Listening Activity: Smartphone Reviews

Here's the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. It's a [blank_start]budget[blank_end] phone for less than 250 bucks, and it's a bit [blank_start]heavy[blank_end] at more than 200 [blank_start]grams[blank_end]. Sadly, to compensate for 5G, the [blank_start]display[blank_end] quality suffers. We would have loved to see an AMOLED [blank_start]panel[blank_end] here. It uses a basic 6.5-inch [blank_start]LCD[blank_end] screen with [blank_start]720p[blank_end] resolution and [blank_start]brightness[blank_end] is not stellar. It has a [blank_start]headphone jack[blank_end] and a single [blank_start]loud[blank_end] speaker which only scored average in [blank_start]loudness[blank_end]. There's a [blank_start]side-mounted fingerprint scanner[blank_end] as well. Samsung's One UI 3.1 is based on Android 11 with Samsung's specific [blank_start]features[blank_end] like the Game [blank_start]Launcher[blank_end] and the [blank_start]Edge[blank_end] Panel. The Mediatek Demensity 720 5G [blank_start]chipset[blank_end] delivers enough [blank_start]performance[blank_end] to play games and [blank_start]record 4k[blank_end] video. The [blank_start]5000-milliamp-hour[blank_end] battery delivered a 123-hour endurance score. The main 48-megapixel camera has good quality for its class with enough [blank_start]detail[blank_end] and [blank_start]vibrant[blank_end] colors. The [blank_start]value[blank_end] is great but you'll get nicer features from a [blank_start]4G[blank_end] phone for the same price. Check out the full review on our YouTube channel below.

Samsung's Galaxy A72 is the [blank_start]highest-end[blank_end] model in their A series [blank_start]lineup[blank_end]. The plastic back has a unique [blank_start]rubbery[blank_end] and velvety texture. It has two things that [blank_start]aren't a given[blank_end] on [blank_start]mid-range[blank_end] phones. IP67-rated protection and stereo speakers. The [blank_start]6.7-inch[blank_end] AMOLED panel has a [blank_start]full HD[blank_end] resolution and a [blank_start]90-hertz refresh rate[blank_end]. The A72 got a great 117-hour [blank_start]endurance[blank_end] rating on our tests and, with the [blank_start]25-watt charger[blank_end] in the box, it got from zero to 54 percent in half an hour. The A72 has the Snapdragon 720G in either six or eight [blank_start]gigs[blank_end] of RAM, which is okay for [blank_start]day-to-day use[blank_end]. It has Android 11 with One UI 3.1 on top and Samsung is committed to delivering three major [blank_start]O.S. updates[blank_end] and four years of security patches. The phone has a 64-megapixel [blank_start]main camera[blank_end], a telephoto with a native [blank_start]3x[blank_end] zoom, an [blank_start]ultrawide[blank_end] camera and a macro snapper. Photos are dependable during the day and [blank_start]low-light shots[blank_end] are [blank_start]above average[blank_end] for the class. If you want to learn more, check out our full review on our YouTube channel below.