Samsung’s homebrew “Infinity-U” display makes its first-ever appearance with the Galaxy A70, which employs a semi-circular drop notch eating its way into the top of the 6. This analyses the ridges of your thumb or finger when placed on the bottom portion of the display – unlocking the phone quite quickly in our tests – and can even be used to wake the phone when the screen is off. Dipping in and out of the Galaxy A70’s user interface feels nippy and responsive, even when juggling multiple applications.

Please purchase Samsung-branded batteries from reputable and approved sellers to ensure the batteries are not counterfeit. The A70 is already having to compete with five other Galaxy A-branded phones at the moment, while also facing stiff competition from other smartphone makers. is very impressive for a phone this cheap, although I did notice some slight oversaturation in light and dark green tones.Image at the top of page of Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G laying facedown simulated for illustration purposes. Where Samsung gets into trouble, however, is when you start looking at the opposition from the other smartphone makers. Make up to 4 claims for repair or replacement within 2 years, and save with a low deductible per claim. The A70 manages to give the Pixel 3a its first proper run for its money, capturing outdoor environments with extraordinary clarity and detail.

Mercifully, the Galaxy A70 manages to employ everything you’d ever want from a flagship-beating smartphone.Regardless, there’s also a healthy 128GB of internal storage, which can be supplemented by a further 256GB via microSD.

in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-S901, SM-S906, SM-S908 under default setting using 5G Sub6 networks (NOT tested under 5G mmWave network). Having navigated that dangerously fine line between affordability and high-end features, Samsung appears to have stumbled on the right ingredients with the Galaxy A70. A day and a half of use isn’t out of the question here and you might even be able to squeeze out two days of charge if you’re slightly more conservative with your apps and picture-taking. Finally, the Galaxy A70 benefits from 4K resolution video recording at 30fps and Full HD capture at up to 60fps. The Pixel 3a manages to capture a sharper-looking image with more detail, while the Galaxy A70’s low-light shots appear to suffer from dim, washed-out colours.

The camera software is easy to use, relying on simple swipes to the left and right to access shooting modes such as panorama, hyper-lapse and 960fps slow-motion recording. All other S Pens or stylus pens not designed for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G (including those by other manufacturers) may damage the screen. It may not represent a masterpiece in smartphone engineering, but it certainly doesn’t feel cheap compared to the Galaxy A80 or Samsung’s S-tier flagships, either. Other practicalities include the right-mounted volume rocker and power buttons, with the dual-SIM tray making an appearance on the upper-left edge.

The company’s latest mid-range handset runs Android 9 Pie with Samsung’s own launcher software firmly overlaid on top. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. The cheaper Galaxy A50 is faster, which is very confusing, but, generally speaking, the Galaxy A70 stacks up quite well against the competition. As for the technical achievements of the Galaxy A70’s FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080) screen, I found that it was capable of producing 100% of the sRGB colour gamut in the phone’s “Natural” display setting, according to our in-house display colorimeter.Samsung Electronics South Africa Proprietary Limited ("Samsung Electronics" or "us") provides a trade-in quotation tool and a trade-up quotation tool ("Tools", each a "Tool") to you, a consumer ("Consumer", "you" or "your") in connection with Samsung Electronics trade-up and trade-in programmes, both being the property of Samsung Electronics.