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OK. But.... I am really not sure that I want to pay that much for a phone....unless.... ABSOLUTELY necessary. Still. Thank you very MUCH for your reply !!! (Obviously...this time....my post is NOT a joke post...Sir....) The A55 is really, REALLY....stressing me out.....BIG TIME!!!!!!!

I am posting back, NOW...as you requested. So, if you know more about Samsung phones than I.... What is the next much better phone than the A55 5G? I have found the A55 unacceptable.... Sound volume, for one. Even just while making basic phone calls. Tks...if...you have any further advice.... I will buy ONLY Samsung....

I am sure that I could explain a LOT to you.... But the question is: Would you ever listen?

Dear Folks, I just purchased an A55 5G Phone from Samsung. On the surface, the specs look quite nice. But, for one thing, I have noticed that the new phone is NOT as good as my NOTE4..... No Way, Jose !!!! Therefore, I have already contacted Samsung support... And the Samsung Service Center told me that I can return the phone within 7 days to the Samsung shop where I purchased it. One BIG problem is that the VOLUME on the A55 is nowhere near as loud or clear as my NOTE4, even after TEN FING YEARS of use!!! Therefore, what is the problem here...????? Is the A55, despite its specs.....just basically a GARBAGE PHONE.....by comparison to the NOTE4? And so...the Real Question here is: I need to make a quick decision about returning the phone to Samsung...and then.... UPGRADING from A55.... TO WHAT???? I need to act fast, but I really have no idea what to upgrade to.... I am just trying to get the same or better quality as the NOTE4.... And, I am also trying to pay the minimum possible in order to achieve this goal. (Because....I am not interested in phones. I HATE phones. I LOVE desktop computers. And, a phone is just basically a disliked but necessary TOOL for me. I take ZERO pleasure in looking at my phone, nor in using my phone. I just need something really good, in order to go about my daily life, and meet my daily commitments. Phones, of any type, no longer get my juices runninig....like they do for young idiots......) So, then, any good suggestions concerning what I might upgrade to, from the A55? What a HUGE headache this is.... I am NOT a Phone-Loving-Drooling NITWIT....truly... Thank you. I get a lot more turned on by just looking at a Monet (either painter), than staring at my phone. Thank you for any reasonable comments on this, if you might be able to spare the time to comment... Huge stress involved with buying anything from the local shops....I MUST say!

Yes. I understand. This is why I try not to buy such things when living in Thailand. Maybe...FOR REAL..... I will move to Japan, where I can buy a new NIKON...and NIKON lenses, etc. When you buy stuff in Japan... The experience is just so much better. I am trying to think of some way to move to Japan...to spend the last years of my life. Maybe even find a Japanese wife, for example. I am too old for Thailand, these days, maybe... I LOVE Japan. And, I love China, too. But, these days...I am also TOO OLD for China, in fact. I first began living in Japan in the early 1970s.... And I loved it there. The Japanese countryside is beautiful....

No. Sending back is not a good option, for me at least. Therefore, my best option is to just donate what I do not want to the local temple. At least....this way... I FEEL better!

OK. Once again...as I said... I will give them a try. Or, I will have my Chinese friends (CHINESE) help me from China, to send me good quality, and what I need. Being Chinese, myself, at least I do consider myself to be 99.99 Percent Chinese after all these years..., I can always depend on them. They are just SMARTER, as I have continually maintained.... And, I prefer China CULTURE.... Always have... ALWAYS WILL....BIG TIME! I wish I were back in China, or even Taiwan, sometimes. At least, after 45 years of speaking nothing but Mandarin.... I can communicate. Also, did I mention: a. Chinese people are SMARTER. b. My Chinese friends.... LAO PENGYOU (old friends)... are more caring.... BIG TIME! I am not saying that you might prefer a different culture...but just that.... I am NOT YOU.... And, I guess you will consider yourselves fortunate.... For not being me...

Do you mean that now, at this time, flooding might be worse than the last extremely severe flooding, which occurred just over a decade ago? If so.... My heart goes out to the farmers, and to the many people so very affected....

When I think of severe flooding in Thailand.... My first thought is to recollect the floods of just over a decades ago. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/10/worst-flooding-in-decades-swamps-thailand/100168/

UPDATE! Now saying a sorry adieu to my amazing NOTE4, a true brute of a machine, for the year 2014. I will be holding a wake in honor of my NOTE4, in coming days....if anyone wishes to attend, virtually. I cannot say enough in praise of the Fantastic Mr. Fox, the name I gave to my NOTE4, the day I first turned it on, and became blown away by its sheer magnificence and beauty. The NOTE4 was about the best phone that Samsung ever made. Built like a tank, it just kept on going. In the end, it was lack of suitable software upgrades that did it in....this...and also the power-button. But even the power-button could have been repaired, and WILL BE REPAIRED...yet!, once I find the right supplier of power-buttons.... I will continue to use my NOTE4, for many things, but just not for internet banking..... By the Way.... The A25 or A35 is no match for the A55 5G, just in terms of storage...256GB. The A55G, so I have heard, is not offered to the US Market. ========= There is no way I would go for the S class of Samsung Phones these day. Back in the day....the NOTE4 was worth the money. These days, better to just get the A55, and then upgrade in two or three years..... Technology is advancing too quickly now.... And, three years from now.... There will be MUCH new to choose from, and also at a very moderate price. These words of wisdom you can count on.... Having been uttered here, for the first time, by.... GAMMAGLOBULIN.... I just hope I outlive my A55 5G with 256GB STORAGE, and 12GB RAM, and 1TB of MicroSD removable storage. So:... CHEAP PHONE! AND, GOOD-ENOUGH PHONE.... This is all I need, these days....because... I LOVE DESKTOPS, and not PHONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK. I will do my best.

I only pay/spend what I can afford. I never try to live beyond my means.

So then... You are not a proponent of conspicuous consumption? How unpatriotic of you!!!!

Surely, I must.....

No harm done. I just hope that you are not usually this confused about your purchases.... Or, maybe you are just buying TOO MUCH STUFF....???

I have been purchasing from Amazon since...probably... Before you were born. I even purchased tons of stuff from Amazon China... Back in the day when I was living in China. How many years have you lived in China, or Greater China...? I have lived in Greater China, and Mainland China for.... OVER 45 years, Sir.... I know a thing or to about buying from Amazon in distant lands....

I encourage YOU to continue using Lazada, Sir.

You know...Sir.... You sound to me like one of those.... BIRTHERS..... The guys that believed that Obama was born in Africa, or someplace...and not... In America. Am I right, Sir? I very much enjoy reading your comments, just the same, Sir.

NOAM CHOMSKY.....OF COURSE !!!! You know I LOVE the guy !!!!!

Yes. II do want water-resistant... But, not willing to pay too much more for it. I will check pricing for A35....

OK. Thank you for the info. I will check on the models that you have listed in your comment. My main concern is RAM...the more the better. But, for my budget, I guess I will not get more than 8GB of RAM. Also, the nice thing about the A25 5G is that it has a headphone jack, which I really like. Also, IMPORTANTLY.... I can add up to ONE TBYTE of Storage in MIRCRO SD. This will be GREAT....I think. I want to be able to use a MICRO SD for extra storage! TKS....

Dear Folks, Unfortunately, my NOTE4 PowerButton just failed. Therefore, a new cheap phone is a must, obviously. BUT.... Is this the best phone for the money, at around Bt.10,000.00? If it were you, would you buy this phone, if this was your budget? Or, for approximately the same amount of money, would you choose a DIFFERENT Samsung phone? ONLY SAMSUNG. I will not buy any other brand. As you guys know.... I always trust the opinions of you guys. You guys have never steered me wrong.....so far. Thank you and regards, Gamma NOTE: If this phone, would you feel comfortable buying from SAMSUNG shop as well as from POWERBUY, and or....JIB? Or, better to buy from SAMSUNG shop? NOTE2: When I say I am ready to buy.... I ain't just whistlin' Dixie !!!

Lying flat, as usual. More power to them....!!!!!

I am. Very grateful. My only other human friend is also a famous Linguistics Prof...

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