I am still looking for the Samsung A53 5G as I missed out on the Black Friday Deals.
Just found that the Samsung A53 5G is $499 at Telstra and with the Officeworks price beat it should be $474.
Although it seems you need a service with Telstra to buy it outright from Telstra?
This is my first Deal post, hope I did not miss anything.
I would rather buy say an OPPO Reno8 Lite 5G for $50 more. It would be faster with much better update support.
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/oppo-reno8…
Great catch. It also comes with a free $25 starter SIM.
That is a yes.
OPPO phones get 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates.
https://9to5google.com/2022/12/21/oppo-android-update-policy…
I've already got my OPPO A74 5G upgraded to Android 13 after the upgrade was offered.
Had a oppo a52, absolute garbage. Of all the eff ups in my life this was the worst, and I must be pretty broken as a person because I still have it, sob.
The lower end models must be bad then. I have an OPPO A74 5G and it's fine. Got that back in late 2021.
Dont know why the negs, its true…rubbish phone for $500.
Some reviews say the opposite. Top 2/3 "best budget android phone"
So what's going on?
I have mine since launch and was the 4GB OG Model, this is the newer 6gb RAM varient. but updates have smoothed 95% of stutters, I just upgraded to the s22 because gaming is less than stellar. I do miss my microsd slot (512GB Card). It's good for a mid teir phone
Agree, shit phone due to shit SoC.
Yes it seems you need a service with Telstra in order to buy it outright. Otherwise you have to sign up to a plan to get it.
When I bought it last month you get to claim free samsung buds live
As ozvictor said, this phone is brutally slow out of the box. 2/10 not recommended even for the most senile of grandparents.
EDIT: Holy crap this phone is not cheap. 0/10 do not buy.
Even, I have S21 and it has been slowed down adn it has exynos.
Funny that. My $450 at the time OPPO A74 5G has been running smooth sailing since the day I bought it. It never slows down over time. It does have a Snapdragon chip. And it even got updated to Android 13. I recommend OPPO phones. Samsung is over rated.
That's really interesting, I have an S9+ (way older) with Exynos that is still doing really well for a younger sibling. Do you think it's because of the more bloated system ontop?
Might be because the older models were a bit better.
@hollykryten: Don't disagree with that - Headphone jack, microSD, built like a tank. No gimmicks on the camera either.
If you're a diehard Samsung fan, either the older A52s (if you can find) or A73.
I've been happy with my A52 for $400 black friday jb
Poco M4 Pro 5G is a much better buy.
Unless you're on Telstra - most Pocos = no VoLTE = no phone calls once the 3G network is shut down. Oh and warranty etc etc…
The A73 for $520 a few weeks ago smashes this. Snapdragon and smooth as shit. These A53's we have at work, laggy AF
A73 is also Laggy AF once you start installing apps and chew up memory - get what you pay for
You're entitled to your opinion, but I haven't seen that in practice with mine, And I have a heap of apps and use it heavily.
How’s the Oppo A77 128gb 5g please share your opinion. Thinking to buy it. Thanks.
Spend a bit more and get the A96 with a Snapdragon processor. One in our family and it's an excellent device.
Samsung Galaxy A52s is better.
Officeworks will not price beat this as you need a Telstra plan to get it. I tried this on the hotline many moons ago. YMMV in store.
You can make a better choice for a phone for around this price any how so no big deal.
People ripping on this pretty bad on here, but hard to name a reputable brand phone with better battery life and specs (screen, cam etc.) for the money.
I did get the A33 5G for $350 one Telstra Day and I believe it is similar, so probably can't say this is an awesome price either.
I think the only reason someone should buy this is if they need the massive battery life otherwise there are better phones out there for the price
I have this phone as my daily and pretty happy happy with battery life, screen and speakers. I do have a s21 ultra that I now only use for photos, video and consuming media at home, the s21 ultra is too big for me tbh.
I bought my a53 for 400$ on ebay with apparently "2 weeks" use and proof of purchase. I think it should be 400$ retail tho. The a33 uses the SoC
This is my work phone. Do not recommend, it’s laggy even with minimal apps installed