Twice The Price, But What's Different? Samsung Galaxy S24+ vs Galaxy A35 

I just got the A35 a few weeks ago and looks like I have made the right choice😊

Would be interesting to see a comparison between the A35 and the S23 FE series (or S24 FE when that comes out). 🤔

what i noticed most between the A35 and S24 camera's is that the S24 footage looks a lot more yellowish, whilst the A35 looks a lot more natural. weird

The quality of your video is superb! Which camera did you use to record this video sir?

It's just that we are getting at that point where technology as we know it has reached its limits in advancement. Therefore, the gap between a mid-range and top tier are just the extras like a gaming chipset, wireless charging, material, etc I personally don't see the 700 difference in the tech we care: camera. I can't mention performance because it seems okay, not everyone is a gamer. I would go with this phone and get a pocket camera anytime.

Actually, I'm not sure, but I do have some doubts about whether it's a good deal to go for a mid-range product. I always think it might be better to buy a refurbished or second-hand phone that is two or three years old, or even older, which would cost the same price, but at least you're getting something that was considered high-end at the time. For the same price, you get something that is mid-range-is it really worth it after all? Wouldn't it be better to spend 500 euros on an old flagship that was top-of-the-line at its release rather than spending the same amount on something mediocre that you will keep for several years? That's the question I'm pondering.

Hey Mike! I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate you reviewing phones besides flagships, and, even though some consider there to be huge differences in the two phones, only tech enthusiasts will really feel those. The bezels, the processor, the camera, are definitely noticeable improvements, but only too those who are actively searching for those differences. In short, thanks for your amazing reviews, and they are much appreciated. Kudos....from Pakistan 😉

Thank you for this comparison

Performance. That's the difference. Cheaper is worse......

Hey Mike, thanks for the comparison. Really helps us make better decisions with our money.

You are always doing good work, nice guy..

Such an interesting video!

Very good review and logical approach to price performance and people's needs. Like your content . Wish you the best

Waited for your review Love from Bangladesh

Great review 👏 👌 👍

I mean its rather obvious, the s24+ is top of the line, if you have the snapdragon version like I do. Its nearly identical to the s24 ultra. The a35 is budget, you arent getting the high tier performance and edgeless display and stuff. But if you dont care about that then theres no real reason to buy the expensive model. My s24+ is absolutely beautiful, crazy fast, 9-10 hour SOT per charge if im on wifi strictly. Display is just incredible. But I can understand why someone may want the cheaper budget option

I sent the a35 back as it was too heavy and felt slow compared to my pixel 6a. got a deal on the pixel 8 and its creamy smooth and is lightyears ahead in terms of user experience. found the a35 was very heavy and chunky

Thanks!

3:54 The predecessor to the A35 did not have a metal ring around the holepunch, but a teardrop notch for the selfie camera.

Nowadays midrange phones are fast now an tbh if you just use ur phone for texting an all like for doing the basic stuffs anything over 500$ is a waste imo

Was waiting for your review for another comparison mike! Yup def getting my mom the A35 instead of the flagship. Its Cheaper, and honestly she won't/need the glitz and Glamour of the flagship. And she wont know the difference either. Haha

I am running Dex on my old galaxy s9, so I don't believe it's the processor, Samsung is just reserving this feature for the S Series for now..

I just bought the S 21 fe instead of the A35

Thanks Mike for the video. I have a Pixel 6a, I am having some problems with it. The Pixel keeps me on my toes. It goes ok for a while then it acts up. ? Never a dull moment. 🙂

Will there be a comparison with the A55? Because that surely makes more sense!

You deserve a million subscribers my friend ❤appreciate all of your your videos no bias but honest review watching on my a35 I had regular s24 which was just to small and 800 bucks. I appreciate my a35 don't need flagship phone I've had plenty it's about saving cash. ❤

The A55 sides are Metal!!!

You should have a million subscribers you on point and non biased like most especially for a 400 dollar phone . I had s24 a15 a14 one plus 9pro pixel 6 pixel 7 .6a 7a LG v60 LG wing I'm satisfied with the a35 for the price I love it software security updates don't need a phone 2030 lol .good job on your review apple sucks and android destroy any iPhone I'm 64 and I know better can prove it easily. IPhone 😳 had 6s plus 7 plus I don't like apple. ✊🏿❤benchmark are ridiculous there's some Chinese phones that slam Samsung in benchmarks

Hey nice job on the comparison and without a doubt if you're on a budget,save money or maybe you drop your phone a lot and so it's better to buy a less expensive phone the A35 will get almost everything done that you want on a normal phone. Or I forgot maybe if you want SD card support also. I think the s24 Plus does come with some upgrades camera ,processor ,ram, screen resolution, haptic motor, charging speed, higher rated water and dust protection, much smaller bezels, 7 years of updates and people will say this is not worth it but I would still be using my s10e if it came with that. Also AI features which actually are pretty cool I have to admit I don't use them all the time but when I use them I find them quite handy. I do speech to text all the time and so having the faster processor is for me a must as I'm really horrible typer on a phone so that's a major thing for me.

Can you share the wallpaper?

I have the basic Samsung S24. The camera takes really horrible pictures. Harsh looking pix, and the camera doesn’t pick up the colors I see like my old S21. Is there any adjustments I can make to improve the camera? Seriously thinking of returning it. Feel Samsung has let me down on this one.

Are you sure you can install apps on the sd card?

In the UK Samsung have recently been offering the S24 for 45% off. So it’s no contest.

I recently bought an S23 FE ,The battery drains very fast, so I have to put it on power saving mode and light performance, in order to have ~ 5 SOT ,which means I not using all of the chipset potentials ,and 60 hz instead of 120 HZ ,so basically I don't have full advantages for what I Have paid, because of battery.

Should I buy the s24 plus or z flip 6 or s25 plus 🤔

So, the A35 doesn't wireless charge at all? The lack of a coil prevents that? Been eyeballing the A35, but my car has a wireless charger. I may have to pass on it... 🐿

I have a question though, why don't you talk about the spacial audio features of the buds and pods you review?

I admit that i expected more dramatic differences between both

In your opinion what is the best used Android smartphone under 200 US bucks having an Antutu 10 Score around 735000?

3:01 Samsung does not disclose the rear glass type for the A35.

I know this may sound picky, that A35 not having wireless charging capability is a deal-breaker for me. As much as I like the A35, I would have to pass on it. Particularly when there are other older Galaxy S models that I can buy for the same price and have wireless charging.

I'd rather go for last year's flagship than a midranger so I'd be looking for a good deal on an S23 or S23 + if I wanted something in that price range

Hell yea i can tell the difference its easy just look at the bezels on the screen and punch hole size and also the s24 plus has ltpo

No wireless charing? That would be a deal breaker

we need s24 vs a55. I got the a 55 for my sister and i got the s24+

Getting a new s24 $300 the owner used it for 2 weeks he said he can't get use to a smaller phone

Samsung has reserved wireless charging, AI features and Dex the S series phones, so none of the A series phones including the A35 get these features

I like Samsung because of dex and sound assistant But I'm cool with my s21 At least the camera bump has style instead of the three boring holes they put on ALL the phones lately

do the a35 vs pixel 8a

This comparison is inevitably going to go in the flagship's favor. You can compare the S23+ (launched for $1,000) to the S23 FE ($500 right now), where the FE would win the value race. Same for the new Pixel 8a ($500) vs the Pixel 8 Pro (launched at $1,000) - the flagship loses big time there.

in sweden a35 cost from $280

I switched from s23 plus to a54 last year and felt NO difference whatsoever... Never use wireless charge since it actually damage de battery over time, and samsung dex, couldn't care, the rest, screen, camera, and for gaming, felt the same lol

Eyy I don't see why someone wouldn't just get the FE.

Even though they have both 120hz displays, the smoothness of the 120hz on the S4 plus is not the same as with the A35. The A35 looks choppy, casual frame drops, not keeping apps in the memory, the displays also seems farther from the glass.

I honestly hate how the desIgn language of the flagship and the midrange became basically the same

I just got a pixel 7a and am very happy. My s21 ultra already has a stuffed battery. No more Samsung.

GET AN S23 INSTEAD COMPACT FAST SNAPDRAGON GEN 2 FLAGSHIP HAPTICS GREAT CAMERA ALSO CAN BE UPDATED TO THE NEW ONE UI 6.1 OVERALL A FLAGSHIP EXP AT A LOWER PRICE

For america and you need esim, A55 better choice

Should i go for the A35 or A55

The a35 sounds like it has more with a lesser processor.

A55 will not be sold in the US 😢

😮😮😮 the metal ring on the screen is gone 🎉🎉

No headphone jack?

Dude, you are supposed to properly close the SIM/SD card tray....

Samsung needs to use Gorilla Glass Armor on all their S-Series phones next year!

U do get 8 gigs of ram on the a35 not just 6 gigs

I get the philosophy of making their A series phones look more premium, but why do they have to look exactly the same as their main flagships from the back!? Why not just create a specific design for those phones specifically? I really hope Samsung moves away from that for their 2025 lineup.

the 35 is going for 300$ in my country

Could just get an s23 or s22 plus

i think if you want a phone for long-term, mid-range is not the way to go

It's interesting that Samsung chose to put the bigger battery on the A35 instead of their flagship phone (S24)

Perhaps not that much physically at first glance, but features and performance wise, the S24+ destroys the A55.

its crazy how big samsung has become but all your phones look exactly the dam same that's ashame

Samsung is display company they know really well how to sell their products

This is a lower end mid ranger

Why use the A35? Why not use the A55?

Noice

The effort put into this video is minimal… snap some photos and videos, talk about how you don’t like actual experiments (obvious excuse) and you’re done!!

bigger battery isnt better when the chip is booty lol

A35 is an A54

Am I humble opinion Samsung is wasting too much time on the exterior versus the interior that's why their mid-rangers either die or slow down super fast. If I were them I'd be ashamed to have released this junk while Chinese companies are killing it they won't be able to continue treating their customers like this for long once people catch on.

This review leaves out A LOT of information that set these phones apart. Most importantly, the S24 has the Gen 3 Snapdragon processor while the A35 has the Samsung Exynos 1380. So sure, the A35 has a bigger battery but that means absolutely nothing in real use-case scenarios (which weren't shown) as the Exynos chip will suck down that fat battery while the Gen 3 Snapdragon is by far the most energy efficient mobile processor available for Android phones. NOT comparing this is basically lying to people about what really makes these phones different. You're basically telling people to spend $400 because "it's basically the same thing" when in reality, they're so drastically different, it's hilarious. If I bought a $400 phone because someone told me "it's just as good as the flagship" then I look up the REAL difference, I would call them a moron and never listen to a single thing they say again. Do a better job in these reviews because this was just a straight fucking lie to your fan base.

Similar to this comparison, I replaced my Samsung S20+ with a Google Pixel 7. Irrespective of the specs, there is ZERO functional difference in day-to-day use. I think people look at "flagship" phones as status symbols.

Well you could buy an A54 thats better and sometimes cheaper than the A35.

just get an s23

2 flavors same Shitsung

What a pair of ordinary, boring, uninspiring looking devices. Samsung, imo, and I've said this since Galaxy S3, should stick to designing washing machines, and outsource every other design to someone who can actually do a half decent job. During this video, an ad came up for Samsung S23 FE (as brand new phone release?) and it looks IDENTICAL to these two. How did we allow Apple, Samsung to start charging us more for less? A THOUSAND DOLLARS for a phone....ridiculous. To hear you beech about bezels, which are almost non-existent tbh and as such make the design impractical, bezels that as human with hands, NEEDS them at least deep enough for the flesh of the fingers to grip the device without covering the screen...can you at all reset your mind from all the marketing gibberish NONENSE that has invaded your reasoning, and realize somehow that bezels are not a SPEC!? I tried holding an S24, and I kept constantly entering home screen settings or moving an icon - to not mess with the screen, I have to hold it so specifically and risk dropping it...heck no. Punch hole cameras are awful, they are so much more distracting in full screen video, in pretty much any type of content and media, than even a big notch. The brain wants to assign it to the whatever is on the screen, and it always distracts because it doesn't belong there. Notch is immediately dismissed subconsciously as part of the hardware, not the screen, and it doesn't interfere the same way. What happened with invisible Camera that's behind the actual pixels? oh yeah! that's called innovation and was the next thing to come from LG in their upcoming phones before they got forced into shutting down their mobile division...by disgustingly greedy uninspiring giant corporations, mindlessly devouring everything that can be challenging their status quo as the default providers. I'm a LITTLE cynical, since my favorite smartphone makers, HTC and then LG got demolished, because their business model of pushing real innovation was crushed by sheer greed. My daily driver, as they say? It's an LG G8. I'm an absolute audio purist, and there is no other professional level portable music player/device than can deliver pure audiophile level of high fidelity sound in it's highest format possible, which I hook to my dolby 5.1 home theatre and my pro headphones. I have a 1 TERABYTE high speed microSD card in it too, and I can film in 4K @60FPS as much as I want without any worry. Today's flagship phones have these super resolution cameras, even 8K video, and no expandable storage, while coming at laughable memory capacities, each next level costing literally hundreds of dollars more. It's time to look upto China for innovation that makes sense while not loosing the roots of the past.

Giving users a good camera experience with the A35/55 is a smart move by Samsung. That’s how you develop brand loyalty. In the future when a user of an A35/55 is ready to upgrade they’ll likely at least consider sticking with Samsung since they know their cameras are capable .

S23 is better

I'd rather buy refurbished

Just dropped in for shits and giggles. I have the S24 Plus. It's my backup phone. My daily driver is a 15 Pro Max. I used Galaxy S series phones from the original Galaxy S thru the S22 Ultra. Then I sold my S22 Ultra and bought a 13 Pro Max. Within a week it was my daily driver.

the bezels is a joke

If you're not going S24 Ultra then go A35. S24 and S24+ are just useless, unless you're a gamer

Never buy a midrange phone. The A series is not good