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I've only had this phone a couple of months, and I was skeptical of it at first because it's a budget oriented phone. Coming from a Samsung Galaxy S10+, I am pleasantly surprised with the A16 5G. It's actually fairly snappy. I haven't had any significant slow downs with it. I put my 1TB Micro SD card in it filled with FLAC files, downloaded my favorite audio playing app which is Poweramp, everything works great! All my LDAC earbuds and headphones work with this phone, my earbuds and headphones which use a dongle work great, the OTG functions work great. Calls are crystal clear, texting, 5G/4G signal, WiFi, all of that works great. The camera is actually pretty fantastic. With the right apps and mods, it becomes even better. You can record at 4K quality with Open Camera. There are all kinds of tweaks and mods you can do to this phone to make it decently on par with a flagship Samsung phone. 25 watt fast charging is great. No wireless charging, but you can buy cases etc, which can add wireless charging. Seriously, this phone was only $100 and it's pretty dang great. It has exceeded all of my expectations so far, and I would consider myself an Android power user, I know a thing or two. The Exynos 1330 processor/chipset in this thing is actually pretty snappy. On par with a Snapdragon 855. The model I have, only has 4GB of RAM, and an 8GB swap file you can't get rid of, even if you turn RAM+ completely off, however, Android has pretty great memory management, and this phone has been solid for only having 4GB of physical RAM. The screen is beautiful, it's 90hz, super smooth. No 3.5mm headphone jack, that's okay, I have a few USB-C DAC's which have 3.5mm output. You honestly can't beat this phone for the price. I want a phone that is quick, plays my FLAC files, and does what a phone should do. This phone does that, and more. Mad props to Samsung for making such a great budget device.

The Samsung J5 for me was one of those sporadic let me support this brand purchases I made after my iPhone 6 Gold was stolen and like anyone it happens so sudden so your not prepared to splurge again for another top of the tier phone. My first impressions where it was just for now because compared to today the keyboard struggled with my speed of typing. It was almost like the phone was gasping for air it was embarrassing to even text on the device. Sometimes you'd be able to get your point across and other times you'd give up because it will just freeze up and decide your never going to send this message. I would like to appreciate the brand for working on the issue and accommodating people who type incredibly fast like me. Half of the time I couldn't do anything even watching YouTube proved to be a roller fest. The good side is how tough the glass was because I actually dropped it and also it got ran over by a car and it survived without a huge gap and ink pour. Great phone it just needed more Ram for it to be functional.

The Apple IPhone 11 for me was a small powerhouse of infinite capabilities. I made music with it, wrote long essays on it and drafted a few songs on this well made tool. The initial software when I bought it was stable, watching videos on it was enjoyable despite the lack of a dynamic island. The only downside is when you get a crack on the screen the the phone heats up faster which can make just resting it on your skin burn you. The rays emitted from a little crack definitely gave me retina burn but the phone still functioned from day one. I use a Samsung now and I am very loyal to both brands but I must admit that both companies are the best in the world great at what they do differently. My iPhone and I only had issues with a software update which compromised the ability to purchase things at stores without being interrupted by network hacking and failures. That was when I jumped ship, you'll enjoy this retro if you ever go back to it but please make sure you don't update it. Lastly I was able to edit my music on YouTube live and get paid for it too but like I said with the updates meant sometimes I would hear the ding but the money would vanish. Prior to the update everything went fine.