Smiggles
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Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates
The Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 aren’t drastically different from their predecessors, but the $50 price bump is indicative of the economic climate.
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Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates
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Smiggles
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R12k locally https://www.expertstores.co.za/shop/product-info/samsung-galaxy-a57-sma576bzapafa might as well just get the s25FE. Samsung is out of touch with reality.
naughty001
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yep - S25FE is way better than a A57 by miles even though the A57 may lay claim to one or two better/newer individual features - the S25FE is far closer to the flagships though in terms of speed and performance and functionality
ScriptKing
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Perhaps at R10k it evens the comparison some?
RedViking
Nord of the South
In other words the price of Lobola just went up. iPhone 17 if she is still a virgin. Samsung A37 if she comes with 3 kids.
RedViking
Nord of the South
If only the Xiaomi Poco phones were available in SA with local support and warranty. Freaking amazing phone this.
FiestaST
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Will wait for the MKBHD/Markass review & link it or my man MrMobile.
The Poco phones have far better performance that makes it worth the risk. I just bought a F7 Ultra for 12k, last year's model, but it outperforms the A57 by a mile.
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Could've gotten the F8 for that price
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True, but the F8 only got released globally recently & there's some specs on the F7 Ultra that are better than the F8 Pro. Screen, camera, faster charging & slightly higher performance scores. The F8 pro has bigger battery, better speakers & eSim, none of which I care about.Could've gotten the F8 for that price
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Defiler
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I was thinking of upgrading soon. But no SD card slot or 3.5mm audio jack. 
. Still on my S10+
. Still on my S10+Smiggles
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I was thinking of upgrading soon. But no SD card slot or 3.5mm audio jack.
Defiler
Expert Member
No internet in the middle of the Karoo and no bluetooth on my Pioneer mixer or speakers.
naughty001
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its a year where people really shouldn't give a rats ar5e what other people think and buy what works for their OWN circumstances without really giving a fark about any other cants on the internet asking what year it is
i mean you are free "do you" and no-one really will give a schit and likewise you are free to give a schit about what they do ..... it is definitely that simple unless someone is too stupid to actually understand this easy concept
Could be worse, you could be stuck with a A24. I bought one last year when my Note 8 wasn't getting DUO & I think SecureID updates any more. It's the biggest POS ever.
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Defiler
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Meh. Considered one of those adapters, but audio sux, especially since ALL of my music is hi-res .wav or flac. Been eyeing this out instead since I need a new DAC:Problem solved.Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store
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naughty001
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i won't dispute that the A24 is not a great phone but how much did you pay for it and at that time what could you have gotten at that same price that was better and which was easily available locally? Just curious
naughty001
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if you have a phone with no microSD card and no 3.5mm jack you can get this
single USB-C side into the phone and it gives you a connection for 3.5mm jack and then you can use the other USB-C to charge the phone or connect a power bank to continually power the phone while playing the music and use the USB-A to access a flash drive to retrieve music from and/or store external data, or maybe even small portable harddrives or SSDs for the cants who keep asking "what year it is"
single USB-C side into the phone and it gives you a connection for 3.5mm jack and then you can use the other USB-C to charge the phone or connect a power bank to continually power the phone while playing the music and use the USB-A to access a flash drive to retrieve music from and/or store external data, or maybe even small portable harddrives or SSDs for the cants who keep asking "what year it is"
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