Phone seems snappy and had a nice screen. But that's about it. It's a Samsung so comes bundled with Bixby which no one wants, plus other bloatware that can't be removed. You can at least disable the Bixby button (revert it back to a power button as it should be). But that's all on a nuisance level. What ticked me off is how Samsung creates so many variants of the EXACT SAME PHONE for multiple carriers. While this was supposed to be an unlocked GSM phone it would only work with a T-Mobile SIM. My AT&T SIM refused to connect. And to make matters even more confusing, when I looked up the IMEI it came back as being on the XFINITY network (Verizon, not GSM). And because of the carrier lock it was limited to Android 11 while version 12 has been available on this model for quite some time.
If you must get this phone then get the SM-A515F (International version). Same specs but dual SIM capable and none of this locked carrier nonsense. Sticking with my NOKIA for now. Has it's own quirks but at least it's not a paperweight out of the box.
