SamsungGalaxy A25 5G A256E 128GB Dual-SIM GSM Unlocked Android Smartphone (Latin Variant/US Compatible LTE) - Blue Black

After reading all the reviews about this phone for several days ... especially the most negative ones, I decided to buy it anyway.When I received the phone, it's condition, printed user guide and packaging, including the charger and usb-c cable appeared "new." Even the plastic bag which it came with stated so. When I powered the unit for the first time it had no problem booting to the setup screen which was in Spanish and indicated that its 5000mAh battery was 50% charged. Although it wasn't difficult to change the language to English, I decided to power it down and wait until it was fully charged before continuing with the setup. This took around 30 minutes to complete. I needed to completely transfer as much of my data, folder, contacts and apps from my old Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime to this Samsung Galaxy A25 5G so I used the free Samsung app from the Google Playstore to accomplish this. The transfer over wifi took a few hours and only left out 5 apps which were relatively unimportant and easilly reloaded to the new phone from the playstore.Trying to save a few bucks, I then tried to switch my sim card from the old phone to the new phone myself. I followed the online instructions provided by Metro by T-Mobile, but this is where I encountered a problem. The IMEI number was not recognized by Metro and suggested I call for assistance. I wondered if the negative comments about this phone not being truly unlocked and not working in North America were true, so I decided to stop at this point and just wait until I could visit the nearest Metro store for help.The following morning, I did so. To my surprise it only took all of under 5 minutes and at a cost of $26.78 for a new sim card plus an activation fee to have me out the door with my old phone number successfully transferred to the new phone. Since then, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G seems to be functioning just fine. I love how bright and clear the screen is. Its responsive and easy it is to use inspite of the fact that it is light years more advanced that my old one. I'm still learning about all its innovations and how to use it properly. Imagine, within a day of receiving this new phone I went from a smartphone using Android 7.11 OS to Android 14 OS!!! Would anyone believe that had I not needed to switch to an an Android OS of 11+ just to be able to utilize my car's Andro Auto Infotainment System fully, I would still be using my old J7 Prime?!Though not as powerful as the latest Galaxy S or N models, its specs including it's screen, video and multi-camera resolutions, refresh rate, processing unit, tactile response and even its storage expandability are fairly impressive if not respectable at such an affordable prize. If down the road I find anything to dislike or complain about it, I'll be sure to write an addendum to this review. In a nutshell ... I can vouch that this phone works just fine with Metro by T-Mobile cellular carrier in Florida (or at least my neck of the woods, East Central Florida) and can make calls either over wifi or just using cellular data.

This phone is so cool and super easy the colour is lovely and the space is so much it is super fast and is worth the money it is easy to charge easy to use I love it

I bought this to replace my Samsung Galaxy S20+ which is no longer supported by Samsung this year. I am actually a long term fan of the S series but since I prefer phones with SD cards, I decided to try the A25 .I'm glad I did! The A25 is comparable to the S20+ in terms of performance . The touchscreen was responsive and Internet was fast. Phone calls were clear with no dropped connections. The speakers are not as nice as the S20+ but I can live with that. I bought the international version hoping it has an FM radio tuner. Hooray! It's there! For those unfamiliar with this feature found in some non US phones, this embedded tuner lets you listen to local FM stations even if you don't have Internet access. Very useful in emergency situations!Just insert old school wired earphones in the headphone jack and you're good to go. The wires function as a radio antenna. I am US based and I can confirm it works with AT&T . Just insert your sim card and you're connected ,even if you receive an auto text from AT&T stating this phone is not compatible. The only downside is there is no wireless charging but you can just attach a small thingamajig to the back of the phone and the USB port. Voila! Wireless charging .I am pleased with this purchase so far :D

Muy bueno, bonito y económico

I have had nothing but problems since I started using it. When I Smart Switched my iphone to this one, first of all, it didn’t receive everything properly. Secondly, when sending texts, it will not send pix or long messages, so basically mms is inoperable however I can send and rcv pix and links from some phones. I worked extensively with my carrier and it is not them, it is the phone. I am regretful I bought it. I didnt use it right away because when I transferred my old iphone over to this one, everything was so off and the phone wasnt working so I switched back to my iphone until I moved. Once I moved and switched, it has been a nightmare ever since. Every day discovering something new and odd that doesnt function properly that makes sense to no one.

Excellent for its price.

This phone works well (AT&T), but be VERY sure it has the features you want before you buy it. It does not support wifi calling, for instance - despite many AI generated web pages out there insisting that it does. No wireless charging either. I was willing to live without the wireless charging, but didn't discover that it wasn't capable of wifi calling until too late to return it.The processor seems OK, but sometimes on startup it will sit there loading forever. Other tasks seem reasonably fast. The cell connection is about the same as my previous phone. I greatly appreciate that it has an SD card slot - it's ridiculous that Samsung is moving away from that on some of their major models. The audio jack is a nice touch as well.On the whole it seems well made, but they cut some very odd corners to keep the price down.

The phone has many features for the money. It is durable even though dropped a couple of times.Love the camera and is unlocked so can use with any carrier