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Replacement for Galaxy A12?

  • 29-05-2025 05:59PM
    #1
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey guys, my wifes Samsung A12 has gone on the blink it seems and she is looking for a replacement. She uses it mostly for calls (obviously), texts, WhatsApp messages, emails and a couple of banking apps. She talks quite a lot so something with a decent battery is required. she has no interest in using the camera(s) so that doesnt matter. Budget is €100 - €200. Any recommendations please?



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  • #2
    con747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,491 ✭✭✭con747


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058412168/replacement-for-galaxy-a12

    Hard to beat the Pixel 9a offer. Around €200 after a trade in and unlocked. Read a couple of the last pages for full info.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058408614/pixel-9a

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



  • #3
    peckypiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭peckypiper


    Pixel 9 is currently 350 on Amazon Ireland it's a great camera and gets latest android updates can't be beat for the price



  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Thanks guys. Panic over now as the daughter got her something on Amazon … think it was a Galaxy A14 which ticks all the boxes for her.

    Appreciate the replies.



  • #5
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    A follow-up question for those who are more familiar with these things. She got her Galaxy A14 yesterday but she couldn't install her banking app as the phone was rooted. I googled "unrooting phone" and got lots of results showing various apps and methods that can be used but has anyone ever done this and what would you recommend?



  • #6
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    Was the phone a secondhand/refurbished model as they don't come rooted by default. Honestly that phone model is already 2 years old and will only get One UI 7 soon and that will be the last OS update apparently but there will be 2 more years of security updates

    I have used SuperSU before but it's been many years since I messed about with rooting.



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  • #7
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123520560#Comment_123520560

    Bought on Amazon and it's new …. at least it was advertised as being new. When trying to install a banking app a message appeared saying the app couldn't be installed as the device was rooted.



  • #8
    Gooser14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Gooser14


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123520849#Comment_123520849

    Return it & get a refund.



  • #9
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123521095#Comment_123521095

    Why would I do that?



  • #10
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,460 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123521346#Comment_123521346

    If it is rooted then it isn't new.



  • #11
    Gooser14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Gooser14


    If you need it for banking then it's of no use to as a rooted phone. Also, because it is rooted. I suspect it is not a new phone.



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  • #12
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,175 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Did you buy from Amazon or 3rd party seller - if advertised as new send it back, don't know what is on the phone hence why things like banking apps won't install plus what else has been done to the phone



  • #13
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    The phone was bought from a 3rd party seller and order fulfilled by Amazon.

    Neither myself or the missus are up to speed with technology so Im not sure what the whole rooted thing is. As regards the banking app she can still use the one on her old phone. Here's a link to the phone.



  • #14
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,175 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123521630#Comment_123521630

    2 mins on the reviews tells you all you need to know - get on to Amazon and get a refund, if the seller refuses to refund do a chargeback



  • #15
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Yeah the more Im reading here and also the reviews on Amazon I think it should be returned. She is happy enough with the phone and has since sent an email to the seller asking if its new, why it was rooted and what warranty is with it. She looked through the box but no details of any warranty were included.



  • #16
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,977 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Just out of curiosity apart from the likes of a banking app not working what else could be wrong with a rooted phone or what should we be aware of?

    Sorry, thats probably a silly question but when you dont know you have to ask.



  • #17
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123521828#Comment_123521828

    Agreed. A new device which arrives rooted = instant return. Firstly a new phone should not be rooted, but secondly you can't trust a rooted phone from an unknown/untrusted source.



  • #18
    machiavellianme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,653 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    There may be other software running in the background that you aren't aware of. Phones don't get rooted for no reason. Usually it's to circumvent some restrictions or to install applications that aren't available from legitimate sources.



  • #19
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,175 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123521835#Comment_123521835

    Don't know what has been changed on the phone or installed (especially considering where it has come from), updates likely won't be available so more security risks. You could try unrooting it yourself and flashing it with a clean OS but could brick the phone - not that you should do that for what is supposedly a new phone.

    You can check the origin of the phone from the IMEI

    IMEI Check - Free IMEI Number Checker | IMEICheck.com



  • #20
    machiavellianme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,653 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    Did you consider the pixel 9a described on Bargain Alerts?

    Read the last page as it has someone trading an old a12 against it for 200.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058408614/pixel-9a


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