I recently lost my Galaxy S23 Ultra and was forced to purchase the basic economy A series Galaxy A03 and I have never been so disappointed in a purchase in my life. I have been a loyal Samsung user for 2 decades. I was never tempted by the hype of the Apple products. I like that android is open source. BUT, this A03 device needs to be disposed of permanently. First of all, the storage is 32 GB but the system apps and bloatware take up more than half of the storage and the":solution": for the lacvk of storage is to purchase and sd memory card for expanded storage....let me tell you, it doesnt make any differnce bc the processor is trash. It cannot even keep up when there are no external.apps or media downloaded to the device. So from the first time I powered on the phone, it was slow and did not respond immediately to my touching the screen. I was disappointed before I even got the phone set up and activated. With each app I installed it only got worse. Swiping down from the top to see notifications should be a simple gesture with a response being near immediate. Not with this device. Expect at least a 5 second lag time and if you are impatient like myself, you swipe and swipe again, which just makes it worse.
I feel ripped off. I feel like Samsung could have done better, even if the device is designed to be affordable for anyone. If I knew before I.purchased this device that I was going to be constantly frustrated and inconvenienced by its performance, I would never have made the purchase. I would have gone with an off brand or even sprang for an older model iphone, but being the loyal Samsung user, I assumed this model would be at the very least a basic device without any bells and whistles that would still get the job done for the time being. Boy was I mistaken. And for the consumers who can't really afford the S model devices and the A models are the best for for their budget, this device is a slap in the face. I want to say "shame on you" because it has to be common knowledge among Samsung designers, developers, and stakeholders that this product does not and cannot meet the needs of even the most basic of mobile device users. Even someone who only takes advantage of voice calls, text messaging and email, will find that this device doesn't quite measure up to their basic expectations. The processor is a joke, RAM memory size is half of what it should be to handle even basic functions, and don't get me.started on the GPS. That's a whole new can of worms.
My point is, as a 20 year devoted Samsung consumer, ( I have Samsung smart appliances in my home, Samsung smart tvs, washer and dryer, and 2 laptops) I know that Samsung is aware that they have created, marketed and sold a subpar device that should only be used for one thing.....a paper weight. I hate this phone so much I threw it out the window if my car today, only to have to go back an retrieve it from a yard in Middle Tennessee.
I plan to purchase a new device this weekend and although it pains me to say it. I am so disgusted with this piece of garbage device, I have been researching Motorola and IPhone options. Samsung has knowingly insulted my loyalty and robbed me of $60 I would much rather have spent elsewhere because this device isn't worth a nickel in my book.
Anyone else have the same horrible experience with this model??
You buy a $60 phone, you get basic functionality, which is what that model is for. It's meant to be a budget friendly, basic phone for people who only need a phone and internet connectivity. It served the function you purchased it for; a stopgap so you wouldn't be without a phone. I don't see how you could have been forced to buy that model unless it was the only one immediately available.
I think a good analogy for your comparison between phones is a Maserati Gran Turismo being compared to a Volkswagen Beetle. Just as everybody else said, you get what you pay for, and you didn't pay a lot for what you got.
