Is the SAMSUNG A25 5G the best phone I can buy tomorrow...for the money...in Thailand?

[dcalaska]

Wait till tomorrow, any phone bought today will be better tomorrow.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, dcalaska said:

Wait till tomorrow, any phone bought today will be better tomorrow.

 

Sure.

 

I agree.

 

I purchased my NOTE4 ten years ago.

And, my NOTE4 is better than anything I see today.

 

And, the S3 Galaxy is better than my NOTE4.

 

By the way, I just spent hours waiting on the phone with Google One support....

 

And, I have no idea how to get the Pixel 9 XL sent to me...

PDQ....

Do you?

 

It's times like this that I wish I were in HK or NYC...

 

Money Talks....Nobody walks .....

 

Here in Thailand....

it's....

 

Manyana 

 

Living here in Thailand....were are TRULY.....

In the BACKWATER of the world....

 

Nothing but Papaya and Banana....

FING Jasmine Rice.....

Nobody cares about the NOBEL....etc., etc., etc....

 

I love watching this beauty run and bounce  !!!!

 

Hard to find anything this beautiful....in this life.

 

mañana

 

 

 

 

DynaMIGHT!

 

 

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

My very honest review of the A55.....

 

a.  It's fine for your elementary students to take to school....as a throw-away phone.

 

b.  At the moment, I need to return this phone to Samsung, before the 7-Day cut-off date.

 

c.  Always go with the Top-of-the Line phones, and NOTHING LESS.....

 

d.  My Note4, of 10 years ago....is....STILL better than the A55....in so many ways.....particularly.... hardware....

 

e.  10 years ago....the Note4 was a masterpiece....

 

f.  Now....thanks to BUBBLEGUM...for his good advice....I plan to return my A55....and go with the Google Pixel 9 XL...  IF I can get it delivered to me here in Thailand.

 

As always...

I get great advice from TV....

But...

You just gotta sift through the chaff to find the wheat....

 

Tks to all!

 

Note:  Great advice from Mr. BUBBLEGUM....  He has been on this forum for a very long time.

 

This song goes out to BUBBLEGUM....

 

 

Love It......

 

FINAL CONCLUSION:  NEVER buy any phone which is not the TOP of the line.....  Best advice I can offer...for what it's worth....

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Sure.

 

I agree.

 

I purchased my NOTE4 ten years ago.

And, my NOTE4 is better than anything I see today.

 

And, the S3 Galaxy is better than my NOTE4.

 

By the way, I just spent hours waiting on the phone with Google One support....

 

And, I have no idea how to get the Pixel 9 XL sent to me...

PDQ....

Do you?

 

It's times like this that I wish I were in HK or NYC...

 

Money Talks....Nobody walks .....

 

Here in Thailand....

it's....

 

Manyana 

 

Living here in Thailand....were are TRULY.....

In the BACKWATER of the world....

 

Nothing but Papaya and Banana....

FING Jasmine Rice.....

Nobody cares about the NOBEL....etc., etc., etc....

 

I love watching this beauty run and bounce  !!!!

 

Hard to find anything this beautiful....in this life.

 

mañana

 

 

 

 

DynaMIGHT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have NEVER been biased against BLACK GIRLS.....

 

Black girls....

 

Are nice and juicy ....

 

As we all know.....

 

I am all FOR Equity and Equality....down on the plantation....

 

 

 

Oh, Lord...

 

I guess the STONES could not have gotten any blacker than this....

 

Just ask Mick where his music came from....

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

Who is that Black Girl...that can stir an old man's loins the way she does?

 

How can I hit her up?

 

She stirs me like no Thai girl ever could....

 

NOTE:  After almost 25 years.....I think that I am.... Once again....In love....

 

Love is a good thing.

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[stoner]

woah. it's just a phone...... take a deep breath. who'll be my role model when my role model is gone....

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

9 minutes ago, stoner said:

woah. it's just a phone...... take a deep breath. who'll be my role model when my role model is gone....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sincere thanks to all.....

 

BUT....

 

I am going with BUBBLEGUM's advice.

 

I am OFFLOADING this A55 (ASS) GARBAGE ....555

 

And going with the Pixel 9 XL....

 

I want better integration with Google.....

 

Google Does no Evil, ever....

 

I will make Steven Pinker proud, in my final decision....

 

LOVE PINKER, by the way.....

TRULY....

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

57 minutes ago, stoner said:

woah. it's just a phone..

 

NO!

 

Why?

 

Some phones are more equal than others....

 

And, some phones are PIGS....like the A55....

 

The Pigs get to use the good phones, in this world.

And, the dumb guys, like Boxer, get to use phones like the A55.

 

 

NEVER buy a phone which is not the BEST available...

 

In the course of this comment, I will tell you why....

 

I will cut through the rhetoric and get to the meat of the story...

 

ALWAYS BUY THE BEST.

 

NEVER compromise....

 

The A55 goes back to Samsung.....

 

So solly....

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

IN a more equitable world....

 

We would all have good phones.

 

But, alas...

 

This world is not equitable. 

 

Some are destined to live in squalor.

 

This is why Dickens has always been so very popular.

 

Everybody loves to read about chimney sweeps.

 

But....

 

I am not a chimney sweep.

 

I will return my A55 to Samsung.

 

And, I will buy the Pixel 9 XL.....

 

And, for me....

 

A new day will dawn....

 

This has been a true learning experience for me.....

Though....harrowing.....

It must be said.

 

PURPLE RAIN....it must be said...

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[stoner]

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Some are destined to live in squalor.

 

are you hungry ? 

 

RIP chris. eddie please keep being the beautiful generous man you are. 

 

https://pearljam.com/vitalogy

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Trying to buy any FING THING in Thailand.....is like.....

 

THE THRILL IS GONE.....

 

You will be SORRY.....SOME DAY....

 

The thrill is gone....

 

 

In the USA...they know how to consume....

 

AND...they know how to retail....

 

In Asia....

They have NOT a clue....

 

After 40 years in Asia....

I know the truth....

 

There is no thrill .... in Asia.....

 

We Americans know how to sell and buy....BIG TIME.....

 

I HATE to buy any FING thing in Thailand.....

 

Someday....the retailers will learn....

 

But, please do NOT hold your breath.....

 

 

Edited August 30 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

20 minutes ago, stoner said:

are you hungry ? 

 

Yes!

 

Although, I know not for what....

 

 

[stoner]

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Yes!

 

Although, I know not for what....

 

 

 

 

[2baht]

12 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

UPGRADING from A55....

TO WHAT????

 ........Doesn't matter as long as it's black, I have always found that black phones are most reliable!!!  Your preferred phone A Ha Ha is well named! Even Samsung is laughing! Hahahahahaha!

[GammaGlobulin]

37 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

 

 

 

Thank you...Stoner.

Are you still STONED?

 

Everybody must get stoned....

 

 

This must be the tune that won Dylan the NOBEL....

For sure....

 

========

 

By the way...

One of his best....maybe...

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Ralf001]

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Note:  My budget now is about.... BT40,000.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Thank you.

On Monday, I will take this info to Samsung.

Tks, once more.

 

Obviously, I must get rid of the A55.

This is a complete GIVEN....

 

Tks.

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[KannikaP]

I am looking at a POCO X6 Pro or a REDMI 13C. Both get better reviews than the Sammy.

[GammaGlobulin]

55 minutes ago, 2baht said:

........Doesn't matter as long as it's black,

 

Yes...

This is just so true....

 

 

 

My Love's TOO Strong....

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

16 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I am looking at a POCO X6 Pro or a REDMI 13C. Both get better reviews than the Sammy.

 

XiaoMi Phone....NO WAY.

 

I love my XiaoMi Air Purifier, however....

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

41 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I doubt this offers Android 14.

 

And, anyway, the Pixel 9 XL offers 7 years of upgrades and support.

Better for me....

 

Since....

 

I plan to live seven more years.

 

BUBBLEGUM, just my opinion, provided good advice....

Buy a Google phone.

Maybe not good for some....

Yet, it might be good for some users who love Google, as do I.

 

(Just wish Google would get back on track, the old track (Google will NEVER return to the great company it once was.  Google is now in decline.))

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

39 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Obviously, I must get rid of the A55.

 

Some A55es are more equal than others.....

 

Neigh....!!!

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Does anyone recall the CHROME BOOK?

 

What I would like is to buy a phone that completely integrates with Google.

 

I use Google Products every day.

 

So then... I would like a phone that completely integrates with Google Drive.

 

I lost a lot of data from LINE and WeChat, a day ago...just because....

LINE is one of the worst pieces of software engineering known to Man.

 

I just wish that everyone would use some MESSAGING app made by Google, COMPLETELY backed up by Google, to Google Drive.

 

I want to see Google get even bigger.

 

Google Search is now just, basically, nothing more than a shopping site.

 

However, this does not mean that Google does not also offer many invaluable resources, for free, to Humanity....

Which it actually does.

 

This is why I would like to buy a phone which is more integrated with Google.
And, as BUBBLEGUM said....a Google phone, for me, might be the best choice.

 

One more point:

Years ago, Google stood up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Google, even today, never kowtows to the CPC.

 

If you like the commies, then, by all means, buy a commie phone.

Good on you.

But, I never will.

 

I love Chinese food.

I do not love the Chinese Gov....

 

Here is an example of the SuanNiBaiRou, that I love....

 

Chinese food....GOOD.

Chinese phones.....BAD

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

Or...

If you like BIG Bass on your phone....

Please listen to this....

And test it out.

 

 

 

Just, please, remember to turn off the vibrator function on you phone....first.

 

Because, this girl can really jiggle, when she wants to.

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

4 hours ago, stoner said:

 

 

 

Tks again, for the informative video.

 

Still, most of the video discusses features not used in real life.

 

One thing....If one already has a subscription to Google One with over 5 TBytes of storage, or 10 TBytes....then an extra 2 TBytes is not a selling point.

 

It might be better if Google would just provide this phone for FREE, given that Google will reap mucho info from users.

 

I have over 10 terabytes, already, on Google One.....

So, the offer of 2 extra TBytes is of no interest to me.

 

Just want a better phone which integrates best with Google Services....

 

Note:  Most of the 10 terabytes of information I have stored on my Google One Google Drive accounts are just videos saved of Trump, and just about every video ever captured of Trump, beginning when he was just the average New-Yorker, and when most people had never heard of him....back when he was just a lowly cadet at West Point.....

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

Still on line with Google One....

 

But, The Big G says it cannot send this phone to Thailand....

 

What gives?

 

We all thought that Google was a Global company......

 

Apparently not?

 

How do you get this phone in Thailand?

 

 

[frank83628]

On 8/27/2024 at 9:18 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

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 !!!

 

 

 

if you goto GSM arena website, you can compare 3 phones side by side, check the full specs and/or  switch to 'differences' and see how the differ.

 

Samsung also do an M series, they have very good spec for the price, however they are not a model the major shops you listed carry, more Samsung shop direct.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

if you goto GSM arena website, you can compare 3 phones side by side, check the full specs and/or  switch to 'differences' and see how the differ.

 

Samsung also do an M series, they have very good spec for the price, however they are not a model the major shops you listed carry, more Samsung shop direct.

 

 

 

OK.

Thank you.

Google seems unwilling to sell the Pixel Pro to me....

Being that I am in Thailand.

 

Also, I have been on the phone with people from BOMBAY discussing this ..... for over an hour.

 

They know a lot about Gin, but not much about customer service, it seems.

 

One can hardly understand their "English"..... for darn sure.

 

Total waste of time talking to Bombay!

 

 

[bubblegum]

Amazon.com : pixel 9 pro

 

Deliver in Thailand.

 

Why do you always first try the hard way?

[Gobbler]

On 8/27/2024 at 9:18 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

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 !!!

 

 

 

Your graphic doesn't say how much memory the phone has.