After reading all the reviews about this phone for several days ... especially the most negative ones, I decided to buy it anyway.
When I received the phone, it's condition, printed user guide and packaging, including the charger and usb-c cable appeared "new." Even the plastic bag which it came with stated so. When I powered the unit for the first time it had no problem booting to the setup screen which was in Spanish and indicated that its 5000mAh battery was 50% charged. Although it wasn't difficult to change the language to English, I decided to power it down and wait until it was fully charged before continuing with the setup. This took around 30 minutes to complete. I needed to completely transfer as much of my data, folder, contacts and apps from my old Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime to this Samsung Galaxy A25 5G so I used the free Samsung app from the Google Playstore to accomplish this. The transfer over wifi took a few hours and only left out 5 apps which were relatively unimportant and easilly reloaded to the new phone from the playstore.
Trying to save a few bucks, I then tried to switch my sim card from the old phone to the new phone myself. I followed the online instructions provided by Metro by T-Mobile, but this is where I encountered a problem. The IMEI number was not recognized by Metro and suggested I call for assistance. I wondered if the negative comments about this phone not being truly unlocked and not working in North America were true, so I decided to stop at this point and just wait until I could visit the nearest Metro store for help.
The following morning, I did so. To my surprise it only took all of under 5 minutes and at a cost of $26.78 for a new sim card plus an activation fee to have me out the door with my old phone number successfully transferred to the new phone. Since then, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G seems to be functioning just fine. I love how bright and clear the screen is. Its responsive and easy it is to use inspite of the fact that it is light years more advanced that my old one. I'm still learning about all its innovations and how to use it properly. Imagine, within a day of receiving this new phone I went from a smartphone using Android 7.11 OS to Android 14 OS!!! Would anyone believe that had I not needed to switch to an an Android OS of 11+ just to be able to utilize my car's Andro Auto Infotainment System fully, I would still be using my old J7 Prime?!
Though not as powerful as the latest Galaxy S or N models, its specs including it's screen, video and multi-camera resolutions, refresh rate, processing unit, tactile response and even its storage expandability are fairly impressive if not respectable at such an affordable prize. If down the road I find anything to dislike or complain about it, I'll be sure to write an addendum to this review. In a nutshell ... I can vouch that this phone works just fine with Metro by T-Mobile cellular carrier in Florida (or at least my neck of the woods, East Central Florida) and can make calls either over wifi or just using cellular data.
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This Item  Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256E/DS), 128GB 6GB RAM, Dual SIM, Factory Unlocked GSM, International Version (Wall Charger Bundle) - (Yellow) |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | -13% $174.00 List: $199.97 | $125.00 | -9% $126.70 Typical: $138.61 | -14% $125.00 List: $145.06 | -8% $109.00 List: $118.97 | -7% $185.00 Typical: $199.00 |
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| Sold By | Mobiles International | Mobiles International | God Minister | Mobiles International | Cell Universal | Mobiles International |
| display size | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| memory capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| operating system | Android 14 | — | Android 13.0 | Android 14 | Android 13.0 | Android 13.0 |
| battery average life | 22 hours | — | — | — | 22 hours | 20 hours |
| input interface | touch screen | buttons | touch screen | — | — | touch screen |
| water resistance | not water resistant | not water resistant | not water resistant | not water resistant | not water resistant | not water resistant |
| weight | 197 grams | 200 grams | 200 grams | 200 grams | — | 197 grams |
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