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

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, bubblegum said:

Amazon.com : pixel 9 pro

 

Deliver in Thailand.

 

Why do you always first try the hard way?

 

Thank you.

 

But, please check the discount due on my GOOGLE ONE account....

And, then, compare the price quoted on Amazon....

 

Then you can see.

 

I NEED to buy from Google, direct, using Google Store.....

 

 

[KannikaP]

9 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

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

What stupid advice. I bought an Huawei Y9 2018 in, you guessed it, 2018, for Bht 7000.

Still updating and going strong after only a battery change 2 years ago.

[phetphet]

17 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

First....thank you very much for your reply.

 

This is the info I have...for the Galaxy S21......

 

 

i NEED 256GB....minimum....

 

I think I will go with this....IF.....as you say....

It might be better.

 

Again....

No worries....this is NOT another JOKE POST of mine....

 

Never fear.

 

TKS!!!!!!!!

 

NOTE:  I must make the switch, and return the A55.....no later than MONDAY, .....

 

NOTE2:  But, 8GB of RAM is NOT enough for me.  I need 12GB....RAM....

 

 

 

GG. When you say the Samsung is quieter than your Note, are talking about speakers? Or earpiece volume?

Maybe you can try before you buy in Samsung store.

 

If speakers, this may interest you:

 

https://www.gsmarena.com/here_are_the_loudest_phones_we_tested_in_2023-news-61049.php

 

[GammaGlobulin]

18 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

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

 

Very sorry....

Hope this is clearer....

 

 

This is just the storage.

 

If you mean Main Memory....

Then.... 16GB for the Pro XL

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

20 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

What stupid advice. I bought an Huawei Y9 2018 in, you guessed it, 2018, for Bht 7000.

Still updating and going strong after only a battery change 2 years ago.

 

It all depends on Expectations....I guess.

 

Perhaps, I have greater Expectations than you....

Who knows.....

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Gobbler]

5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Very sorry....

Hope this is clearer....

 

 

This is just the storage.

 

If you mean Main Memory....

Then.... 16GB for the Pro XL

 

 

 

 

This is a Pixel not a Samsung phone.

[GammaGlobulin]

3 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

This is a Pixel not a Samsung phone.

 

Correct.

 

BUBBLEGUM told me I should buy a Google Phone....

 

I agree.

 

I just need to get the phone from the USA to Thailand.....

 

Because.....FOR SURE....

I will NEVER go to Bombay....

 

I have already had enough mangled Bombay English to last me a lifetime....

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Jeff Reinstad]

If you pay 2000 Baht more instead of A25 you can have A35, which is IP67 rated, which means is dust/waterproof and can be submerged up to 30 minutes 1 meter down. So no problem with raining, spilling beer, dropping it in water etc.

[Gobbler]

11 minutes ago, Jeff Reinstad said:

If you pay 2000 Baht more instead of A25 you can have A35, which is IP67 rated, which means is dust/waterproof and can be submerged up to 30 minutes 1 meter down. So no problem with raining, spilling beer, dropping it in water etc.

Now this is good advice. 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

9 minutes ago, Jeff Reinstad said:

If you pay 2000 Baht more instead of A25 you can have A35, which is IP67 rated, which means is dust/waterproof and can be submerged up to 30 minutes 1 meter down. So no problem with raining, spilling beer, dropping it in water etc.

 

I already have the A55 in hand....

 

Such a stubborn beast....

 

I need to go higher.....

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Does anyone see THAILAND on this list of countries for Google Store?

 

https://store.google.com/regionpicker?pli=1

 

 

Personally, I am beginning to get so disgusted with not being able to buy the Pixel 9 XL from Google Store in Thailand that.....

 

I am SERIOUSLY considering going back to using a PAGER.

(This is NOT a joke.  I can do it.  I have plenty of desktops.  I hate this FING garbage of trying to find a decent phone for a decent price ....GLOBALLY.....all at the same price.  If this is the way they want to treat their customers....  Then.... I will revert to a decent PAGER....I have done it in the past....  And, I can do it again.....)

 

Also...I really dislike spending so many hours on the Google customer-service phone and being treated to Bombay Gibberish.....

 

If Google thinks that I can understand this gibberish...then Google is WRONG....

 

Why can't Google just add a new language to Google Translate:

 

Bombay English

 

Then, we can select Bombay English to UK English, and so forth.....

 

For sure....

Bombay English is not comprehensible to me.....

 

What a riotous JOKE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Cameroni]

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

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....

 

 

They way you feel about the Note 4 I feel about my Note 9 from 2018.  It's a fantastic phone, still perfectly suitable for modern use.

 

However, for my next phone i think it would be a mistake to confine myself to Samsung or Google. There are some amazing phones out there now. Like the Realme 12+ Pro 5G, which can charge far faster than even the Samsung flagship now. Also great Amoled screen, 5 G, periscope camera. A bit more expensive than the Samsung A55, but not much.

[daveAustin]

LG's V20 probably closest to your old one. But rather than spend endless hours asking opinion, just go and get one of the best Samsungs out there... the S range probably. I'm all for saving a couple baht, but when time is ticking by -- toing and froing on here for example -- and for peace of mind and satisfaction, I know I will probably end up regretting going for tat. Look at processors and relevance a few years down the line.

 

Physically go into a shop and plug in your headphones if it's that much of a priority. But I wouldn't discount this or that model because it might not have one since bluetooth headphones are always an option. On that score, it might be that the one you bought has a default volume setting to protect numpty users. Did you drill down into settings>sound (or whatever) and have a play around?

 

Personally an iPhone boy, albeit may defect on the next phone, but won't go cheap... doing banking and pretty much everything else etc, and not worrying about hiding it away for Songkran. I wouldn't want a glitchy POS. Each to their own.

[sqwakvfr]

Just bought the A15 5G to replace my 3 year old A32 5G.  Performs the same, ram and memory are the same.  Get 5G speeds most of the time.  Been with True for many years and go it on sale for 6999 at one their stores.  The phone did not come with a charger and the price for a 25 watt fast charger is 490 from Samsung.  I have a Samsung tablet and the tablet charger works with the A15. 

[bubblegum]

The reason I go Google or even Nokia it the bare bone Google android operating system. No bloatware, years of updates and seamless Google connectivity. 

 

Since the invention of the PC I have tried to not be pushed in just 1 direction so I have used windows, linux, chromebook and the like.

 

But now I find doing basically most things Google made my live less complicated.

[GammaGlobulin]

43 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

The reason I go Google or even Nokia it the bare bone Google android operating system. No bloatware, years of updates and seamless Google connectivity. 

 

Since the invention of the PC I have tried to not be pushed in just 1 direction so I have used windows, linux, chromebook and the like.

 

But now I find doing basically most things Google made my live less complicated.

 

i agree with you.

 

The only problem for me.....

 

Trying to talk Bombay English to Google Support.

 

If it really comes down to being compelled to listen to Bombay English...then.....

 

I say......FU.....I cannot be bothered.....

 

GOOGLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THIS.....

 

 

 

Of course....

 

In the UK.....

 

Most speakers of English will soon sound JUST LIKE THIS.....

 

They are coming...guys.....

 

So.....get used to this BABY TALK....

 

NOTE4:  What an irony....  The British hoped to colonize India....but it is the INDIANS who will, finally, populate the UK..... 555

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Cameroni]

35 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

The reason I go Google or even Nokia it the bare bone Google android operating system. No bloatware, years of updates and seamless Google connectivity. 

 

Since the invention of the PC I have tried to not be pushed in just 1 direction so I have used windows, linux, chromebook and the like.

 

But now I find doing basically most things Google made my live less complicated.

 

I've not had updates for the Note 9 for some time from Samsung. Doesn't cause any issues at all.

[GammaGlobulin]

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

I've not had updates for the Note 9 for some time from Samsung. Doesn't cause any issues at all.

 

 

Just wait....

Issues will be upon you....

Someday....soon....

 

[Cameroni]

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

Just wait....

Issues will be upon you....

Someday....soon....

 

 

Well, it's been 20 months. The phone is still running as smooth as it ever did.

[Ralf001]

4 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whats that costing you a month ?

 

and on top of how many terrabytes in your Pc......

 

Thats a hella porn stash !

Edited August 31 by Ralf001

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

 

Well, it's been 20 months. The phone is still running as smooth as it ever did.

 

Yes.

Until you, just as did I, receive error messages from Android stating that this app, and that app, is making your phone run slower....

Then....

DEATH to the Phone....

For sure.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Whats that costing you a month ?

 

and on top of how many terrabytes in your Pc......

 

Thats a hella porn stash !

 

A LOT....

It's a subscription, as you know....

I had to transfer from FREE storage at the uni to .....lots of money....

But, that is not the half of it.

Almost impossible to quickly move data off Google Drive to somewhere else....VERY SLOW....

I have lots of experience with this....

Almost impossibly slow.

 

Anyway...the lesson is....

DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE....EVER....

 

Google is like GOD.....

 

I am sure you recall the story of.....

 

 

 

Never forget...

 

Google, like God....is all powerful.

 

There is no higher power than Google which can hold Google to account....for anything....

 

Yet....

God can do no evil.

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

A LOT....

It's a subscription, as you know....

I had to transfer from FREE storage at the uni to .....lots of money....

But, that is not the half of it.

Almost impossible to quickly move data off Google Drive to somewhere else....VERY SLOW....

I have lots of experience with this....

Almost impossibly slow.

 

 

I need more cloud storage, currntly have 5tb on google

Google one does not show a price for 10Tb.

How much a month does it cost ?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

10 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

I need more cloud storage, currntly have 5tb on google

Google one does not show a price for 10Tb.

How much a month does it cost ?

 

 

 

 

I have it split between two accounts.

It's cheaper that way.

Using Google One....

 

But, one account's storage  I use is not shared with the other accounts....

 

 

As you can see.....I have already reduced my storage on one account...by a LOT.....

 

From 15 to 8.15....TB

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

18 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

I need more cloud storage, currntly have 5tb on google

Google one does not show a price for 10Tb.

How much a month does it cost ?

 

 

 

 

By the way....

 

Do you have an inkling just how long it takes to move 15 Terabytes from Google Drive to any other account....UNLESS...you have a commercial account with Google?

 

MONTHS

or

YEARS, even.....

 

IF you have a commercial account....probably faster...but I do not know about that....

 

 

[Ralf001]

31 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

I have it split between two accounts.

It's cheaper that way.

Using Google One....

 

But, one account's storage  I use is not shared with the other accounts....

 

 

As you can see.....I have already reduced my storage on one account...by a LOT.....

 

From 15 to 8.15....TB

 

 

 

19 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

By the way....

 

Do you have an inkling just how long it takes to move 15 Terabytes from Google Drive to any other account....UNLESS...you have a commercial account with Google?

 

MONTHS

or

YEARS, even.....

 

IF you have a commercial account....probably faster...but I do not know about that....

 

 

 

How much does 10tb on google one cost ?

 

asking for the 3rd time.

[ChipButty]

I want the cheapest phone out there, Only one person calls me and that's her in doors with he usual "Where are you" I have no friends and I never give my number out, all I need is to download What's app so my daughter can contact me, maybe FB she can contact me there, as for photo's I don't take them I leave that to her, I don't do any banking or pay any bills online, she does it all, 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 

How much does 10tb on google one cost ?

 

asking for the 3rd time.

 

JESUS, man....just go to your Google One account and click one time....please...

 

I would have thought that you knew how to FING do this simple thing....

But....

 

Apparently.....

NO!

 

 

[Ralf001]

25 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

JESUS, man....just go to your Google One account and click one time....please...

 

I would have thought that you knew how to FING do this simple thing....

But....

 

Apparently.....

NO!

 

 

 

Your eyes painted on or did you purposly ignore the image I put that DOES NOT SHOW a price ?

 

[GammaGlobulin]

27 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Your eyes painted on or did you purposly ignore the image I put that DOES NOT SHOW a price ?

 

 

Sorry...

But did you not see that the price for 10 TBytes of data storage on Google Drive is USD49 plus change, per month?

 

Or, do you now wish me to convert USD to RUPEES for you?

 

Are you from India, by the way?

 

If so, please do not call me and speak BOMBAY to me....

 

 

NOTE4:  Also....who do you think I am???? ..... a Google One Support Operator?

 

 

Edited August 31 by GammaGlobulin