Samsung Galaxy A54 full review

After a less-than-stellar A53 last year, the Galaxy A54 puts the A-series back on the right track with promised improvements in performance, display, battery life and camera image quality. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features and how they perform.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Design and build
01:04 - Screen specs and features
02:00 - Stereo speakers test
02:16 - Under-display fingerprint scanner
02:21 - Storage options
02:27 - Android 13 and UI
02:45 - Exynos 1380 performance
03:19 - Battery endurance and charging test
03:40 - Camera specs
03:53 - Daylight photo quality
04:29 - Low-light photo quality
05:06 - Selfies
05:19 - Daylight video quality
05:52 - Low-light video quality
06:02 - Conclusion

[denzelcabaluna]

Currently using a54 and camera is pretty impressive and no lags at all and coming from s10 plus i can say that this is a huge upgrade

[briellasanluis]

I upgraded from a 4 year old A51 to A54 just last week and I've waited for GSM Arenas review of the phone. Its a pretty good upgrade from my previous phone. Gaming on it is smoother despite the exynos chipset even with high graphics. Camera details are also pretty awesome since Iike taking pictures outdoors. Battery life hangs on for a long time even if im on my phone almost for the whole day. Sad about the headphone jack removal since I prefer wired earphones more than the bluetooth ones that I have to remember to charge. I just bought a type c to 3.5mm headphone jack adaptor to solve that small issue for me and music qual is still great. Would definitely recommend it for anyone who wants to upgrade from a 4 year old samsung like me lol loved the review ❤

Edit: if youre getting an a54 5g make sure you have a phone casing ready since samsung doesnt provide one for this in the box. Walking around with a flat slick phone without a casing is like playing with fire lmao

[annielynbacabac]

I just bought my A54 5G <256GB>in #AwesomeLime yesterday and I'm loving it💚💚
Nightmode in camera is 👌

[george-opdw]

More than a year ago, I was between buying Xiaomi 11 lite 5G NE or the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G.
I finally chose the Xiaomi, and indeed it is an amazing phone. But since then, Xiaomi removed micro SD slot from the "lite" series, while in the meanwhile Samsung is constantly improving their mid range phones.
If I was buying now, I would choose Samsung Galaxy A54 instead of Xiaomi 13 lite. I believe Xiaomi was for a long time the king 👑 in the mid class price of smartphones, but now Samsung has taken it's throne.

[Joker-ywhl]

I'd been rocking an S7 Edge (a 2016 flagship) since January of 2018 but recently got the new A54 and I'm honestly blown away. It feels like people online get too numbers-obsessed when it comes to stuff like tech (and cars too, I've noticed, although it's probably just true with everything). In the real world, this phone is incredible. I struggle to comprehend that it's mid-range and not a flagship phone. People complain about the chip but it's literally fine, lol. Like I said, don't get too obsessed over tiny things that literally don't matter in the real world. *Do not* let internet deebs tell you otherwise.. "But muh Snapdragon"

I'm glad I waited until now to buy new - I did consider the A53 but stuck with the S7 Edge until the screen broke last month and then recognized that now was the time to move on. If you have a phone like the A52 or an equivalent, then no I likely wouldn't upgrade. Phones these days should be upgraded every 4-5 years in my opinion, not every 1-2. What surprised me was how good the speakers are on this phone - so much better than what I'm used to. Cameras are great. Gotta say this video is a fair and balanced review of the phone

[bedrockbetter]

To be honest Samsung really does a good job with these mid-phones. They always bring premium-like performance, decent resistances and textures and almost all flagship features. But they should release an A54s model with a spandragon chipset and better rsistance and features

[scotttatertot]

I love my A51 so much that I think I'll get the next A55 or so when it comes out. Still going strong after 3 years, and while the updates have rolled out slowly, it's up to date. Great stuff.

[lionheart.]

Samsung made a huge mistake removing the charger.

[oootkarsh]

5 years of updates is insane for android. Basically tells us that company has picked good quality components for this model to last well for atleast 5 years. Imma buy this.

[waxaus]

These reviews are always reliable, smart, well versed and fun to watch! Thank You for always providing high quality and comprehensive reviews!

[alimaydidthat]

such a good review, quick and covers the main stuff

[ivanpharis]

Finally. I've been waiting for a while.

[florac]

Hi, I am considering buying this phone or Sony Xperia 10 V. I saw your videos about both. Thanks for them :)
I have some doubts:
1. Are they dual sim? And, if so, can they be active at the same time? (For example, using internet with one sim and receiving sms with the other sim at the same time).
2. I am looking for a phone which takes photos very natural (accurate with what you see in real life in all, specially in the colors). You tested both. Which one do you think is better in this way?
Thanks in advance :)

[jiminswaterbottle]

I'm planning on buying it this april, I'll be able to give my 6 years phone a well deserved rest. I like the size since my hand is small, I don't do heavy gaming so I'm fine with the chipset.

[datboitobie]

Been waiting for a convincing review, and I think this is it

[Techvoyage]

Great video! In the process of watching, but like the structured approach you take.

[lawell]

Would be great to see a review of the mew meizu series. 3 new phones with snapdragon 8 gen2.

[joe_lubinda]

I just bought it and I'm loving it! My best upgrade so far and I think I'll have it for a long time.

[buffyraccoon]

I've been waiting for days! Finally!

[maxineglenn]

Just purchased this phone and I like it. I also purchased a case and charger, I'm waiting for them to be delivered. I was able to charge the phone with my Chrome Book charger and the charging was fast. I agree, the phone does get hot when using it for a long period of time. But even w that being said, I' m still glad I got it!