Samsung Galaxy Avant

  • Released 2014, July
    136.9g, 9.9mm thickness
    Android 4.4.2
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    540x960 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 1.5GB RAM
    Snapdragon 400
  • 2100mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy Avant - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2014, July
Status Available. Released 2014, July
Body Dimensions 132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm (5.23 x 2.60 x 0.39 in)
Weight 136.9 g (4.80 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~63.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1.5GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 720p
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 372 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 44 h
Misc Colors Black
Models SM-G386T
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)     1.50 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.25 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR

Samsung Galaxy Avant - User Reviews

  • Hahahaha no.

  • Bro u have the same problem as I facing I starts restarting automatically

  • Such a jerk it automatically starts restarting

  • Great phone. I used it for 3 years, only replaced it when increasingly it seemed a little slow. It has a compass (useful for astronomy apps) which my newer phone lacks. Used it for taking notes and recordings during a trip to Cuba. Actually like its smaller size.

  • the best phone i have ever used, i have used it for 3yrs now and mine problem is it heat a lot when you are browsinge the bat,but now the phone is off and it cannot on back again and ive changed the battery but still it cannot power on,so i think my phone is dead now

  • I am still using this phone. Have not seen anything that looks that fantastic enough to upgrade to, and have had no complaints with this so why change. Decide what your needs are and find a phone that meets them. This one does most of what the rest do, for a much better price.

  • The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) seems like a great option. Many reviews of it online seems like they prove it's great capability for your needs. The camera quality is decent as well, yet the focus isn't very good. Other than that, it looks like a handy phone to do the job Here's a video comparing it's battery life against the s8 phones and the Galaxy A7

  • Superb phone. Should cost more, in my opinion. Excellent battery life, indestructible screen, (seriously, it literally refused to crack when i dropped it flat, without my case, onto a concrete surface.) everything else is average, but nonetheless an amazing phone. Would recommend.

  • Highly recommend this phone because of it has good specs, ram memory, for a great price.

  • Only problem LTE 1800 4G is not compatible with avant...

  • I've had one of these for about 2 years or so, and it just won't die. I've dropped it numerous times on concrete, and all it did was dent the sides and corners. And with Greenify you can make the battery last for a few days. My only gripes are that the screen is a MONSTER power hog, and the Lollipop update these were supposed to get in Q3/Q4 of 2015 never actually came into fruition.

  • I mistakenly broke the internal LED on my phone so the screen is messed up but this phone serviced me well for almost three years. It does get hot at times but it charges fast, it has a good amount of space, and it's easy on the eyes and the hands. Great display. My only complain, besides the overheating is the poor camera(s). Besides that, this could be a phone that works for most if not all. Definitely recommend!

  • An amazing phone for the money , especially since there are so many used phones out there. I have dropped this phone countless times in a lack luster plastic case and it "keeps on ticking'. It has every feature i needs as 'geezer user' though some of newern Samsung technology might be better for pulling in a weak signal a problem out hear in SW Idaho where towers are far apiece'.

  • The facebook can cause a lot of problem because it takes a lot of ram space and constantly running in the back ground even you remove it by task manager. You actually have to force stop it by the app manager.

  • Stop all the apps and remove the phone case, especially if you are charging.

  • You have too many apps running in the background. The games and social media apps constantly runs in the back ground. So all you need to do is go to Setting->Application Manager and select "FORCE STOP" those apps. You were running out of RAM Memory. That should solve your problem.

  • You might have too many apps running or/and charging the phone while those apps are running. If you phone case is on, maybe your phone case does not dissipate heat well, so remove your phone case.

  • yes,get samsung galaxy s6. After S7 came out, the S6 price dropped.

  • This phone works great. I had this phone for about 4 years and it just stopped working today. I was really rough on it and it has a small barely noticeable crack in the screen. I wish i could get another one like this because i served me well

  • 360 security

  • My galaxy j7,the battery is getting hot every time i make a phone call

  • When I make call words pop up "call forwarding"

  • I have had avant for 1yr. My requirements are minimal(phone coverage,texting, battery life,recharge port) yet this device failed in all categories to satisfy those needs. Does anyone have a recommendation for an adequate smart phone at moderate price?

  • When I bought I found out that the battery was not the original one and at times got heated

  • Dear change your phone's battery immediately

  • I have had this phone for about two years now and i have only had one major problem. The problem is the phone overheats and burns my fingers or face when I'm making call and such, it will even turn off ubruptly sometimes. But overall this phone is very good. I think he overheating problem is because of its age but it functions very well for its price.

  • Where is the phone menu?

  • I can't upgrade my software version. please help me

  • I have had this model of phone for 2 years now. when I first got the phone it was great I would always drop it and it would never crack but march 2015 the screen started to go haywire and have lines up and down the screen I had tried everything to fix it restarting it, replacing the screen yet it still kept the lines going up and down the screen ... I had insurance so I took it into team mobile and they replaced it and the replacement phone has been fine up until now the completely new phone that I got in 2015 stared to get lines like the one I had before ...I highly don't recommend this phone unless you need a temporary phone for no more than a year.

  • why won't my samsung galazy avant charge??

  • I've had that problem many times about a month ago, but ever since I took off my phone case it stopped

  • Yeah I've had mine for about 2 years and I drop it at least once a week somehow but it has never cracked.

  • It is in fact a good model but not too useful..doesn't respond much..!

  • I want the urdu language in AVANT samsung,G386T1,,

  • Phone can only be hear while in a call by ear phone and not phone's. Internal system.

  • I have had the Avant for a while now - I can't get it to stop vibrating. It does it constantly now and I turned everything off. All I want to do is have it notify me of my texts and emails. Frustrating!!!

  • Have you tried loading and using a "clean-up" app? I use Avast, I found it at the Google play store. I have not experienced any more slowing except when it's time to run the app again. Avast offers several different phone helpers and I have found the company to be trustworthy. I hope this helps you.

  • You can just click "clear" notification all the time so there's no notification showing

  • My daughter bought me my Avant 2 years ago... now it's kinda slowing down... I LOVE MY PHONE... what can I do to it where I won't have to upgrade and I can keep my Avant it does everything... No way I want to get rid of it... It's the only one that I really want to hold on to... HEEELP...!!!

  • I've had this phone for a little over a year and a half now and have never experienced anything wrong it's survived many many drops and never cracked or scratched this was a good phone back then and it still is and I have no I Dea what's wrong with t-mobile phones but mine from metro has never restarted randomly or turned off its fast and easy to use

  • I love my Samsung Avant but lately it seems to whistle or chirp announcing "Notifications" way too frequently!!! The ONLY NOTIFICATIONS I want to hear about are incoming text messages!!! I wonder if there's a way to TURN OFF ALL NOTIFICATIONS, except those for text messages??? Please post if U've had this problem, especially if U know how to resolve the problem. Thx!!!

  • I mean you keep bringing up top tier phones like iPhones and such and you are comparing to a phone that can be had for $40 Wierd

  • The phone get to hot I have to switch left and right ear position to relief from discomfort in my ears, I spend about $100 dollar twice to fix cracked mirror it can easily break. very poor quality, I don't trust t- mobile phone offer anymore.

  • I got my Samsung Galaxy Avant about a year and a half ago, and have had an ongoing problem ever since purchase. I talked to T-Mobile and they replaced it. I used the same battery. The replacement phone started having the same problem within a couple of weeks. The problem is it shuts down and restarts on its own. Obviously this causes dropped calls and interrupted operations of all sorts. The other issue is it gets very, very hot. Sometimes it happens when it is plugged in for charging. Other times, it will be as I'm talking or texting or playing a game. Does anyone know what causes these two issues? My husband has the same phone, so we switched batteries to see if it was a battery issue, and his had not had any problems at all. Mine continues to have these two problems.

  • Switched to T-mobile and bought this phone on clearance ($40) just to try out their cell service. That was over a year ago. I'm fairly impressed with the little thing. 16GB of storage and 1.5GB RAM is very generous for a budget phone. and It's pretty darn fast; even bloated, memory hog apps like Facebook open in less than 4 seconds. It had some hang-ups and glitches at first, but the latest revision of KitKat is absolutely perfect on this phone. Smooth as silk. The display is a cheaper TFT display, and there is no auto brightness. Also, the camera. It gets the job done, but at 5 MP, it's nowhere near the caliber of an iPhone 6S or Galaxy S7, but that's expected in a budget phone. It's got a nice rubberized back that slides into your pocket well, and it isn't gigantic so it's fully operable with one hand like my old iPhone was. One other thing though, if you're tap-texting, if you go too fast it doesn't seem to work at all. Typing on an iPhone I can type as fast as I want and it seems to work fine. This one, I end up with nothing but typos. Guessing the touchscreen on this little guy is budget-grade, but swiping works fine.

  • I totally disagree with all of these comments . You need to read the phone menu in other to know how to used it. I CAN MAKE A 3 WAY CALL AND DO ALL OF THESE THINGS YOU GUYS ARE NOT ABLE TO DO WITH THE SAME PHONE. So pleas read the phone menu before posting negative comments about it, Thanks.

  • Bad I can't make a 3 ways call and that can be done by any cheaper phone

  • My friend upgrade from his old phone and the first couple weeks he had this phone he already wanted to upgrade again

  • i agree

  • I had same problem, just use Google tab bar

  • The price difference doesn't mean the more expensive is better . That's like saying the Nissan GTR shouldn't be faster than the Ferrari . Lamborghini. Porsche . Because it cost less but kicks all there buts .

  • galaxy avant is way better because you get free apps and music unlike iphone where you have to purchase everything you want. And iphones are way overrated because your paying like 4-900$ for a phone and some people get them because they want to fit in with the crowd or other people.

  • You're comparing an iphone to a lower model samsung phone... if you overheat we will tell your wife to throw you in a river and upgrade to Channing Tatum... do you see the difference? lol in my area... Galaxy Avant, $150 - iPhone 5, $399 see the difference? now if he had bought a Galaxy S5 it would be a better comparison, in which case he would throw the iPhone in the river because they're garbage... on top of that they're meant for people who are "technology challenged".

  • heating is samsung problem not a fault that is how many samsung phones are

  • my avant like updating it self automatically can someone me stop it

  • Throw it in a river and buy an iPhone.

  • I started using this phone about two months ago after any short call or short browse it becomes very hot pls help me solv dis problem because i can't buy new phone

  • pros of this phone: price, size (ish, slightly bigger than the Iphone 5) cons of this phone: camera quality (!!!), slow charging, slow preformance, bulk apps, quiet speakers, freezes, doesn't update, restarts, the way the phone looks (if you like the sleek minimalistic look of an iphone, this phone disapoints), quiet phone call volume, calls drop, texts don't send. Best part of the phone: price Worst part of the phone: everything else, especially camera quality

  • This phone has the worst camera quality I've ever seen on a phone, and the screen disapoints too. Constantly freezes even if the phone is in mint condition. Everything else is just basic if you're used to the bulk apps that come with all Samsung phones that slow down the rest of the phone. This phone just made me want an iphone even more.

  • Its a good phon eit has a great and smooth screen it just has an awful cmaera that i dont like.Also it doestn download pictures for me and the phone restars adn freezes alot. Now that i think o fit the phone is not a very good phone

  • l cant download on playstore

  • I keep dropping calls to family on the east coast. Doing good if I get 10 words out.

  • The same thingthappened with mine . So I stopped using Internet Explorer and used google chrome

  • Yup. Same here. But I get 20 min.

  • Bought this phone in march. No problems till nov. Now EVERY TIME I try to look at something online it says "tab crashed reload". So I do that. Seconds later. Same thing.pver and over. I can't look at anything longer than 30 seconds. Went to the store they shipped me a new one. Got it all set up the way I wanted it. SAME problem. I'm about done with this thing.

  • I want to buy it if ....

  • I will buy it if......

  • Many of my galaxy phones act goofy like that when I had the "do not keep activities" option check marked under the developer options directory

  • This phone over heats a lot resets it's self a lot and freeze and it takes about 3-4 days to get a msg so it won't let me do much

  • Messaging issues are your provider problem, tmobile fixed mine

  • Bought this phone in June and have been having really weird, quirky experiences with it now. It turns itself on and off, freezes, refuses to reboot. Can't say anything about message delays that's usually a provider issue and no signal. Good price and size, but I'm not appreciating the issues I'm having now. No warnings to say "hey can handle so much as it's not really that smart of a phone" no clue what's going on with it, and since I got it from MetroPCS no clue if they'll replace it. I have insurance through my provider but lets see what happens. Can't afford anything else.

  • I got this phone in March and I've always had little problems, nothing big. But now I don't receive my messages and I can't send any. The Google Play Store won't open and my apps are acting very funny. Doesn't want to connect to the wifi and it is irritating me.

  • I'll bye if it's for t mobile

  • I have this camera issue,when i open the camera it's just black,yes just black screen and i need to restart the phone in order to fix it,and after 3-4 hours it's going back to black screen camera,that sucks

  • My phone is doing the same thing does anybody know what this is?

  • Picked up this phone in Sept. 2014, shortly after it came out. Ok for the price, did everything I needed it to. Over time, it seemed to get quirky; restarting randomly and freezing. I may have tried to load it up with too many apps, not sure. Calls were good and the speaker was good. For me the camera was a bit disappointing, not real good low light resolution, but then it's a budget phone. You kinda get what you pay for. But overall, I'd say a good phone.

  • Ive had this phone for a good year now and I've always had issues with it. For instance, just watching Youtube for a good 30 minutes the phone starts to lag heavily and overheat. Just multitasking can get this phone over 100 degrees! absolutely embarrassing, i just ordered a Nexus 5-D281 and waiting for it to arrive. Hopefully i've cleared things up

  • I am having the same problem with the muting. It is so frustrating.

  • Mine was ok out the box. Pretty good phone for the mere 100 bucks I paid for it as a backup phone. Now with rooting and tuning, it's a right nice little phone. People unhappy with it should make it there own(root it) and adjust it to suit their needs. I've looked around and for the price, you'd be hardpressed to find more of a phone.

  • Ill but it

  • I thought I could use it with at&t but it turns out to be impossible. Bought it from a friend for only $75 now I cant even sell it for $50 it is in perfect condition. Nobody wants it. If anyone is thinking of purchasing one I will sell mine for $50.

  • The only problem i've had with this phone is my photo files corrupting. I don't know why.

  • I agree, u get what u pay for, so dont expect it to be top of the line, dont bitch if wont perform like a $600. Devic., HOWEVER, You do have a reason to bitch if the $150 + NEW Samsung Avant, you just bought, oh, thats after finding out the LG you got from same store & paid off mos early,has depreciated by 99%,in less than 5 mos. And the NEW is actually a "Certified" refurbished pre-owned, Device. It clearly states it on thier own site when I put in the model, seriel ect #'s. It also started having problems from day 1. I told them, the acted like I was to stupid to breath,said thst the cetified preowned was a glitch, ignore it. Then immediately changed it in the system, promised me a NEW one. NOPE. SO, I'VE BEEN TOLD "I'll nvr get new." And, while I try to transfer all my stuff, there threaten to chrgs me $450.... $for a used device not worth the $150-$75 already paid. How do they justify that price?

  • Virus. Factory reset your phone

  • the htc 626 is decent on metro just low storage. However the signal is better on it than my nexus 5, lg f60, and zte max

  • Oh and the camera sucks too, my pictures are not as clear. I've had flip phones that were more clear

  • when I'm on a call and my phone screen is not locked my face is constantly pressing buttons. There will be times when I call someone and then my phone will call them while i'm on the phone with them still, putting the person on hold and then sending them another call. When I lock the phone screen the call is muted. Its extremely frustrating and I never had this problem with any other phones. It freaks out and I wouldn't mind chucking it against the wall.

  • I was given this phone by a friend because the little copper connectors for the Sim card is missing one of them so the phone is not able to be hooked up. All I use it for is for the WiFi and it works great. So I'm not sure what other people's issues are but I have a box of kleenex for you.

  • My phone is doing the same thing, I hate when it does that!

  • I really like phone but it likes to switch to different screens when im doing things for example ill be texting and it will randomly go to the internet and have somethins like click this and win something. or it will go to the play store and ask me to download an app.... any one have tis problem or know what i can do to fix it? please let me know!

  • I just got my Samsung galaxy Avant and my parents say its not a good phone but I think its okay but I'm not sure if it will be okay in the future when I use it reading all these opinions that all these people have wrote. So...... please help me!!!!!:(

  • got this back in april from a metro pcs store w/ rebates and such was only 88 bucks -the phone im sure is fine on ANOTHER carier but on metro it sux-i had a lg optimus that had way better signal strength where i live-will go back to lg round x mass prolly

  • I have had this phone for over a year now. It does what I need it to do. Calls, texts, internet, Facebook. No problems whatsoever. Great for GPS navigating in unfamiliar territory. And it didn't cost $600. Granted, I am not glued to my phone 24/7. I am happy with it.

  • I am not part if samsung first off, I don't know why people call this a laggy glitchy phone I have no problem with it(I use t mobile by the way). The camera could be better but I quite like this phone

  • Happens to me all the time. Never had that problem with out phone. Worse phone I've ever had. Shuts off by itself and screen turns black. I do not have the money to replace it.

  • This phone is ok, if you're using it for calls and texting. As soon as you put a few apps on it, it bogs down drastically! My husband doesn't have any issues with his, but he doesn't do anything on it but calls and texts. I have facebook, ebay and etsy accounts and this phone can't handle it. I just upgraded to a G3, hoping to have better luck.

  • If you are saving your photos on a Micro SD card and not on the phone, it can be caused by a low quality memory card, if you're saving your pics on the phone memory, maybe you have used too much memory, I had the same situation, it was due to a bad Micro SD card that i bought on Ebay.

  • You know for a hundred and fifty bucks I have nothing to bitch about! Every thing about the phone works flawlessly without exception. I will admit I am not a gamer and I don't watch videos on my (PHONE) I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro for those things.

  • my battery dies fast and charges slow

  • Mine is doing this also! Someone help!

  • this phone doesn't work always freezes, buttons barley work half the time

  • I've had mine a short while and am currently having issues with my photos blanking out. The go black ,I try moving them and still the photos I've taken can not be viewed it seems to be at random and it's really pissing me off that I can't find anything to stop it

  • i've had mine less than 6 months and the screen spazes and turns white and then just stops working

  • Hot Hot Hot poor battery life

  • I thought it was just me...this phone is horrible

  • I just spoke to a phone rep, they said there was a system update and you should remove battery and sim card for 10 seconds.

  • This just started happneing to me 2 days ago as well

  • I love this phone for the price but after about 6 months my calls are getting dropped. 15 minutes or so into the conversation...they hear me I don't hear them. Does anyone who has this problem had a resolution? software update? carrier's service? hardware glitch?

  • Had not really noticed how much the battery heats up until reading the other posts, but now I think about it and it does tend to heat up pretty quickly. Have had an issue twice with programs changing on me while I was using them. I had to reload app so I could use the speak to text feature.... which I loved, but it is not working again! I have had an issue with the camera... terrible. Tried to record daughter's play and it is all a Bright light blur! Have not had issues with the processing, nor the functionality of the phone. The touch screen has gotten a little weak over time. some stuff does not register and other times I don't even have to touch and it is accessing something. Over all I still love the phone and for the price it is a GREAT buy.

  • I love this phone, it could have a bigger screen but it's all good. 16 gb of storage is great

  • I've had this phone about a year never had one single issue battery life isn't the best but that's common with androids, I had a epic 4g touch from t mobile that I loved and I like this phone better it handles apps better with the 1.5 gig ram and quad-core processor

  • I have this issue very often it is the worst I have done a warranty re[lacement and still have this issue

  • Alright I know a lot about phones period, I've always been An android fan at that. I've had my Galaxy Avant for about two months now and it's been working just fine for me, I haven't had any overheating issues or what not as other previous people on here have said. For the size being 4.5 inches, Its got A great picture on it, The 5mp camera Is nice, could be better but honestly I can't complain much because It does take good pics and videos also. Having A 16gb memory makes It really nice, I like the black leather type material on the back plate, Wish It came In white also. So overall out of A ten point grading system, I give It A solid 8.0 plus rating, Keep up the good work Samsung Galaxy! "KEEP CALM AND VAPE ON"

  • Yes, I' just bought one and I can't even hold it to my Ear it's always hot and battery won't charge I've returned twice with same issue every time.

  • I have also encountered the same problem the whole entire 7 months of having the avant. I have now had to replace it with a lg G stylo .problem solved..

  • I had a Blackberry I loved before my Avant, unfortunately, I dropped it in the washer. I love my Avant more! I like that I have a bigger screen but, not a larger phone or more expensive one like the iPhone which I definitely can't afford! After 8 months, I have no complaints!!! It's a great phone for the price!!! P.s., my son & grandsons have LG'S & iphones. They are always having problems !!!!!!!!!

  • I have the same issue with my avant and so does my brother, that why I am reading these reviews to see if anyone else had problems with calls dropping ALL the time and people not being able to hear you when you're having a conversation. I just got this phone a couple of weeks agom

  • For repair you can.check.the lcd so is easy to reapir.and.cheap.

  • Iv had my samsung avant for going on three months. I havent had one issue with it. Battery life is awesome. Navigation is excellent as well. Its well worth the price. Although id like something bigger...this phone by far is a definite keeper..price is awesome as well

  • It's a very cool phone with a Kit Kat 4.42 OS.In a lot of ways, this phone is comparable to a S5. On the downside, this becomes an inferior product because of the use of non-gorilla glass when placing the Touch Screen Lens Glass Digitizer on this phone. Two out of three Avants that I bought in Feb 2015, have cracked digitizer screens, and no repair shop in the Kansas City area will fix that digitizer screen because there are no parts.The estimated repair bill was $100.00 for any shop willing to try. Yesterday, June 19th,2015, I found many sources to replace my cracked digitizer screen, but everyone of the sources is in Mainland China and take a average of 27 days for delivery. Is that the same situation for most Samsung phones?

  • When I bought the phone back in December I was actually looking at a different phone until my girlfriend pointed it out and I'm glad she did! It's a great phone I've had no problems up until this week, my charging port shit the bed so I need to replace it, so basically I've gone 6 months before my 1st issue which when I think about it was probably caused by me, I'm a foreman for a painting outfit in Boston and running from job to job working with paint a lot of particles end up getting into the use port so I recommend a case with extra protection that covers the headphone jack and charging port.

  • Yes it has a good emoji selection

  • Got the phone Dec 2014. Went out June 15th. Is fast on 4G let phone. Camera pics are alright. There is a delay in taking pictures. Battery heats up very fast. Liked that it's a 16gb but can be upgraded with micros card. Got a replacement phone. This battery heats up fast. Thinking of returning.

  • Almost a month old and terrible. When I use speak to tesxt and hit send it sends the message but it also stays in the box where it pops up so I end up sending it a 2nd time before I even speak my new messege

  • You screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy Avant by holding down on the home button and the power button at the same time. There should be a white flash within the screen.

  • Yes to screen shots, press the home button and power button at the same time to take a screen shot.

  • I have had an avant for 4 months. I use it to play game of war , play clash of kings, download and watch movies. I also use it for fb and it's hotspot. It's a nice size to fit in your pocket. Never had a problem with dropped calls. In my opinion it's a great little phone.

  • Does it have emoji

  • Home and lock at the same time

  • Please I want to know if this phone can screen shoot hve tried doing that on instagram but I cnt do it can you please help me out thanks

  • When people call me they don't hear what am saying clearly and they always complain about it...it baffles me alot cause its a new phone.please what's actually the problem thanks

  • The dropped calls are mostly caused by wifi-calling app, when you're on the phone and go to the yard for e.g. your outside the wifi's range, the phone tries to switch from wifi to normal mode resulting in a dropped call, if you have great reception in the house, disable this feature, the overheating is when you have a bunch of apps running at the same time like when you open a bunch of tabs in your browser, just hold down the home (Big Middle) button, and you'll see all the apps that are running in the background, just hit the bottom-right symbol that looks like a little x with three lines, that will close the apps and you'll feel the phone slowly cool down. Ive had this phone for over a year and it's great for a $150ish phone.

  • How day delete pictures without me knowing also

  • My disabled daughter has the Avant and has nothing but problems. Drops calls, but biggest problem right now is battery gets extremely hot!!! T Mobile will do nothing but exchange the phone or send a new battery. Anyone else have this problem?

  • I am having a lot of trouble hearing and being heard. What do you mean it has to do with Google? How do I fix it?

  • Worst phone ever!! It does what "It" wants. Touch Wiz, I don't care for. It was meant for Advanced users. I was hacked immediately. Mine has the Gear Manager in it, which I do not have, so it locks me out, erases my data, and changes all settings.

  • Why does it delete my pictures with out me knowing ? Can some one help

  • I agree with Jess, Im an old fart and this is my first smartphone . Im still learning how to use it but everything Ive done with this phone works perfectly. I admit Im not that tech savvy and my daughter trains me on all the amazing functions. Its fun. I cant complain about anything as far as the performance of this phone.

  • I agree with you, I just bought this phone and have had no problems whatsoever. Its never lagged never dropped a call so far or let me down. all in all I love this phone.

  • No comment,?,does phone have fm radio chip? If so how do I get it turned on Thanks

  • those are carrier and signal issues , not the phone , youre bitching about flash light ? Lol

  • This phone sucks ass. My friend and myself got to different phones at one time. He got an LG phone and I got the Avant, almost immediately I noticed that his flash (flash light) was brighter, also the speaker for music (or speaker phone) was very quiet compared to his LG. I had to download a "speak to text" program for the keyboard. The signal SUCKSSSSSSSSSS, I am barely on the internet or FB because it's always "Loading" or will not connect because of lack of signal, while my buddy's phone is blasting youtube. WTF??? This phone is awful. If T Mobile uses this phone for "prepaid" and it's metro's "top notch" phone, I think maybe there might be a problem there. JS.

  • I have the avant...it works fine for its intended purpose. Other than that, not great. I can't wait til I can finally afford to upgrade.

  • hey iam a sales rep at metro and the answer to your question is.... if you have a CDMA phone it will stop working starting July 1st so Metro PCS is doing a trade in program so that you can upgrade for free or at a low price... go to any metro dealer for details. Hope this helps

  • Just got it..had d same problem as u...so far so good☺😊

  • Hi thank u for posting ur opinion...i have been waiting for wks for metro pcs to get their shipment..finally they got the avant in. ur the only positive post I have seen. Metro PCS has been sending me mssgs saying i have to upgrade or their disconnecting my phone. Thats Bullying..I too have had my same android for five yrs. i am hoping i will b happy with the avant as i am very attached to this smart ph. i hope i can see the pic on screen outside during the day as that is an issue with tis phone. maybe only the I apple phones are the only good ones for that..but noway can i afford that.

  • I bought the phone 2 months ago and the power button won't lock the screen, can anyone help with that???

  • I purchased the Avant on the recommendation of T Mobile as a phone that will switch to Wi Fi when available and cell service is not. Don't believe it! You can make outgoing calls with the WiFi connection, but 95% of the time incoming calls are directed directly to voice mail. Finally after many calls, T Mobile admitted that they have known of this issue with the Avant since the fall of 2014, have no fix for it, and have no idea if or when they will. So be warned, don't buy the Avant if you intend to get incoming calls over Wi Fi. It doesn't work

  • I have nothing but a headache when I purchased this(now 4th return)phone. I had returned 2 on buyers remorse because it would not allow me to hear calls made to anyone outside of my area code, they would have to call me back as soon as I would call them, I could hear the ringtone they pick up...nothing they cannot hear me or me them, they call back and then we can talk. It has now been 4 phones from T-Mobile and they are still trying to find out what the cause is. I called Samsung directly, I was told well they did not put too much technology into this phone, so if I have apps running in the background it could cause issues. So basically this is a phone for someone who only wants a phone and not to use internet or apps(which we are paying service for smart phone usage from the company)and I am waiting to see if they are going to make me turn in this phone again under warranty which will be the 5th phone before they offer me another option. I have never been so unsatisfied with a phone in all my life. I guess the saying is true, you get what you pay for.

  • I really don't know why all these people are complaining. "the screen is garbage" What does that even mean? The screen resolution is the typical mid grade android phone and is a pretty sharp resolution. This phone is fast and if these people don't like the auto correct then get SwiftKey. This is an android we are talking about. These phones are there For customization. Honestly if you don't have the money to dish out for the newest Galaxy S model then this is the way to go. This thing rivals the s4 I'm every way except screen resolution and camera resolution. But you can't say it's crap because you're not paying much for it in the first place. You get what you pay for and for this phone it's well worth every penny. I have had no problems with video playback Netflix Internet anything. I use it for chromecast, I use it for Spotify, etc. I've played games on it with no lag. I'm even using the metro pcs version. I'm pretty sure these people either got a bad pick out of a batch of don't know what they are talking about. Not to mention people expect unicorns for pennies now a days and complain if their purchase doesn't exceed standards.

  • I think it's a great phone. The screen resolution is pretty good and the phone can be tweaked to go ultra fast. It also supports T-Mobile's new band 12 which allows for better reception. The flaws include a bad camera and less features than the better Samsung Galaxy phones. Overall, a fine phone.

  • It could be your call timer. A would beep/chime every minute on the dot

  • I bought the Avant last September because of the price and that it had just come out over the summer as a mid-level smart phone. Figured it was a brand new model from Samsung and I didn't need all the bells and whistles of a full blown smart phone, so I bought it. I paid for the phone upfront as it was just over $200 with my carrier, T-mobile. Right out of the box, I was on the phone with tech support constantly for a plethora of issues. Finally I told T-Mobile I shouldn't have to pay for a brand new phone that had so many issues that were never fixed. They agreed and reimbursed me for it. Bottom line, it's has alot of problems and don't buy it.

  • How is your t that I've had Avant for only 5 months and this is the only device that keeps "crashing"..while on the internet?? Thanks for any recommendations.

  • Don't ever get this phone!!!!! It's crap. I'm fed up with this phone! I've had it for 6 month's and there's loads of problems. If you like to take picture, the camera quality is awful!!!!! This is a great value s5 don't waste your money on this phone. 🙅🙅

  • Horrible phone. I can't stand the auto correct when typing. The S1 had a better system. The Internet setting options are crap as well. The screen is also garbage. The camera isn't add good as my S2. Overall I'd give the avant a 3/10

  • Better than 98% out there ! Needs to have Lg's Volume for sound , Needs to have Samsung's carmera and needs a step up or 2 in speed . But for the overall rating i give it an 8.But far as internal memory makes it better than 98% sold for this fact cause the rest of them run out of internal memory to fast because of downloading pictures videos music which this one dont and thats a very important fact on choosing a good reliable phone because if you buy a Lg with 1.3 of internal memory and you use all of it then your done phone lags phone wont work period .Same with more expensive phones make sure you look at the specs before you buy a phone if your not going download alot them the other 2% of phones are good for you i hope this helps you out and also if you need more help text my cell if your having any other issues 4078006530 be glad to help ..

  • This phone sucks I guess all metro PCs phones suck but the color on screen looks faded the sound quality not good I bought lg f60 that one is better n cheaper

  • This phone is a variant of the Samsung Rugby I used at work in Canada, and it works exactly the same. I went back to work in the US not long ago and wanted a similar phone, but had no interest in the s-series. This phone cost me about $140 out of the t-mobile shop outright, and with a bodyglove cover and a screen mask, should be about as rugged as the Rugby was, although not as weatherproof. I use the voice to text feature a lot, as well as tunein radio for music and have had zero issues with it. I have not yet tried the features in the latest version of android kitkat, but it does have both wired and wireless tethering to wifi for my laptop, should i need it. I drive truck for a living, so i will also install sygic for trucking as a navigation aid, and that program has worked well for me in the past as far back as my old verizon htc phone that ran on froyo. If you want a decent featured phone at a fair price outright, you can't go wrong with the avant. If you are on t-mobile, spare yourself the headaches with monitoring your usage and just get unlimited data, text, etc. Well worth the price you pay.

  • I got this Avant about 3 weeks ago. I am extremely happy with it. Let me say that I am not a terribly sophisticated tech user, but it does a lot of nice things for way less than the iPhone 6 or the problematic Galaxy S4. It goes beyond my basic phone needs, and I try new apps that help me progress. The sound is clear. It takes great photos. So far, so good. Of course, I had my last phone for over 5 years...

  • I've had the Avant for a few weeks, and haven't had one ounce of problem with it. I've read the reviews and wonder why everyone is having trouble. The sound quality is excellent (but sometimes when I'm on speaker, it might get a little staticy), the apps work perfectly, it takes pretty good pictures (though I'm not fussy about pictures because we use our regular digital camera most of the time), the battery life is okay; about a day if I'm using it all the time, the internet connection works well. The T-Mobile guy at the kiosk transferred all my contacts from my old flip-phone by bluetooth, and my husband and I transferred all my pictures from my flip-phone by bluetooth. We've even used bluetooth to transfer pictures from other people's smartphones. Now, I am not streaming videos or games, so that may be the difference. I would recommend the Avant, since it was very reasonable and just the right size for my hand.

  • You will be happy with the Avant. They both suck tho. Impress yourself with the LG F6.

  • It's takes a long time to come on after pushing the side button.it also comes on for a second then clicks right back off. There's about a 20 second pause before lighting up, God forbid I'm in need of assistance and need to call 911. Other than that it's been an ok phone, however not good incase of an emergency, Bc you wait atleast 20 seconds before it even lifts up after pushing the button.

  • I have this phone for 3 months. Dont NEVER EVER buy this phone. Before it I had a chinese brand phone, Far better than it, There are better ways to waste your money rather than spending money on AVANT. especially on internet it is horrible

  • I bought this phone brand new. since ever I bought it I was unable to make use of the phone . the network was locked. and it cannot detect my Sim card... I have tried using device unlock to unlock the network permanently, but not working telling me the phone I connect the WiFi network from, is not compatible with my device, and it request a working data connection. so is there no other method on how I could unlock the phone without contacting the customer care because I bought from another country. so please tell me what to do

  • Some cell phone towers are comprised of Nokia products which is why your husband would have better reception than you or so I heard from a technician (I didn't fact check) but I did have a Nokia 3 years ago which had incredible reception even in places where you should hit a dead zone hope that helps. Also I just got an avant and haven't had any real issues I couldn't fix on my own I'm with t-mobile.

  • I bought this phone from Costco less than three months ago. I agree with all the other reviews of this phone I just read because it happened to me one time or another. Besides those, just yesterday, the screen has started to mess up. It cannot be put to the original settings and colors are all changed. I cannot even recognize my stored pictures even watch videos. I am taking it back to T. mobile first before to Costco.

  • If you have AT&T, that would explain it. Switch to any other plan.

  • Whatever you do, do not get the l70 it has MULTIPLE problems, such as, if you let it die, your apps will no longer work you will have to reinstall all of them, your pictures will be gone, it over heats a lot and it freezes way to much, which is why i am switching over to samsung, i originally came here to read reviews for the samsung galaxy avant

  • Runnn from this phone, it really sucks! After barely a month, the internet crashes frequently, and it beeps/chimes during calls for no apparent reason (no new texts, emails, or calls). People complain about not being able to hear me, it drops the calls with excellent signal strength while talking to someone on their landline.

  • OH so i been seeing a lot of comments about not being able to hear, well it is because there is plastic over the mic and you need to remove it, its hard to see, also i see a lot of comments with people saying that can not get there phone to work correctly, but most of the issues are in the settings which can be changed, such as the screen rotation, or spell check and others stuff. so mess with your phone and settings and learn your phone, and you will find that most issues are with the user. Other than that, this phone is good for the price, it's no I-Phone or Samsung G 5, but will do the job and its a good phone for someone that is just starting out with a smart or someone that is not a big time user.

  • so did you take off the plastic around the mic, its hard to see, and many phones have this, and many people complain about not being able to hear you, well its because there is plastic there. Iphone and Samsung both have this

  • One of the best Affordable Galaxy out there!!

  • hw many sim?

  • Why comment about a phone that you're not going to buy? Go away unless you have something useful to say

  • Hi. I've had the Samsung Galaxy Avant for 6 months now and I chose it over the IPHONE 5s and let me tell you, boy am I happy with this phone.First off, apple sucks. This phone is just amazing. You should get it

  • Did you remove the small plastic in the mic?

  • Great phone for light use. In terms of processing, it can be slow and programs can exit themselves. Freezes a lot, and I've only had it a few months.

  • u can't always believe what u read. I'm bout to buy the phone. I hv a galaxy exhibit right, had it for offer a year, nothing wrong just wasn't a new phone.

  • I bought SAMSUNG AVANT two weeks ago and everyone complains that they cannot hear me. It has to be something with the phone and not the towers, since my husband has no issues with his phone (Nokia). Even more, when I call my parents, many times I have to switch to my husband's phone and they tell me that there is a great difference between how they can hear me between the two phones. Does anyone know what is the issue or has the same problem??

  • my mom bought this phone and it was really good its just that my little sisters keep messing with it and now when my mom is talking to some one after a few moments it starts ringing again but i think its fixed im not sure it this had happend to other people and im either going to get this phone or the l70 witch one would you get?

  • I m having the same problem this phone sucks I hate it sometime metro pcs don't have good phones

  • Mine only recently started doing this. I can't figure out why. It might be the numerous apps installed, but idk.

  • My girlfriend used to say the same thing when we got the phones but after a couple weeks it gets better.

  • I always use a headset. the same 1 I listen to music with. you can order 1 fro this celll from amazon for iunder $5.00. with my headset I never have audio problems. god luck and enjoy this wonderful cell phonee!

  • I just purchased my phone a few hours ago from Metro Pcs. I'm a texter, not much of a talker. So I've only had 2 phone calls and both callers complained of not being able to hear me unless I was yelling directly into the mic hole. Anyone else having this problem? At the time of purchase I had to sign a piece of paper saying there are no returns or exchanges on upgrades.

  • I got one for free for signing a 2 year contract. I wasn't expecting to keep it but it is a supprisingly good phone. Despite having TouchWiz the phone feels quite snappy. There's very little lag switching between apps. The battery time is quite good. I can get 2 days of moderate use easily. Quality of the overall build is quite good. The screen is not AMOLED but seems pretty decent outside on sunny days.

  • Hi, I am interest to buy Samsung Galaxy Avant. How is about battery and is it getting slow when we installed third party applications.

  • If any one from Sri lanka who looking at my post, please reply me with the sri lankan price and how is about bettery?

  • i only paid about 170.00 at T-Mobile. a good smart- phone if your on a budget

  • You have to turn screen rotation on in your settings

  • I just love it !!! Works great and it's so fast .. better than my olders phones and not that expensive .

  • I love this phone. damn there does what the S4 goes for the money.

  • Does anyone have issues when texting? Mine slows down rly bad and sometimes takes forever to send and reply to texts. Also runs slow on Internet. Let me know how u fixed these problems if ya did thanks

  • $800, are you serious, I only paid$149 for mine. Only problem I have is that it won't rotate.

  • Well my friends... I got avant for a few months already and I see no problem with the phone at all. There is a simple logic : if you don't want good brand-new phone for $120 from tmobile store then you always have another option : buy a better phone for $600 or $700 from the same tmobile store. God luck in choosing your favorite phone :).......

  • This phone is amazing i love everything about it.. better than more expensive phones

  • I was going to buy this phone woth metro ocs but after reading all rhe bad reviews i changed my mind and going with another phone

  • I love the phone only problem is when your in a call u cant hear n people can barely hear u

  • Not good at all. The internet crashes all the time. The camera is horrible, very disappointed :(

  • What is the SAR data? The amount of RF that absorbed by our body.

  • Hallo, Since Ibought my Galaxy Avant, I could not use it. I've tried my best to unlock it butr it still be locked. I'm living in TOGO (Africa). Can you help me please. I note that we don't have any represent office of T-Mobile here. Best regards and waiting for your help.

  • It'd not a great phone. It's fine as a starter but if you have the money for a galaxy I'd just get that

  • My first Avant had issues from day one. The microphone is an issue. No one could hear me very well and I kept cutting out. I returned it. They likely sent me a refurb, cause this one has camera issues. The flash is about as effective as a match, and the camera is extremely slow in focusing. If you have 5+ seconds to stand still while you wait for the camera to focus and take the shot, more power to you. The cell phone, email, text settings are difficult to locate, compared to my last phone. And they don't even add the most popular apps. You have to download them and in order to do so, you have to release all your contacts names and other personal information. I can buy a brand new TV, which will work perfectly for at least 10 yrs. Yet, the public is expected to spend $200-600 for a device that is sure to die in under 2 yrs. And these devices are likely to give you cancer, due to the type of battery they contain. Does this make any sense? We are being duped. When the public gets f

  • This phone really sucks. It isn't intuitive at all, the internet crashes frequently, and it beeps/chimes during calls for no apparent reason (no new texts, emails, or calls).

  • you have this confused with s5. this is budget version of s5 and this one has no fingerprint scanner and cost $200 max full price.

  • got this for my mom and she loves it

  • Had this phone for 2 months.and now it heats up a lot causing lag and slowing down.anybody else have this problem?

  • The Avant doesn't do those things, but a much cooler phone does. 😉👍

  • You paid $650?

  • honestly amazing phone but could have: snapdragon 615 better camera 1200 by 720 resolution and maybe stereo speakers? please samsung? same price but these specs?

  • galaxy core LTE is what this phone is called in Canada

  • i love this phone so worth 800$ can print copy scan and send any information document file etc. finger scanner and lookout mobile... easily inlove.

  • The phone crashes because of updated version of t-mobile keys app. The volume is low because of google or Google plus app. Also,the t-mobile app will try to convince you to use other Internet outlets. You need to check your setting to see how they are navigating your Internet service. I think it is done on purpose to regulate online usage. The best thing is to restore your phone to manufacture status. T-Mobile will try to trick into opening their keys app. They will send a message saying they found two things on your device, but it is a lie. They send you a message saying view your knew bill online,do not do it. After you restore your phone, see your Internet connections, and adjust them right away. I hope this helps.

  • Yes, Minecraft PE

  • I'm getting it on Friday TURN UP

  • Do a factory reset - you probably have apps that are causing it.

  • I use to love this phone but now I hate it. When I first got the phone it worked like a charm but now it's showing it's true colors. I've only had this phone a few months and it's very disappointing. Like I said I loved this phone at first but now the volume is terrible,it crashes every 5 minutes when surfing the web,it's dropping calls every 10 minutes and now it doesn't want to load Web sites I want to go on. It just crashed while typing this,VERY DISAPPOINTING. I've tried everything to get this phone back on track but nothing works. The only bright side of this is that I didn't have to shed too much $$$$ for it so I guessing you really get what you pay for at the end..uuhhh

  • I like this phone.Its real close to my Galaxy S4.just slightly different.but over $500 cheaper.Thats definitely worth it.The few features like thumbprint scan, and heart rate monitor, that u don't have on this phone that u DO have on the s4 and s5, well I'd rather save over $500 and get damn near the same phone I paid $650 for and just sacrifice those couple features that I never use anyway.

  • No Radio FM on board - No more Samsung!

  • Hello, I am have been having many problems with my LG Optimus L70 through Metro; Like many, I live on my phone when not on my computer. To be short, I purchased my phone New in April/14 and it comes with a Factory 1 yr Warranty. Metro has REFUSED to cooperate and replace my phone (they want to do a Hard Reset everytime). Finally I contacted someone from LG, explained my story, and they sent me an Email W/Address and work order #, They even paid for shipping, so I just mail it in, and if they can't "fix-It", they will provide a replacement at no charge as I'm still under warranty. I plan to do this and sell my phone when I get it back! (Point is, the Phone Co. will make every excuse, (mine was "there are scratches on the case of the phone"), to not replace it; But the Company will make it right if still under warranty. That goes for both phones you spoke of. Hope this helps??

  • will it be update? > Android Lollipop.

  • Will it be update? > Android Lollipop.

  • Will it be update? > Android Lollipop.

  • I am unsatisfied with this phone and the service I'm receiving from it. It crashes every time I go to a site. Not a couple, but every site, approximately every other time. I did go into the Rainier TMobile store, and was told oh no problem turn your phone off and reboot it. Yeah, I did all of those things. Problem is I've been AND IT CRASHED JUST NOW!!!!!!! I'm done! I have legal matters I cannot be in the middle of and "sorry this has crashed". That doesn't work. What if I'm in the middle of a 911 call for an ambulance and that screeching sound starts (the fax machine noise that cuts in at what ever point in a call the phone decides.), yeah my mother has the same phone, purchased at the same time. 2 different residences, 2 different points of usage, and both phones do this crap. Hers however doesn't Crash as often as mine. I gave it a shot. I didn't like it. I'm stuck with this phone because I gave it a chance thinking it could be me, and the 14 day period for returns expired. You know about the same time these phones went completely haywire. Yeah. I was told I Am eligible to come BUY a different phone. Yes. I am thank you. I am eligible to shop Services as well. I just do not recall having so many problems with That Other one. But I do, not tolerate bad customer service so I left them years ago and never returned. And shabang! New service company's pop up daily offering lots of gifts. I don't want them, I actually like Tmobile, but I Actually Need a working phone. At all times of the day/night. You know, like since we pay for it. Not sometimes, all the time. Samsung... has never ever been a problem. So is it the phone or the service? AND IT CRASHED. hey that's a pretty long time in between crashes, Alrighty then. I'm done with the Avant. Samsung, I'm disappointed. Maybe they can tell me if it was their phone or the service. I actually want an answer. Too mu Ch, $, to not be heard.

  • The galaxy avant does not have high volumn.

  • I think im gonna get a Samsung galaxy for Christmas sooo excited.can someone tell me if i can get mine craft on it pls that would be nice

  • maybe you can return it cause right now its on sale at best buy for 129.99 no contract or rebate needed, look on website sku no. 9735097 or tell costco to refund the diff or you will return it and they might.....

  • im gettingit for christmas so exsited cant wait!!! (:

  • So far i liked this phone

  • Phone is awsome

  • Overprized. The camera is bad and it drains battery quickly even my old low grade prism was better.

  • Something is wrong with the volume people can't hear me well.I have to repeat myself. Very disappointed, I wish they can recall this phones so I can get a better one or at least fix my freaking problem. :-( :-(

  • The thing about this phone is it supports LTE, and band 12 thats the most important thing if your with T-Mobile.. this is the cheapest best brand name phone that supports that frequency at this time.

  • the s3 is a better phone. you would be downgrading. i just bought an avant because it was cheap and im still paying on my iphone 5 that i broke and its great but my brothers s3 is a little better still

  • Welp I am a complete speed junkie (you should see my comp) but I dont care when it comes to phones it works and good my review 1.Its fast (quad core 1.2) 2.16 gig memory after it all ends your get 11 gigs 3.the screen is about 4.6 its good for the price 4.And to end it Samsung knows how to do shit so look low end and it still is better than an ISHIT This is my dumb review enjoy I love it

  • Speaker sucks

  • I had a galaxy it was great when l left sprint they don't have unlock option so l had an LG f3 for metro, no space on, l could not take photos at night etc... l mainly got the avant because l don't want a big asss phone. It is great, l don't get a grainy display it's bright and brilliant every works great, l love this phone. Only thing is you cant use some functions when charging. Got it at costco, 216 + 25 rebate it also came with a car carger and stand. Not sure if you have to be on t-mobile to get it

  • Got this phone yesterday, and I really like it. I'm coming from a 2.3 Gingerbread device though, so my views are inflected by that. This is my first KitKat/Touchwiz phone, and I've gotta say, it's definitely a bang-for-your-buck phone. But... I still think the Moto G (2013/2014) is better simply because it's running stock and will get the Android L update. I got this phone for only $49 upfront, no subsidy whatsoever (thank you retentions!), so keep that in mind as well. I normally wouldn't buy a low-end Samsung phone like this one for $100+, since I honestly don't think this phone is worth $200 or even $150. $40-$110 is around how much Samsung should be charging for it. With that out of the way, this phone's battery is great. The screen-on-time quite good for a phone like this (I got around 4-5 hours on 56% battery the first time I used it) and mine only lost 5% of its battery when I took it out of charging and left it with the screen off (idle phone) today. If you're a light to medium user, you'll love the battery life. But... it has NO ambient light sensor! Shame. On Antutu, my phone scored around 18886, which is decent, IMO. The screen brightness is great, and even though the resolution is only 960x540, and the technology used is TFT, images look great. I had no problems playing OR streaming HD videos on my phone (720p and 1080p). I thought I'd hate Touchwiz, but this phone gave me hope for it! Yeah, Touchwiz is irritatingly invasive at times, and this phone probably only runs Touchwiz with very little lag because it's got 1.5GB of RAM, but you can turn most of its stupid features off... except Samsung's stupid "high volume" warning when you try to maximize the volume to its highest level with headphones on. You also can't get rid of S Finder and Quick Connect in the notification shade unless you root/flash another ROM... ...which brings me to the only thing I hate about this phone. The lack of ROMs! There are NO custom ROMs for this phone, which seriously sucks. So you might want to consider that before buying this phone. So, if you care about stock Android, a 720p display, better camera and software support, go with the Moto G 2014! If you can get this phone at a decent price, or if you really love Samsung, Touchwiz, LTE and NFC for some reason, get this phone. If you really hate Samsung and Touchwiz but really want a 4G-capable phone, get one of the cheaper Sonys (Xperia E3, Xperia SP, Xperia M2, etc).

  • i want to buy this phn.. so users plzz.. tell me how is it. ?? !!!

  • I got this phone when it first came out and I am pleased with it's performance, it's lighting fast and I have not experienced any freezing or slow down, (I have with more expensive phones), the camera, if set to the right settings, and there are many to choose from, takes good pictures, the phone is the perfect size and handles well,the sound quality in calls is fantastic, crisp and clear, the screen which some have called dull, is fine, the spec monsters must have bionic eyes, the battery, when set to power saving mode, even with moderate to heavy use, lasts all day,I purchased 2 of these phone, and I believe they are a good buy, and have no regrets....CHEERS!

  • yeah, the thing is that i live in greece and i dont think those shops ship to greece. Do you have any other suggestions?

  • Go to TMobile. Its only $120.

  • You can buy it in Best Buy or Walmart $199.88

  • T-mobile ♡

  • i saw it at best buy

  • can anyone tell me where can i find this phone and please dont suggest ebay and other like that

  • and i think it has no radio although gsmarena writes fm radio

  • ez tip calculator is a free app through the Google Play Store

  • kindly tell me in which countries galaxy avant is available?is it available in pakistan

  • Very poor picture quality I was really surprise that Samsung made this, very disappointed, and the volume is low even at the maximum volume. Samsung you need to do better.

  • Bro ez tip doesn't exist on smartphones

  • Just traded this phone tonight from a galaxy my touch ♡ so far it's ok. Way light than smaller phone

  • Can we connect this mobile to TV ? Please help

  • It's a great phone. I was using the Nokia Windows phone when the Avant hit the shelves.I gave the windows phone away when buying the Avant.

  • The avant is an ok mid spec phone.The ,battery drains really fast even when not in use about 3 to 5 percent per hour and a screen resolution is not good it takes bad pictures in only ok pictures in good lighting conditions and not when its dark the pictures are very dark and bland.my biggest gripe those with the battery it doesn't last long at all it drains really fast even if you don't use it with the screen is late on way way down the front cameras BJ's of the quality is very very poor for Samsung should have taken more time to get the bugs out of the phone before they're released it as the Moto G has better functions a faster processor better screen in at a lower price so if you like taking a lot of pictures this is not the phone to buy but if this your first phone it is an OK midrange phone as long as you're not much of a camera user

  • Hey Samsung, sell this phone in Indonesia ASAP...

  • my opnion will be stay with galaxy s3,as s3 has a more powerful processor than avant and the screen size and resolution of s3 is much better than avant!

  • I want to buy this phone. Please tell me about its loudspeaker. Does it sounds loud. Tell me in decibels. Also, Is there an IR sensor? Reply me if anyone uses this smartphone.

  • I've had my Galaxy Avant for about a month now and I think its Great! It's my first smart phone, and I've been on it a lot, and so far no problems at all(I have over 90 apps on it; my new toy). I recommend!

  • Would you recommend this phone? I have a Galaxy S3 and want to upgrade but can't really afford a S4 or S5 yet... the T-Mobile guy told me it was a good upgrade for the price... just curious :) Thank you!

  • Download All-in-1-Calc Free from google play store.

  • I own this phone, however, I cannot find the EZ tip calculator function that I had in my old flip phone, to calculate leaving a tip, specifically when you are out with a group at a restaurant. I only see a basic calculator. If anyone have any knowledge of how I can access this feature I would really appreciate it.

  • Took me few days to learn to switch auto sync and uninstall a few useless bacground apps. Best thing to do if you're not tech savvy is switch off auto sync, set power saver on and install app killer. My batteru now last 1.5 hrs on netflix. For normal phone calls about 2 days before charging, but I charge nightly anyway.

  • It's a great phone for its price. It has all the features helpful for daily tasks (i.e. alarms, calendars, notes, S search, G search). I also have an I phone 5s for my work, I frankly find this phone more feature packed and easy to use. Apple does have better image quality but that's about it.

  • samgung galaxy avant is less in camera campare to moto g2 but its faster than moto g2 because of the ram processor is same and avant is less in price tham moto g2

  • Looking good

  • moto g2 has 8 mp camera

  • After the 5" Moto G for $179.and 720p resolution, the Avant should be reduced to $149

  • is this single or dual sim

  • Great phone for the low price. The only thing I think should have been improved is the camera and screen resolution.

  • plz tell me about battery life of galaxy avant ??????

  • Have had the phone for just over a week, capable of LTE Speeds, in my market I have seen upward of 30 MBPS down and 20 MBPS up, its so fast where I live that I can't tell the difference bewteen wifi and wireless data(I have forgot to turn wifi on at home. At work I find I turn wifi off as mobile network is faster than my works capped wifi network. Its better than my S2 it replaced and the battery last forever, never been below 60% charging once a day, but I am not a heavy user(reading, chess, puzzles, calendar, etc...)

  • how is internet speed in this phone is it fast and does this phone hangs plz help me frnds Thanx

  • how is internet speed in this phone is it fast

  • Its true bro

  • Great for a simple smart phone without spending a lot of money like its predecessor. Not too big in size so great for a females hand and too store in your pocket for travel.

  • battery life sucks..that is the only reason i returned it..

  • galaxy avant use adreno 305 GPU

  • No, you cannot. The baseband version is different and so is the ROM. If you attempted to do it there is a slight chance you would succeed, but you would most likely end up bricking the phone.

  • plz tell me about battery life of galaxy avant

  • Sorry,my name miftah i want to ask about samsung galaxy avant what a version of the GPU that is on the phone Thank's

  • I USe Samsung Glaxy Core It IS A Good Phone.

  • this phone and the galaxy core lte are almost the same. same size, chipset and camera res. but the internal memory size and ram of the galaxy core lte is only 8gb rom/1gb ram, while the avant is 16gb rom/1.5gb ram. question, can i flash the firmware of galaxy avant on galaxy core lte?

  • Snapdragon MSM8226 Adreno 305

  • Its using snapdragon 400 with adreno 305 gpu

  • thi phn a really gud

  • why should not launch this phone with this all feature in 3g with dual sim

  • Which CPU is used in this phone? Is it mediatek or snapdragon? And what about the GPU?

  • pls make a full review of it because i need to know everything about it PLS

  • How is it

  • wht about GPU??

  • Is it will come Egypt ???

  • Tiz phone looks great,but what typ of chipset used in this phone and when will be launched in malaysia

  • does it satify u n i want to know that when will this phone be available in south africa

  • when will relieased this phone

  • I just bought it yesterday. I went to T-Mobile @120.

  • I like it so much. I wanna know when you will export this device to Myanmar and how much pay for this!

  • Nice phone but we need full review.

  • Does it have FM radio

  • how about its battery back up ??? is it good?

  • Just got it in at Wal-Mart it is $199 off contract. It is on the prepaid plan I can not wait to activate one . I may go to the tmobile store to look at it. If it feels as good as it looks may become my next handset in November.

  • What is dual video call????

  • considering a quadband 4G, for only 160 euro srp. mid range specs. and 4.4 KITKAT OS.. I think this phone is worth buying for and i want it.. :)

  • No innovation.again boring design.no aderno gpu.what the bull shit is.totally disappointed.bad days has begun like nokia for this company.people are boring now repeat design,poor hardware and performance even in higher range.why this company doesn't see Lumia and xperia devices.now u see in such poor spec. It will still priced above 25k.grand 2 has aderno and below priced but this mobile and even galaxy s5 mini doesn't have a proper gpu.go to hell.

  • a galaxy express 2 with some s5 looks and kitkat. wowwwwwww. seriously this "another day, another samsung" should stop.

  • awsm ph yar. . i want 2 buy it. . all spec ar awsm

  • Grand 2 Mini

  • so nice i want to bring

  • The best in my price ..khkhkh

  • Another good phone for samsung when will be launch in india

  • better 5 in

  • No IR, No video specs, 5MP cam...Dude, more like Toyota Corolla Avant. Audi...Pfffttt. ROFL.

  • it is better in 5inches display.

  • nice

  • Audi RS6 Avant --- Samsung Galaxy Avant

  • Where's the GPU and CPU on this phone Samsung Galaxy Avant? It is not specified on the Specification of this phone Samsung Galaxy Avant

  • Please mentioned SAR valve on the mobile phone boxes.

  • When any new product comes please dont forget to mentioned SAR valve of that mobile phone.

  • Looks like samsung galaxy s4 mini

  • someone should make a review about this phone i want to know more

  • GSM forgot battery specs. It has 2100mah battery and ultra saving mode just like S5. So it can last all day, no problem.

  • it is even worst than i9301 (S3 Neo).

  • This is just a selling tactic by samsung. Make same/very similar phones and sell them with a different name. Its more like coke with those names no them. Marketing stunt. Most of the "mini" versions just have the specs of the phones of the yester-years. And all the different models are just like variants. It only makes it harder to find cases and protectors in the first place and then batteries and parts when repairing.

  • Same design what Galaxy S5 !!.What really news and innovation is this???.

  • the avant has 1.5 gb of ram, the Core 4G only has 1 gb, there are differences. also market availability

  • Nice phone I wish I can have it, well balanced but it will cost too much. I wish it was $175.00 atleast.

  • it is a very great $ smart phone ..i want to buy this phone

  • Good phone.4.5 inch good..But not dual sim?

  • Well, I think that considering that it is new, the specs and the price, it's a quite good smartphone! !!!!!?

  • So are the HTC One M8 and the LG G3 etc....are you justifying Samsung's omission of FM radio in there devices?

  • For FM radio enthusiast, this is for you.

  • It's the same as the SAmsung Galaxy Core 4G only change the button menu for the multitask (i don't like the change)

  • I think as per specification if it under 12k in india, should be a big deal....