“Buy cheap, buy twice” is a common enough proverb. But this doesn’t necessarily apply to smartphones. Not everyone needs a high-end smartphone that costs well over $1,000. A much cheaper smartphone will often do the job for a lot of people. That said, we recently reviewed the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G. We evaluate what the budget smartphone can do and how it may even exceed expectations.
Fast mobile network
First of all, the Galaxy A17 5G, as the name suggests, is a 5G device, meaning a smartphone with the latest mobile network standard. This allows for quite fast mobile internet surfing with good network coverage. At the same time, the reception is occasionally a bit weaker than on high-end smartphones.
Stable surfing
Browsing the internet is, of course, also possible via Wi-Fi, and here it should be clearly noted that the Galaxy device is much slower than fast high-end smartphones. However, this also depends on your internet connection: 100 or 250 Mbps can be fully utilized by the Galaxy A17 5G; only with faster connections do high-end devices have an advantage. Nevertheless, this budget smartphone still manages streaming and surfing very well. The difference is more noticeable with large downloads.
Enough power for everyday use
What about overall perfomance? There are, of course, significant differences here: While users can navigate through menus without jerking or stuttering on top-of-the-line smartphones, these interruptions do occasionally occur on the Galaxy A17 5G. More complex tasks such flying a drone or editing videos on a smartphone are also no fun on the Galaxy A17 5G.
And more
Gaming is limited, but the camera system does offer some positive surprises, which are revealed in our detailed review of the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G. There, we also give our final rating and highlight why we’re not entirely confident in Samsung’s update promise.
I initially wrote about gaming laptops when I joined Notebookcheck in 2009. I was then involved with the setup of the comparison portal Notebookinfo and worked with social media concepts for large companies like BMW and Adidas, while also returning to work for Notebookcheck in 2012. Nowadays, I focus on smartphones, tablets, and future technologies. Since 2018 I have been Managing Editor for mobile device reviews, working alongside my colleague Daniel Schmidt.
Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.
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