I recently bought a new smartphone to replace my aging Samsung Galaxy A13 LTE. I had noticed the frequent lagging and slow opening of apps of the phone. It somehow affected my browsing activities. After reading some reviews of bloggers and watching videos in YouTube, I had decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy A27 5G which is within my budget of 20K. The Galaxy A27 5G is a mid-range smartphone with the price of 19,390 pesos for the variant of 6GB/128GB. The display is 6.7 inch FHD-Super AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate, and protected by Gorilla Glass Victus+. The processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4nm). It has a rear camera of 50MP main with OIS, 5MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro. The front camera is 12MP which is very good for selfies. The battery and charging of the phone is 5000mAh battery with 25W fast charging. The software of A27 5G as usual for new Samsung phones is Android 16 with One UI 8.5 (supports up to 6 major OS upgrades and 6 years security updates which is a major factor for me to buy this Samsung brand). The durability and other features are as follows: IP64 water resistance, Galaxy AI tools (Circle to Search, Object Eraser, Voice Transcription), and microSD card expansion up to 2TB. The only cons about this unit, it has no adaptor and jellycase which Samsung usually included before. I had to buy a new adaptor worth 1,200 pesos. My verdict: After using it for 5 days, the phone is absolutely fast whenever I opened an app. The pictures or photos that I took are so vivid and stunning. By using the Samsung Smart Switch, I was able to transfer my files, photos, contacts, and apps quickly from my old Galaxy 13 LTE.
