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5.0 out of 5 starsVery impressed, great 5G phone good battery life Android 13 !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2023
Bought this as a company phone replacement as the old one was 4G only and old. It quickly upgraded to Android 13. I have the usual company apps, teams, outlook and all managed with a company provided app for identity verification. While the face recognition works it does remind you every 72 hours to input your PIN, Our company needs a minimum 8 digit pin (yup) so you need to do "choose another" in the menu to allow an 8 digit pin. I also use it to hotspot into the company on the laptop when at a client site, at 5G.
Battery life is very, very good. I am usually charging it once every 3-4 days, use dependent of course.
As per company policy I have to keep it updated, and Android 13 was offered so I installed it.
It is a dual SIM phone and as a user of dual SIM I can highly recommend for travel, i.e. buy a local SIM payg and use your 'home' SIM for receiving verification codes only.
I am considering buying a second A77 to replace a data dongle which are mostly 4G only, and using the dual SIM to have 2 different PAYG plans for (personal) data when needed in remote locations, mobile phone coverage varies of course. I have found some poor 4G locations have good 5G coverage.
The camera I would call 'good enough'. I need to share photos of equipment or status screens with colleagues. It only has 2 settings, a wide and closer. If you're not using the 2nd SIM you can put a micro SDXC card in it. The slots appear to be sealed with gaskets so I think it is waterproof too.
It has a 3.5 mm headphone socket which is really handy for those 'con calls' privacy.
It comes in the box with a clear case (cover) and there is a screen protector fitted but it is a plastic one not a glass one so easily scratched. Also comes with a high speed mains charger.
I have a personal Samsung phone as well and there's little to choose between them. My Samsung can take 2 SIMs AND an SDXC memory card but doesn't charge as fast.
Has proved very reliable so far so at the price it is excellent.