I’ve been looking for a phone to replace my A73 (and my wife’s Note 10S Plus) for a while now.
I checked out Tecno, Huawei, a few others… nothing really clicked yet.
… except maybe the Tecno Spark Slim… but based on my wife’s excessive complaints about the Spark Go 2, I’m having doubts about the brand… or maybe because the Spark Go 2 is too much of an entry level phone for someone who’s used to a flagship model from Samsung… maybe…
And then there’s the Nova 15 Max from Huawei which made me go through a rabbit hole in GSMArena…
I wanna try these other phones but I’ve been too used to Samsung’s interface that I fear a massive upheaval when I make a shift…
So, when the Galaxy A57 5G showed up because fellow Davao Bloggers have been reviewing it, I had to take a look at the spec sheet and what I saw (plus the price tag) made me pay attention.
Released April 9, 2026, the A57 5G runs Android 16 with One UI 8.5, and Samsung is promising up to 6 major Android upgrades. That’s the kind of long-term support that I like especially since I don’t really upgrade every year. Heck, this A73 I have has been with me since… 2022?
2023?
I’ve kept phones for far longer than that.
- The display is a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED+ panel at 120Hz, with HDR10+ and peak brightness of 1900 nits, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+. That means I’ll still be able to see what’s on my screen even if I’m directly under the Davao sun.
- It’s powered by the Exynos 1680 chipset (4nm) with an octa-core CPU and Xclipse 550 GPU, paired with 8 or 12GB RAM and storage options up to 512GB on UFS 3.1, with no card slot. Not having a card slot is a bit of a deal breaker but not too much. I can still store stuff in an OTG USB anyway.
- The triple rear camera leads with a 50MP f/1.8 main sensor with OIS, a 12MP ultrawide, and a 5MP macro, recording up to 4K at 30fps.
- Battery is 5000mAh with 45W charging, and the body weighs 179g at 6.9mm thick, with IP68 water resistance.
For ₱28,990 with the current promo, plus free Care+, adapter, and case… I’m tempted.
… really tempted…
30K…
I need to go pay some debts first before I splurge on this one.
Oh but if I had the money…
The disposable cash to er… dispose of…
I’d have one in my hands in an instant.
On another note… as a Davao Bloggers Society member, I should also check Honor‘s lineup since we’re partnered with them.
Haven’t gotten to that yet, but several fellow bloggers have already reviewed the Samsung A57 and their feedback looks promising.
You can check out what they’ve written abou t the Samsung A57 5G here:
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