Samsung has made great improvements to the Galaxy A series. In the A Series, Samsung has had great smartphones like the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A30. And for this opportunity, we will review the full specifications and prices of the Samsung Galaxy A70.
The following is a full Samsung Galaxy A70 review.
The advantages of the Samsung Galaxy A70
- Stable performance
- Good battery life
- Samsung Pay with MST support
- Nice screen
Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy A70
- Average Camera Quality
- The back design is easy to scratch and leave fingerprints
The Galaxy A70 is one of the best mid-range smartphones on the market today. This product is a combination of great design and engine configuration, but what stands out most about this Samsung product is that it provides a smooth engine performance experience and excellent battery life.
Samsung has also updated the Galaxy A and Galaxy M series to meet the needs of today’s smartphone users. With the Galaxy A series, Samsung wants to show its best performance through the Galaxy A70 with advantages such as a wide screen, long battery life which is suitable for use when using social networks, watching videos or playing games for hours.
What makes the Galaxy A70 different from other brand smartphones, apart from its performance, is its beautiful and smooth design. In addition, there is also the Samsung Pay feature, a feature that is claimed to be superior to this smartphone compared to other brands.
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Equipment In The Sales Box
- 25W fast charging capacity charger
- 2-way USB-C cable
- SIM Ijector
- Silicone case
- In-ear headphones
The 25W fast charger included in the sales box is considered quite attractive because most of the other competing smartphones only use low chargers. Another small addition to the box that’s also interesting is that there’s a 2-way USB-C device charging cable instead of the USB-A end.
Samsung Galaxy A70 Design
- Size : 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 183 grams
- Screen: Infinity U
- USB port: USB-C
- And there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack
- Optical fingerprint screen
The Galaxy A70 still has a design that is very similar to the Galaxy A50, but the differences are not much and the materials used in the body design of this smartphone are not very classy. The back of this smartphone is only made of plastic. It would be great if Samsung used a strong glass material, but of course the design using this material still looks quite attractive in the upper middle class segment.
In addition, in the sales box you will also be provided with a high quality silicone back cover to better protect the phone from scratches.
Samsung has been very successful in improving the user experience when it comes to the design of the Galaxy A70. The volume up and down buttons and the power button are placed on the right side, close enough to reach even though they are quite large. The chin on the front is much more compact than its sister A50 or A30, then the bezel size is also well optimized, and has a water drop notch or what is called Samsung Infinity-U. At the bottom edge is a USB-C charging port and a headphone jack.
Similar to the Galaxy A50, the A70 also has an optical fingerprint sensor on the screen. The fingerprint sensor works quite effectively, although it can’t be compared to ultrasonic sensors but the processing speed is still acceptable in a cheaper price range than flagship smartphones.
Apart from Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy A70 is Samsung’s first mid-range smartphone that supports the Samsung Pay (MST) feature. Currently there are still many cash registers that do not support NFC, because the MST method is required for easier checkouts. MST also allows the Galaxy A70 to simulate debit card swipes on payment devices without NFC.
The Galaxy A70 is quite large in size, but thanks to its rounded edges and weighing only 183g, it will help users when using the phone with only one hand for extended periods of use.
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Samsung Galaxy A70 screen
- Screen: 6.7 inches FullHD +
- Aspect ratio : 20:9
- Screen panel: Super AMOLED
Galaxy A70 is also equipped with a large 6.7-inch screen, uses a Super AMOLED panel, the resolution is FullHD + quality, and also has a frame rate of 20: 9 to provide a screen display quality that is bright enough for you to use in outdoor lighting conditions, enjoy the latest movies from Netflix or play games on your smartphone. Galaxy A70 also has Widevine L1 support, so you can view all your favorite content in high resolution.
The FullHD+ resolution may be slightly lower on the large 6.7-inch screen, but it’s still more than enough for you to use for everyday tasks like reading the online newspaper or surfing the web. In addition, the screen on this smartphone is also able to save a large amount of power to use FullHD + resolution instead of using QuadHD (+) resolution.
The settings on this smartphone screen also provide a number of options to customize the screen such as changing the saturation level, white balance and even individual values for the RGB spectrum.
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Samsung Galaxy A70 . Performance
Processor: Snapdragon 675 (8 cores)- RAM: 6GB
- Graphics : Adreno 612
- Internal memory: 128GB
- There is a microSD card slot
The Galaxy A70 already sports a Snapdragon 675 processor, ensuring a great balance between performance and battery life.
Snapdragon 675 has 8 cores, including 6 Cortex A55 cores and 2 Cortex A76 cores. This processor is also used on the Redmi Note 7 Pro.
Galaxy A70 has 128GB of internal memory, of which around 108GB is left to be used as data storage, applications, games and files that you have and 20 GB is already used by the system. You can expand the internal memory is also not enough through the microSD card slot. The smartphone also has dual nanoSIM slots and supports VoLTE on both SIMs.
Galaxy A70 already has great performance thanks to Samsung’s excellent software optimization. With a microprocessor, large RAM capacity, the Galaxy A70 can completely beat the Redmi Note 7 Pro.
When used to play PUBG games on the Galaxy A70, you can already use the highest graphics level, even though there are notifications to reduce frames, but when the Galaxy A70 still offers a smooth experience when playing this game. This smartphone will also heat up when playing for a long time, but because the back is made of plastic, it will feel uncomfortable in the hand and this is one of the shortcomings of the Samsung Galaxy A70.
Samsung Galaxy A70 Battery
In addition to having a large size, the Galaxy A70 also uses a large capacity battery. That is, with a 4,500mAh battery capacity ensures that you can use it all day long. If used for basic needs, this smartphone can last almost two days. But if used continuously for heavy performance, this smartphone can last almost seven hours, a pretty good number for a smartphone with a large screen like this.
The A70 is the first Samsung smartphone to support 25W fast charging. While not as fast as some competing standards like VOOC or Dash, you can still charge it in just over an hour.
Samsung Galaxy A70 software
The Galaxy A70 already runs Android Pie with a One UI 1.1 interface similar to other One UI devices like those used by the Galaxy S10 and A50. The software is easy to use with lots of options to customize the interface to your liking.
Like other recent Samsung devices, the interface on the Galaxy A70 is very clean, not a lot of third-party apps, but it will still have Google’s default apps.
Camera Samsung Galaxy A70
- Rear camera: 32MP, F/1.7 aperture + 8MP wide-angle camera with 120 degrees + 5MP depth sensor
- Front camera: 32MP (Samsung GD1 sensor)
When it comes to mid-range smartphones, the ability to take photos on the Samsung Galaxy A70 is one of the most noticeable improvements in the A Series. However, it’s not just the high camera specifications that will produce the best image quality.
Just like on the Galaxy A50, photos taken from the A70 tend to make the image look brighter or too bright.
In good lighting conditions, details in the image will be very clear, but you can easily identify areas of over-light.
With indoor lighting conditions, the image quality produced by the Samsung Galaxy A70 camera immediately decreases significantly. There is a certain degree of deterioration in image quality and the white balance is less than perfect. In addition, image noise also starts to appear in low-light shooting conditions, which means that details such as hair or skin will be completely lost.
With relatively low light conditions when shooting using the main camera of the Samsung Galaxy A70 indoors, the results will appear to have significantly reduced image quality. Portraits from the wide-angle camera also give poorer results.
If you are a selfie enthusiast, then the front camera of the Galaxy A70 can make you satisfied. Depending on the settings in the camera app, you can choose from a variety of image qualities, the highest being 32MP. The Galaxy A70 does not use a dual selfie camera, instead, there is a selfie camera with a wide-angle lens. If you want to get a closer-focused selfie, you can crop it using a photo editing app.
The Galaxy A70 also ensures video recording in 4K @ 30fps resolution, but there is no electronic or optical anti-shock mode. Galaxy A70 can record Super-slowmotion video in 720p quality at 480 frames/sec.
Galaxy A70 price
The Galaxy A70 directly competes with other brand smartphones such as the Nokia 8.1 and even the Poco F1. The selling price of the Galaxy A70 GB 6GB + 128 GB on the official website is sold at a price of Rp. 5.7 million.
The Galaxy A70 is a good choice, because it has focused on the current mid-range smartphone user experience. The Nokia 8.1 provides pure Android, but lacks a huge battery, 25W fast charging and a large, beautiful Super AMOLED display. The Pocophone F1 is aimed at users who are more interested in processing performance than overall specs and features.
Conclusion
The Galaxy A70 is one of the most appropriate smartphones you can have right now. The performance of this smartphone is not the strongest, it doesn’t have the best camera quality, but more than that, the Samsung Galaxy A70 will offer an excellent user experience in all aspects.
There are small advantages to the Galaxy A70 that need to be considered that this smartphone is more resistant to falls because it uses plastic material instead of glass, but you must use a soft case or hard case to avoid scratches on the back of this smartphone.
