Samsung Galaxy A54 Review after One Year! 

Despite all the hate, the Galaxy A54 is holding up well!

Enjoying my A54 as my daily driver.

I can only confirm all of this. I have been using the A54 intensively every day for more than a year now. And since the update to OneUI6.1 it has been running 99% smoothly. I play games with it without any problems - even if it's not its strong point. But for RR3, for example, it's easily enough. But what amazes me most is how good it is once you're in the usual applications in everyday life (YT, Insta, Amazon, Netflix, etc.). There is no difference to any flagship. In addition, the S24 series is identical in design and with my silicone case you can't see any difference and it is well protected. The people who are badmouthing the A54 have never owned one themselves and are complaining about the processor. However, I have found that not only does it work well, but it never gets as hot as some Snapdragons. And anyone who believes this nonsense about things slowing down over time has no idea anyway. The 1380 was brand new last year and Samsung has only gradually adapted the software to it - to the delight of the people who are now buying an A35.

The same bs people used to say about the A54 they are now saying about the A55😅

I've been using the a54 for 8 months now, it is still working quite well

A54 user here, and I absolutely love the phone!

Just got my A54 today, the 256GB/8GB one. It's really good on my opinion

I've gotten this phone since release, day one. Have not had a single issue or any complaint, whatsoever! Battery holds a decent charge, display is really nice, speakers are nice, cameras are pretty good too, just overall loved it so far.

I'm here to tell everyone. I had the Samsung Galaxy a54 5g and upgraded to the base model s23 and honestly after the One UI 6.1 update this s23 glitches, it makes notification sounds when i have no messages, calls, etc, while playing videos like prime video, netflix, basically streami f services it plays in slow motion for some reason then i have to pause it or swipe the notification panel down then up and it stops it for about 5 minutes or so. My point is, is that just because the a54 is cheaper does not mean that its less of a phone. The only thing the a54 is missing is a couple of features, aluminum frame. I would trade this s23 back for an a54 any day of the week. I didnt have this many problems with the a54 at all

Loving my a54 🤍 a fab phone

I just upgraded from the A53 and I ain't gonna lie, I really love this phone. Its display and quality for $400 is really good. I don't really need a flagship, just something decent that'll let me scroll my social media and make my important calls.

What I love about this channel, although I may not agree with you on every point I get value from each video and I can appreciate where you're point of view. Thanks Steve,

Came from a 13 mini and have to say its a breath of fresh air. The mini had a serious issue with not lasting. I always had to carry a charger, with the a54 i have not had that issue. I restart my phone weekly to do the battery optimization and app optimization. 512 sd card inserted and also have google storage so phone does not get full and busy with apps. Samsung music being free and downloading my music has also been great vs paying for apple music monthly. Not being locked into ios and able to customize my phone the way i want just works. I switched all of my apple products for samsung and wow just having all of my stuff on my other devices quickly vs using airdrop its been a godsend.

I have an A54 and an S23 Uktra.. Its no S23 Ultra, but its more than good enough for the majority of non techies that must have the latest and greatest.

It's nice to be able to use a phone that feels as premium as this without a case because of the bezels and the low price point. Everyone always hates on the bezels, but they should try using a phone that doesn't have bezels without a case. They're going to get accidental screen presses all the time. I agree that the Android 14 made it better. It really feels like a flagship while doing everyday tasks. That being said, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming or video editing. It also occasionally lags during random times. Better battery life, a better processor, and a headphone jack would make this the ideal midrange smartphone. The A54 is a great phone, but not perfect. The A34 on the other hand doesn't have a lot of the issues that this phone has so that's probably the best A series phone when you take price into consideration in my opinion. The A54 is great for the average consumer who wants the look and feel of a flagship so it might be the ideal phone for some people. It's not the ideal phone for me though. Edit: I've actually been using this as my daily driver for a week now and I'm not getting any lags or stutters that I got with previous versions of Android. It looks like they finally optimized the Exynos processor after all of these updates.

planning to buy A54 this week

I've watched your videos before getting the a54 and I can tell you I wasn't disappointed, everything is great about it, I'm gonna keep it for at least 3-4 years and it's so far so good !

I have this phone ,it has 4 years upgrade, and I'll keep mine till 2026 and use it more then my s22 ultra till I get the s25 ultra next year.

Hello, So how do you think the Samsung a54G phone compares to the 2020 or 2021 Motorola Stylus G? Particularly regarding the Picture And Video Quality? Is the Samsung video and picture quality Noticaebly Better or Worse than the motorola? How does it compare for battery life while shooting Video and pictures? which is more "rugged/drop resistant? is ruggedness "noticeably different bewteen the cameras? I know the motorola I have has a metal frame. I don't want to "upgrade" to the Samsung if the Picture and Video quality is not as good or maybe not even if it is not Noticably Better... Have you noticed if it 1080 video good? As good as its 4k of course with the exception of "line detail?" How does these cameras compare when shooting video? (Also evening and night shooting.) Oh, can the Samsung shoot proper horizontal video, but while holding the camera horizontally like you can with the motorola? Thanks. Have a great day. 🙂

A54 is awesome. Thanks for your reviews. Helped me to make the initial choice.

I have one coming in a couple of days! Granted, I am going back to Android after yearssss of apple and I'm coming from an iPhone12 but the battery on this thing is terrible and this looked to be the best phone to get that actually looked like it would be the same and better in some aspects. Can't wait and thanks for these reviews!

I've never seen a smartphone line get so much hate. The a series got hated on. It's all over Reddit, even on the 8m subreddit. There's so many people that just dog the phone. It's actually a really great phone. And the economy's processor and it thirteen eighty is awesoke

Yahh its suprise me how my a54 holding up..its newer feel old even after 1 year..consistent update and im never face any issues..amazing..

The photo frame on home screen is amazing and the 15 home screen wallpapers

Does anyone know what "other files" is when you click on manage storage? I have 8 GB of "other files" and for some reason that number keeps going up. I intentionally bought this phone for the SD card slot because I know that the system and apps take up a lot of storage. I also have a lot of pictures and videos which are all on my SD card. Not sure why my my phone is automatically saving things to the internal storage despite me not having a lot of apps. I wish I knew what the "other files" are so I can delete them and clear up storage.

I love this device lol ... i use it everyday... i'm gonna wait another year for A56 and see if it's worth upgrading and if not i probably keep it another year... i don't see the point in me upgrading to A55 it's really nothing special to me and I mean i'm a very basic user ... some reddit here and there , web browsering i play music on it the most lol and i use the phone as a phone and text people oh i do discord and also other social media, but honestly thats about it.. it runs well the 6gb to me is plenty since i dont run much on it at a time i play Final fantasy games on it and it works quite well idk... i honestly can say this A54 been of the best android phone i had since my sony xperia 10 mach III as i really love that phone as welll, but this A54 gives me that vibe and its a solid phone.

Well, I'm sending this comment using my A54. I've used this phone for the past 11 months and all I can say is, that it's been a great all around phone. Yes, for the first 2 or 3 months I did get a stutter and a bit of a lag here and there but after that specially after the 6.0 update it's been awesome. Still got 3 OS updates and 4 security updates to go. I'm really happy with this phone and I do recommend it to anyone looking for a good phone that will keep on rollin for years to come! 👍🏽💯

The A54 has been a solid backup device for me. The exynos processor has never been a issue for me. Yeah it doesn't open apps as Quick as My flagship phone but I can live with that

This phone is still, and i think will be, one of the best when the price stays under the release price. I‘d really love to see you taking a spin with the Nothing Phone 2a, just got it and i‘m both, amazed and a lil confused by it, maybe you have something to say about that phone since it‘s also a solid budget/midrange device tho :D

after 5 years with my a50, the battery is starting to be unusable and the charging port is not working very well, and im gonna upgrate to the a54 for around 300 dollars

I have A54 too. And one UI 5.1 was running better on my device because in one UI 6, Animations run with a bit delay and I don't know why

I bought two a54s 5 days ago and on both of them I notice that they have a slightly grainy display, given that I'm coming from an LCD, it's the first time I'm using an AMOLED, but it's something I noticed immediately and I don't understand why no one talks about it in the reviews. Is it a factory defect or is it normal?

In my first few weeks of purchase this phone used to.get hot but after using it more and the phone learnt the usage patterns theres no heating and its super smooth no lag and no issues

That's exactly the color of my current A54. Lime.

Mine A54 is still on One UI 5.1 and Android 13 😢 Even my Secure floder is not working

It is a good phone. Have had it for exactly a year and some days. Only wear on the phone is near the USB-C port for the charger, the audio is what's surprising. It fills the living room, doesn't sound drowned out.

I've had my A54 since August 2023 and still works great

i have an a54 as a daily driver for 3 months now. the phone was a "gift" from my cell provider for signing the contract every2 years. it's use was mostly wifi enabled pda music player etc. my daily driver was an iphone 13 mini as a calls and text device.. i love small smartphones and at the time being i had thart device.. after an accident with the iphone i moved everything to the samsung. the phone works mainly on wifi and 4g when outside and need maps. the fucking battery drains like crazy! i am below average i nternet user but this shit needs a plug until the end of the day. the iphone was working 24/7 with calls and never had an issue with the battery. but this thing does.

Is it better to buy Galaxy A54 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G?

the only downside of this phone is how wide it is, but for what it is, it's a beautiful device, i wished i picked white/cyan variant, bcs black gets dull after a while

Year later mine still feels brand new never sluggish and I use it a lot with RU-vid ,BIGO ,TikTok etc .i use it more than I do my iPhone 14 Pro Max

Watching on A54, it is my first exynose

Just ordered today through mint mobile

Is it doing fine after a year of usage?

I bought an A54 8gb/256gb today on Amazon and I'm looking forward to receiving it.

I bought this on May 10 for only $200 flash sale.. it is a steal for me since the regular price ranges from $400-$450.

Yep, it’s been a great phone for me too!

Should I get this phone or s21?

Lowest i’ve seen of this A54 is around $190 used 😊

Definately a great value phone! The Motorola Thinkphone (which is superb w/ A14 right now) is the only phone that edges it out in value.

I've been gaming everyday on this A54, Call of Duty Mobile on High Graphics with Very High frame rate, and it doesnt lag at all. Two games in and it only dropped 10 percent. Its a solid phone for the price. I switched over from the iPhone 13, because I wanted better battery life but I didnt want to buy the new iPhone 15 cos of its price.

Being a Samsung user since 2020 i can assure Samsung A series phones get better over the time and holds its smoothness. My 2 year old A52s runs like butter. I have doubts whether any Chinese midranger could hold itself over the time despite having a superior chipset compared to exynos.

Nice 💯💯💯

Looking to upgrade from my Galaxy A50. I was looking at getting an S23 but now seeing this, it doesnt seem worth it over just getting this A54. Even for the $450 it seems worth it to me

Watching this on an a54

I have also had Samsung A54 for a year now and i still dont feel the need to listen at 100% cause its so damn loud!, still.

I will buy it today🎉

I just got it for $100 and it will unlock in 2 months. Well worth. I'm coming from a Moto E 2020. So it will be a great upgrade and will last me years. You can't go wrong for $100 as you will not find anything else in this price range that unlocks in 2 months, amazing price to performance. lol

I put the S23 Fe default wallpaper on the A54, and people called me i have the S23 😂

A54 is nice. Or should I say was? I'm still on 5.1 can't say anything bad but I feel sorry for those who update their phones to One UI 6. Clearly one update ruined all reputation of the phone. Every time I look at Reddit I see another complain. Bugs bugs bugs, everywhere. Why Samsung did this, don't know. I have lost my trust, because it's the One UI why I go for a Samsung in the first place. I will do another comment once I finish the video but yes, I love my A54. ❤

Just got galaxy a54 5g phone have had for three weeks now

Mine is a52s 5g is still smooth at Android 14 update

I got a brand new one for my wife at 242 US$ a week ago.

Does this phone stutters? I never had a midrange phone before and considering to buy one (A55) coming from an iPhone 11.

Does this phone have overheating issues? I want to buy it but I keep reading that it overheats by A LOT🤔

Remember, the A54 was so good in 2023, that Samsung doesn't want to sell it's successor in the USA for 2024 because the A54 took away sales from an "S" series midrange flagship (S23 FE).

I have it from 20 days, it's a great phone for me. Good camera and smooth gaming. For $300 (128/8gb) The only negative is that there is no video stabilization at 60fps. The best quality video you can't use while moving. But 30 fps UHD is still a good quality video too and stabilization is good.

if I buy this will I regret it Steve or go for pixel

Battery drain fast

The a54 performance is good 80% of the time, but 20% of the time, it's really bad. Chinese phones are smoother for the same price. Good camera and one ui is great except for the weird stutters. Really good screen and hardware. I would not game on. 7/10 phone

Don't forget FE season.

This or the A35?

Heating issue😢

just buy a s22

Jesus Christ is Lord

"a54 is relatively smaller device" when did i miss my enlarged hand update?!?! how is this fat boy in the same sentence with small?? why is it impossible to find a normal sized non flagship phone these days??