I Switched to the CHEAPEST Samsung Setup

[00:00] - Goodbye Apple.

[00:01] Today I'm switching to a Samsung setup

[00:04] that costs less than the

[00:06] Now I tried this before

[00:08] but with that video, I

[00:11] This time around I was able

[00:12] to get everything brand

[00:14] We're talking about phone, laptop, tablet,

[00:17] smart watch, headphones, you name it.

[00:19] Starting out with, we have the phone.

[00:21] Now Samsung makes some very cheap devices.

[00:24] So as far as I understand,

[00:25] the Galaxy A07 actually isn't largely sold

[00:29] in the United States. So I

[00:31] In fact, it actually has

[00:32] This one was actually, I think,

[00:34] a Latin American version, right?

[00:36] - [Alex] Yes, that is correct.

[00:37] - Now, if I would have spent more money,

[00:38] of course I would get

[00:40] that we spent less than

[00:43] - [Alex] Yeah, absolutely.

[00:44] We paid $97.

[00:46] - For a fully functional

[00:50] Now, 100 bucks you probably would want

[00:52] to consider buying a used phone,

[00:53] but if this thing is brand

[00:55] comes with-

[00:56] - [Alex] Ah, well, okay,

[00:58] so remember that little asterisk

[00:59] where you can't buy this in the US.

[01:01] So that does mean that

[01:04] from Samsung on it,

[01:05] but you do still get like, you know,

[01:07] like six years of software updates.

[01:10] - Oh, I actually kind

[01:13] I mean, obviously plastic,

[01:16] but it actually kinda looks nice.

[01:17] It's got a little bit of texture on it.

[01:18] It feels kind of similar

[01:21] or something, like one of,

[01:24] It is unfortunately dead.

[01:25] So I'm gonna go ahead and

[01:27] It's probably sitting in

[01:29] Now, of course we've gotta

[01:32] Now I know what you're thinking.

[01:35] "Austin, you can't use a

[01:38] What are you a fifth grader?"

[01:41] I was once, but here's the thing.

[01:42] - [Alex] Who's saying this stuff?

[01:44] - I'm watching you Wazowski.

[01:47] - I will say out of the

[01:50] this Galaxy Chromebook is the one

[01:51] that I'm the least confident in.

[01:53] Alex, before I even open

[01:55] for the Galaxy Chromebook Go?

[01:58] - [Alex] We paid $191 for

[02:03] - So less than $200 for a laptop.

[02:05] Look, that's better than, like,

[02:07] Oh, it's actually small.

[02:08] Oh, okay, so it's just a huge

[02:11] Okay, got it.

[02:13] Doesn't look terrible.

[02:17] It's an interesting

[02:20] Not a huge amount...

[02:20] Well, okay, this is a

[02:22] Again, less than 200 bucks.

[02:24] We'll see how it is.

[02:25] I have low expectations,

[02:27] but, I mean, we're in

[02:30] we have a fully functioning

[02:34] So when I think about cheap Samsung stuff,

[02:37] my first instinct is

[02:40] So this is the Galaxy Tab A11.

[02:42] Now...

[02:43] - [Alex] Wait, A11?

[02:45] - Wait, the back of it says A9.

[02:48] The front of it says A11.

[02:49] - Sick.

[02:51] - [Adriana] A 911?

[02:55] - [Alex] I have an update that the A11,

[02:57] the non-plus, just regular A11,

[03:01] They only sell it in Latin America.

[03:03] And the kicker is if

[03:07] just this, whatever weird model on Amazon,

[03:11] it's cheaper than what we paid.

[03:13] - Okay, so we didn't get an upgrade.

[03:14] We got a downgrade.

[03:16] - [Alex] We did, yeah.

[03:16] So they're set for...

[03:17] Amazon is selling it for

[03:25] - So as you'd expect, it is

[03:27] that much bigger than our actual phone.

[03:28] But I will say I actually have

[03:31] 'cause again, Walmart sell a

[03:34] for less than 100 bucks.

[03:35] So this is a lot more.

[03:36] So this needs to not be garbage.

[03:40] Okay, that seems like metal I think.

[03:43] Oh my God.

[03:44] Well, Puerto Rico's here.

[03:46] This only lets you set up in a country

[03:48] or region in Latin America.

[03:50] (Alex laughing)

[03:53] Okay, while this restarts

[03:56] we're gonna go ahead and

[03:59] So, again, we're trying to do

[04:03] So we've got ourselves a phone,

[04:04] we've got ourselves a tablet,

[04:07] We also have to have a Galaxy Watch.

[04:10] Now I don't use Galaxy

[04:12] I've dabbled in them a bit.

[04:14] I'm not a huge smart watch guy,

[04:16] but this is the Galaxy Watch FE.

[04:19] I will say though, Alex.

[04:21] - Yes?

[04:23] Did I buy an LTE Galaxy Watch?

[04:25] - [Alex] It didn't say it was LTE.

[04:30] - Why is that so confusing?

[04:31] I just bought stuff off of Amazon.

[04:33] - [Alex] On the listing itself,

[04:35] for Bluetooth or LTE.

[04:37] - Yep.

[04:38] I did not pick LTE though.

[04:39] - [Alex] That is correct.

[04:39] We didn't buy the LTE version,

[04:41] but they cost exactly the same.

[04:43] So I guess they figured

[04:46] - What was the price

[04:47] that I paid versus what

[04:49] 'Cause I know that the

[04:51] that's why I didn't choose it.

[04:52] - [Alex] Yeah, so we paid $170.

[04:55] - A lot of money compared to

[04:57] but for a smart watch, you know...

[04:58] Well, I look forward

[05:00] to putting this one also

[05:02] It does have... Oh, I

[05:03] the little, like, little

[05:05] It looks nice.

[05:06] Nothing about this is

[05:08] oh, it looks like a budget smartwatch.

[05:10] I got my whole fleet of devices here.

[05:12] I got my phone, my laptop,

[05:13] my tablet, my watch all charging,

[05:15] but we're still missing

[05:18] Now to round our setup out,

[05:21] Now I've never used the Cores,

[05:22] but I actually am a big fan

[05:25] Correct me if I'm wrong here,

[05:26] the Galaxy Buds Core

[05:30] or widely used device, right?

[05:32] - [Alex] So this one

[05:34] that kind of was for other markets.

[05:38] - I will say, like, just at

[05:40] very similar to the,

[05:43] These Buds are kind like a

[05:45] where they have that kind

[05:47] of distinctive little, like, earbud shape

[05:48] where they have the little wing tip.

[05:50] We paid how much for these?

[05:51] - [Alex] We paid $53.

[05:53] - For 53 bucks,

[05:54] you can still get some decent

[05:57] but for Samsung stuff,

[05:59] I gotta say, while this is

[06:00] probably not the best Samsung

[06:04] For way less than the price of an iPhone,

[06:06] we've got an entire setup here.

[06:07] So lemme go ahead, get

[06:10] and see what is it like to live

[06:11] with the cheapest Samsung setup.

[06:14] So it has been 24 hours

[06:17] to my new Samsung gear

[06:19] and there's a lot to talk about.

[06:21] Some negative stuff for sure.

[06:23] But I would say largely positive,

[06:24] the number one word I would use is slow.

[06:28] These pieces of tech are

[06:31] Now, that shouldn't be

[06:32] how little I paid for them,

[06:34] but one area

[06:35] that's been less than stellar

[06:38] So for most phones these days,

[06:40] you can tap to turn the

[06:42] So I can click the button

[06:43] and it will turn on, and

[06:46] and it will unlock.

[06:50] I'll say there's a couple of areas

[06:52] that have been impressive on the A07.

[06:54] The camera is one.

[06:54] It doesn't have any stabilization

[06:56] so you have to make sure

[06:58] especially for video.

[06:59] But the photos, especially with that 48,

[07:01] or I think 50 megapixel

[07:04] The screen is bright enough.

[07:06] It's a little bit low res.

[07:07] It's only 720p on a 6.7 inch display.

[07:10] So you can definitely see the pixels

[07:13] and especially, like,

[07:15] on a white sort of background,

[07:16] it actually hurts my eyes a little bit.

[07:18] It actually looks straining

[07:21] and certain apps don't

[07:23] very well optimized for

[07:25] I knew what I was getting

[07:28] Obviously this stuff is very cheap, right?

[07:30] So, I'm a spoiled tech YouTuber who likes

[07:32] to play with all kind of fancy stuff.

[07:34] So going to the very cheap stuff has been

[07:35] a little bit of an adjustment.

[07:37] Generally speaking as

[07:40] the watch,

[07:41] I'm gonna make sure I fully charge again

[07:44] and see if maybe that battery

[07:46] That's my main concern there.

[07:47] The phone, I'm only

[07:49] from a speed perspective.

[07:50] Sometimes, it takes five

[07:53] or it immediately kicks

[07:55] or whatever...

[07:56] It feels like there's something lurking

[07:57] in here that I need to figure out.

[07:58] I was also using the Galaxy Tab.

[08:00] I was actually kind of impressed with it.

[08:01] So the screen isn't amazing, right,

[08:03] as you kind of expect.

[08:04] But I was watching some

[08:07] and it's actually, like,

[08:10] It does have actual real stereo speakers.

[08:13] The size is nice.

[08:14] I will say it's not that

[08:17] which feels a little bit weird,

[08:18] but the audio is significantly better.

[08:19] The screen is fine.

[08:21] And for tablet stuff like watching video

[08:22] and browsing and stuff,

[08:24] So far, I will say that I am finding this

[08:27] to be actually a better

[08:30] but I'm already just 24 hours

[08:35] I would do things differently

[08:38] from scratch or if I could wildly

[08:40] and blatantly cheat and

[08:43] before the end of the challenge.

[08:45] Okay, so I'm on day two

[08:49] and a few thoughts.

[08:51] I was going to go and take

[08:54] However, my watch was basically dead

[08:56] by the time I was done with work.

[08:58] So I figured instead of

[09:00] to charge, trying again, I just

[09:04] Now that being said,

[09:05] today I did do things

[09:07] I did turn off the always on display.

[09:09] It did make a big difference

[09:11] I will say it feels

[09:14] that doesn't actually have

[09:17] That kind of defeats the purpose

[09:18] 'cause it takes a solid

[09:20] raise your wrist for it to show up.

[09:21] But regardless, in the gym,

[09:23] watch actually worked really well.

[09:25] All the Samsung Health stuff feels

[09:26] like it's actually pretty well designed.

[09:28] No real issues there.

[09:29] And I'll actually say

[09:30] that the Galaxy Buds Core are fantastic.

[09:33] So I've got them in now.

[09:34] They're really good for 50 bucks.

[09:37] I mean the active noise

[09:41] but certainly enough for you know,

[09:42] a crowded environment like the gym.

[09:45] I feel like something like an airplane.

[09:46] Like, they're pretty good.

[09:48] I do have to say that the A07 is starting

[09:50] to grate on me a little bit.

[09:52] I have tried to do a little

[09:55] disable more apps and speed

[09:57] And what else is becoming a pain point is

[09:59] the Galaxy Chromebook.

[10:00] Holy.

[10:01] Like, it's fine if you

[10:04] but man, that thing is slow.

[10:06] So, I do have an idea on how

[10:10] to make some creative

[10:18] So I've used these things

[10:23] I would like to make

[10:26] - [Alex] Well it's too late.

[10:27] You have the setup that you have.

[10:28] - [Adriana] You kind of

[10:30] - Well, you say that, but

[10:33] the platform where evolution

[10:37] and Austin getting out

[10:38] of using the ultra cheap things is

[10:39] really part of the mission.

[10:41] So the reason why I'm bouncing off

[10:44] of this particular Chromebook

[10:49] It is a dual core one gigahertz processor,

[10:52] four gigs of RAM.

[10:54] And while at first, I

[10:56] screen not okay.

[10:57] Screen is very, very bad.

[10:59] - Yeah.

[11:04] the liberty of ordering

[11:08] - [Alex] What do you mean replacement?

[11:09] That is the cheapest...

[11:10] That is the cheapest new laptop.

[11:12] - The return policy is still good.

[11:14] We don't have to worry

[11:16] - [Alex] Yeah, but but that's still

[11:17] the cheapest new Samsung laptop.

[11:20] - Well you would think that that's true

[11:23] and yet I found an even better

[11:26] and even cheaper option,

[11:28] which is still within

[11:32] - [Alex] Oh, okay.

[11:34] - If you, my friends at

[11:37] and go, "Austin, tell

[11:41] not this.

[11:42] - [Alex] Hey, we still

[11:45] This, my friends, while it

[11:48] In fact, I think actually the hardware is

[11:50] gonna be pretty much the same

[11:55] in fact, actually very, very similar.

[11:57] This is, instead of a Chromebook,

[11:59] a Samsung Galaxy Book Go,

[12:03] How much did I pay for

[12:06] - [Alex] You paid $191.

[12:07] - $191.

[12:08] - [Alex] It's pretty cheap for a laptop.

[12:09] - [Austin] It's pretty cheap for a laptop.

[12:11] Sorry, my phone's a little slow.

[12:12] Lemme pull up the listing.

[12:13] Just gimme a second.

[12:15] This laptop costs me $65.

[12:19] - [Alex] Well, okay, you know what?

[12:22] - $65.

[12:24] That's crazy.

[12:25] That's like-

[12:26] - Yeah, so that was why when I saw this,

[12:28] was like, wait a minute,

[12:29] this is absolutely, even if,

[12:33] as, like, an X Elite or

[12:35] It's gonna be leagues better than this.

[12:36] It runs full Windows, it has 5G.

[12:39] And while I hope the screen's better,

[12:41] I don't think it actually is,

[12:42] the fact that I can actually, you know,

[12:44] do stuff with it as opposed to wait

[12:46] for it to load one website

[12:49] And if I may be so bold,

[12:54] Alex, what's 191 minus 65?

[12:58] How much is that again?

[12:59] - [Alex] 127.

[13:01] - $127.

[13:03] Why?

[13:05] How lovely is that?

[13:06] Because, also, I got another phone.

[13:08] - [Alex] Wait, wait, what?

[13:09] What?

[13:10] - I maybe decided to get a

[13:13] because this functions,

[13:17] it's better than I expected initially.

[13:19] It is so slow.

[13:21] So I figured why not treat

[13:26] of the $120 that I definitely

[13:29] The Galaxy A17.

[13:31] - [Alex] Oh, the actual cheapest phone

[13:33] that you can get in the US.

[13:34] So, what is my grand total from before

[13:37] and after these swaps?

[13:39] Because I think I saved money, right?

[13:42] - [Alex] The old total was $680.

[13:45] - 680.

[13:46] - [Alex] The new total is $677.

[13:50] - I saved $3, got a way better phone

[13:53] and a way better laptop.

[13:54] So it looks pretty similar.

[13:56] And I do believe they share a lot.

[13:58] So if you put them side by side,

[13:59] you can see they both have,

[14:02] which doesn't do anything.

[14:03] But this one has not only an ultra wide,

[14:06] but also, I think it has the same sensor

[14:08] but it has OIS, which is

[14:11] This also has 128 gigs of storage,

[14:13] which I believe this one has 64.

[14:15] The big one for me, though,

[14:17] while it doesn't have a headphone jack,

[14:19] it has an OLED.

[14:20] But come on, you gotta admit

[14:23] - [Alex] I will give

[14:25] I think that's a totally

[14:27] - We'll see.

[14:31] bending the rules quite a bit.

[14:32] - I showed you the receipt,

[14:33] I bought it for 65 bucks.

[14:35] - [Alex] Yeah, but it wasn't new.

[14:37] - And what we've learned today is

[14:39] that don't buy a new $200 Chromebook.

[14:42] If you're going all

[14:46] All righty my friends,

[14:48] it has been over a week of

[14:51] and I have many, many, many thoughts.

[14:54] You want the good or the bad first?

[14:55] 'Cause I got a lot.

[14:56] I got a lot.

[14:57] You can't shut me up.

[14:58] - [Alex] Well, how about

[15:01] - I'm very happy I switched

[15:03] It is so much better than the

[15:08] Performance is a bit better,

[15:09] but the OLED is so much better.

[15:11] It's higher resolution.

[15:12] The fact that it has 5G

[15:14] in a lot more areas.

[15:16] The camera is better.

[15:17] The ultra wide actually exists.

[15:19] It's not like a night and day difference,

[15:20] but I'll say that it is

[15:23] because the A07 was so slow

[15:26] and that screen was so bad

[15:28] A17 solid.

[15:30] The Galaxy Book Go, not a perfect laptop.

[15:32] As you could probably

[15:36] However, that's the technical phrase.

[15:39] It's still bad.

[15:39] It's 1080p but it is

[15:42] sort of like LCD panel.

[15:44] It's quite bad.

[15:45] But performance wise, it's

[15:48] Only eight gigs of RAM,

[15:49] but, again, this is a 5G

[15:52] for like 60 something bucks, right?

[15:54] It is so much better than the Chromebook.

[15:56] So much more powerful, so much quicker.

[15:58] This is actually a laptop

[15:59] that the screen is really the

[16:03] So, overall, for the

[16:07] If I was gonna rank them, I'd

[16:11] and the Galaxy Book Go,

[16:13] for it, legitimately recommend.

[16:15] I would say that the A17 is decent.

[16:18] It's not my favorite way of spending $200,

[16:21] but it is a very usable phone.

[16:22] It's pretty solid.

[16:23] And I would say that would not recommend,

[16:27] pretty much at all, the Galaxy

[16:31] These are both, to me,

[16:35] and they're not really that usable, right?

[16:38] I mean the the buginess,

[16:40] of these things has been a real

[16:42] The watch, since I've gotten it,

[16:45] routinely disconnects

[16:48] I will not notice this until

[16:50] and realize it's not been connected

[16:52] and I've been missing

[16:53] right?

[16:54] Then there's stuff like the Tab, right?

[16:55] So my first impression of the Tab,

[16:57] even though it's not the

[17:00] was generally okay.

[17:01] Like, the speakers are pretty

[17:03] But the problem is it's just been sort

[17:05] of buggy, is probably the

[17:08] I didn't use it for a day

[17:09] and it drained the battery

[17:12] I recharged it last night.

[17:13] I went to go watch a video

[17:16] or four minutes to boot.

[17:17] It landed on the home screen,

[17:19] crashed, and rebooted.

[17:22] I had to wait another three

[17:23] or four minutes to

[17:25] And when I went to go watch

[17:27] the video was stuck playing at 10 FPS.

[17:29] Even though I, like,

[17:31] I let it sit there and make

[17:32] nothing's running in the background,

[17:34] and it was just choppy, right?

[17:36] Sometimes it would be smooth,

[17:37] but, like, I couldn't watch the video

[17:39] for more than 30 seconds

[17:40] without it dropping a ton of frames,

[17:42] and it was bothering me.

[17:42] So I'm very curious, what do you think

[17:44] about the cheapest Samsung setup?

[17:47] And would you take this over

[17:49] that we recently did?

[17:50] And you can check that video out here.

[17:51] Make sure to let me

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[17:54] that ding-a-ling button.

[17:55] Until next time, my friends.

[17:58] I miss my Z Fold.

[17:59] (Austin chuckling)