{"id":23001,"date":"2026-02-28T23:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=23001"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:16:29","slug":"the-greatest-finances-android-cellphone-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=23001","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Finances Android Cellphone of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"top-pick-samsung-galaxy-a17-5g-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"top-pick-samsung-galaxy-a17-5g\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_531685\" class=\"caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ec5f8867 global_chapter__arp_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A Samsung Galaxy A17 5G smartphone displayed on a dark yellow background.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=570 768w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=570&amp;dpr=1.5 1152w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=570&amp;dpr=2 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=530 585w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=530&amp;dpr=1.5 877w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09461.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;width=530&amp;dpr=2 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c882c9ce alignnone size-large wp-image-531685\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-text\"> <!-- -->\u00a0<span class=\"caption-text caption-credit\">Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ebb615ab global-cob eaaa9459 e1e566ad d097cc30\" data-scp=\"callout\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e6cf608463a\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 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title=\"Prime choose\">Prime choose<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=23001\/#Flaws_however_not_dealbreakers\" title=\"Flaws however not dealbreakers\">Flaws however not dealbreakers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"d02b79e1 e20b6350\" data-scp=\"callout_label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prime_choose\"><\/span>Prime choose<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"callout-chapter-1-1\" class=\"fd1ac384\" data-scp=\"callout_item\" data-testid=\"callout\" data-pid=\"79228\">\n<div class=\"f1cabe17\">\n<div class=\"f31f6df1\">\n<div class=\"efc734d0\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/link\/79228\/234799\/4\/247131?merchant=Amazon\" class=\"fa8c1483 product-merchant-link-button\" data-affiliate-link=\"true\" data-payload-expected=\"false\" rel=\"noreferrer sponsored noopener\" data-index=\"1\" data-store=\"Amazon\" data-vars-store=\"Amazon\" data-vars-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/link\/79228\/234799\/4\/247131?merchant=Amazon\" data-gtm-trigger=\"callout_product_link_image\" data-scp=\"removed\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-pid=\"79228\" data-gtm-context=\"inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d34mvw1if3ud0g.cloudfront.net\/79228\/Samsung-Galaxy-A17-5G_20260223-151423_full.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"b5d00cd6\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ce2bb787\">\n<p class=\"ec57f3ca\" data-scp=\"callout_description\">The newest addition to Samsung\u2019s funds A-series line gives a vivid show and prolonged battery life. Samsung guarantees software program and safety help by way of 2031, longer than many of the competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/link\/79228\/234799\/4\/247127\/?merchant=Amazon\" class=\"product-link\" data-affiliate-link=\"true\" data-payload-expected=\"false\" rel=\"noreferrer sponsored noopener\" data-gtm-trigger=\"product_link\" data-store=\"Amazon\" data-pick-type-id=\"1\" data-vars-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/link\/79228\/234799\/4\/247127\/?merchant=Amazon\" data-vars-store=\"Amazon\" data-gtm-element=\"product_link_impression\" data-link-type=\"link\" data-merchant=\"Amazon\" data-pid=\"79228\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/link\/79228\/234799\/4\/247127\/?merchant=Amazon\" data-gtm-context=\"chapter_top-pick-samsung-galaxy-a17-5g\">Samsung Galaxy A17 5G<\/a> is one of the best telephone to purchase in order for you a telephone that can final for years to come back and don\u2019t wish to spend a lot. Samsung guarantees six years of safety updates, which is considerably longer than any of the opposite telephones we examined, which might assist the Galaxy A17 final you into 2031.<\/p>\n<p>It additionally has an AMOLED display screen (a uncommon characteristic within the funds class), a 5,000 mAh battery that ought to final greater than a day\u2019s use, and handy options like NFC for tap-to-pay and a fingerprint sensor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You gained\u2019t have to consider getting a brand new telephone for some time.<\/strong> Six years of safety help is rather a lot. That\u2019s about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/news\/were-holding-on-to-smartphones-longer-than-ever-heres-how-to-make-sure-your-phone-lasts#:~:text=Statista%20says%20U,at%203.5%20years.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">twice so long as most individuals dangle on to the common smartphone<\/a>, so in case you\u2019re searching for a tool you should purchase and neglect about for some time, that is it. The Galaxy A17 may also see six years of Android software program updates, so your model of Android shouldn\u2019t lag behind both.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It has the display screen of a way more costly telephone.<\/strong> The Galaxy A17\u2019s 6.7-inch AMOLED display screen with a 90 Hz refresh fee is a top-shelf providing for a funds telephone. Most telephones on this value class nonetheless provide LCD screens, which don\u2019t have as excessive a distinction ratio however can appear brighter. I watched a couple of totally different reveals and films on this display screen and was impressed; <em>Bridgerton<\/em>\u2019s unnaturally brilliant pastels and jewel tones popped fantastically, and <em>The West Wing<\/em>\u2019s nostalgic glow shone by way of like candlelight. Video games regarded good, too, and although it\u2019s not a gaming powerhouse I used to be in a position to play <em>Diablo Immortal<\/em> on the Galaxy A17 with no issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f669362e\">\n<div class=\"ce43b2db fb2675ba\" data-testid=\"gallery-wrapper\">\n<article class=\"d63cac99\" data-gtm-element=\"gallery-main\" data-testid=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"d1ee6a2a\">\n<aside class=\"dfb4f088\">\n<div aria-label=\"Go to Slide 1\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"fc4db63f  fd22436a \" style=\"-webkit-transform:translate3d(0%, 0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0%, 0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0%, 0, 0);-o-transform:translate3d(0%, 0, 0);transform:translate3d(0%, 0, 0)\" role=\"button\" data-testid=\"gallery-slide-1\">\n<div data-scp=\"gallery_main\">\n<div class=\"ec5f8867 global_chapter__arp_image b71ff2c5\" style=\"padding-bottom:50.00%;display:inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The backside of a Samsung Galaxy A17 5G smartphone displayed on a dark yellow background.\" itemprop=\"image\" data-testid=\"gallery-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024 1024w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024&amp;dpr=1.5 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024&amp;dpr=2 2048w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980 980w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980&amp;dpr=1.5 1470w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980&amp;dpr=2 1960w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768 768w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768&amp;dpr=1.5 1152w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768&amp;dpr=2 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480&amp;dpr=1.5 720w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480&amp;dpr=2 960w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320 320w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;dpr=1.5 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;dpr=2 640w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"cf3feb4c c882c9ce\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span>Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-label=\"Go to Slide 2\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"fc4db63f   \" style=\"-webkit-transform:translate3d(100%, 0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(100%, 0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(100%, 0, 0);-o-transform:translate3d(100%, 0, 0);transform:translate3d(100%, 0, 0)\" role=\"button\" data-testid=\"gallery-slide-2\">\n<div data-scp=\"gallery_main\">\n<div class=\"ec5f8867 global_chapter__arp_image b71ff2c5\" style=\"padding-bottom:50.00%;display:inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A close up look at the camera lenses on a Samsung Galaxy A17 5G smartphone.\" itemprop=\"image\" data-testid=\"gallery-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024 1024w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024&amp;dpr=1.5 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=1024&amp;dpr=2 2048w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980 980w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980&amp;dpr=1.5 1470w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=980&amp;dpr=2 1960w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768 768w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768&amp;dpr=1.5 1152w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=768&amp;dpr=2 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480&amp;dpr=1.5 720w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=480&amp;dpr=2 960w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320 320w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;dpr=1.5 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;dpr=2 640w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"cf3feb4c c882c9ce\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span>Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-scp=\"removed\">\n<p><figcaption> <span>Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div class=\"a312cd0e\">\n<div class=\"fea15450\" style=\"-webkit-transform:translate3d(0px, 0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0px, 0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0px, 0, 0);-o-transform:translate3d(0px, 0, 0);transform:translate3d(0px, 0, 0)\" aria-label=\"Thumbnail Navigation\" data-testid=\"gallery-film-strip\"><button type=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-pressed=\"true\" 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1152w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=150&amp;dpr=2 1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90 320w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90&amp;dpr=1.5 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09464.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90&amp;dpr=2 640w\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"cf3feb4c c882c9ce\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button type=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-label=\"Go to Slide 2\" class=\"f3f66c2d &#10;          &#10;        \" data-gtm-trigger=\"gallery_thumbnail\" 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1536w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90 320w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90&amp;dpr=1.5 480w,https:\/\/cdn.thewirecutter.com\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/BEST-BUDGET-ANDROID-PHONES-2048px-09475.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=60&amp;crop=3:2&amp;width=90&amp;dpr=2 640w\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"cf3feb4c c882c9ce\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>You possibly can\u2019t go fallacious with the worth.<\/strong> Paying $200 for a smartphone that can carry out all the essential capabilities you want and look good within the course of is a steal, particularly while you have in mind how lengthy you possibly can conceivably use it. It has a fingerprint scanner, NFC, expandable reminiscence, and an IP54 ranking in opposition to mud and splashes; you possibly can spend much more than $200 and get rather a lot much less.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Its battery is a beast.<\/strong> Over the course of some days, I used the Galaxy A17 to play hours of YouTube movies and podcasts, navigate with Google Maps to lunch with a buddy, textual content always, make amends for my Netflix, and play demanding cellular video games. I by no means wanted to plug it in throughout the day, and the fast-charging characteristic labored properly at night time, powering the machine again as much as full energy in a bit of over an hour.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flaws_however_not_dealbreakers\"><\/span>Flaws however not dealbreakers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>It was generally sluggish or laggy.<\/strong> Although the Galaxy A17 is a superb possibility for individuals who don\u2019t need to spend so much or simply want a fundamental smartphone, we predict it&#8217;d frustrate smartphone superusers sooner or later. The Galaxy A17 often took a second for an app to open or shut or for a faucet to register, which will be irritating in case you\u2019re used to a really immediate response or in case you\u2019re multitasking in a number of home windows.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy A17 has 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, and it saved up with my every day duties simply wonderful. Nonetheless, the Galaxy A17\u2019s preliminary sluggish efficiency in spots makes me involved that responsiveness and loading instances will worsen over the following six years because the storage fills up with updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It doesn\u2019t have a headphone jack.<\/strong> The Galaxy A17 doesn\u2019t have a headphone jack, and the audio system aren\u2019t stereo and have a barely tinny high quality to them. Finances telephones aren\u2019t identified for his or her audio system so the latter isn\u2019t a dealbreaker, however no headphone jack limits you to Bluetooth units or a USB-C\u2013to\u20133.5 mm adapter, which is inconvenient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter Prime choose The newest addition to Samsung\u2019s funds A-series line gives a vivid show and prolonged battery life. Samsung guarantees software program and safety help by way of 2031, longer than many of the competitors. 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