellent battery life if that's something you need, good accessibility, many customization options, no issues with my Tmobile provider, an ever increasingly rare headphone jack. Oh, and the packaging was wonderfully minimal! The box for the phone case was bigger than the entire packaging for the phone, charger and other doohickeys. Would recommend although my next phone in approximately 4-7 years will hopefully be a more advanced model with a functioning camera! Kudos.

I've been a longtime user of Galaxy S-class flagship devices and have to admit that I was quite skeptical about the A15 especially at it's price point. I had expected similarities in the OS and design, of course, but with it being a "cheap, lower-end" phone I had a lot of doubts and was prepared for a mediocre experience at best...
I'm quite pleased to admit that I was wrong in my assumptions and underestimated Samsung's dedication to consistency and quality across the spectrum of affordability and features. I'm actually quite impressed with the overall quality of the phone and it feels just like any other Galaxy that I've used. Of course there's less storage, lower screen resolution, an inferior set of cameras, less processing speed, less RAM and far less bells and whistles than say, an S23 or S24. That being said, I'm not disappointed in the slightest. It doesn't feel like I'm using a generic burner or a "cheap" phone at all. It's still a Galaxy, just feels a lot like if my current phone was lost or broken and I had to go back to the previous one for a while. It's not everything a Samsung phone can possibly be in 2024, but it's definitely usable and I'd still prefer it over several newer, moŕ costly phones from other manufacturers. I'm excited to explore certain modern features like Galaxy AI and Android 15 when I do upgrade, but I don't currently feel like I'm using some outdated, irrelevant technology or anything and I'm in no rush to switch to another device.

I'd like to share the first real in depth experience I've had that felt worthwhile. For a long time I struggled with signal in a variable signal zone. It's no one's fault some places are just like that. The day I switched from a galaxy A03 to an Galaxy A15 5G I was hooked. Granted I don't pay much attention to the Galaxy AI it clearly functions well as I rarely loose signal. This phone has many desirable features including top rate processing for competitive online gaming and the screen itself responds much better than my older phone. Of course I can say it works great all day, in the end we both know you have to experience it yourself to believe it. I believe the creators put their all into creating this masterpiece so I've put effort into really reviewing it. It holds up in cold weather, obviously not underwater so keep it dry. Has great sound quality for calls and music. Loads of space and heightened AI to keep things where they belong and in tip top shape. Overall I'd say I wish I'd had this phone sooner and I'm very happy I have it at all. Great gift for Christmas especially if your child or loved one games or makes videos. It's also good for simple video streaming like YouTube or any other app. The 5G at its best works to present about 5 to 10 mb per millisecond, it could probably do better in a place thats not a variable signal zone. So it's great all in all perfect for the average person.