Service Guide, Quick Start Guide, Samsung Galaxy A03s, USB Cable
Manufacturer
SAMSUNG
Country of Origin
China
Date First Available
September 7, 2023
Memory Storage Capacity
32 GB
Standing screen display size
6.5 Inches
Ram Memory Installed Size
3 GB
Battery Capacity
5000
Weight
0.8 Pounds
Charging Time
2.5 Hours
5 reviews for TracFone Samsung Galaxy A03s, 32GB, Black – Prepaid Smartphone (Locked)
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★★★★★
Gadget fool –
I had no problems with activating this phone, mostly I think because I did it on Tracfone’s website. Super-easy. This is not a phone for serious gamers, but that’s ok. If all you need is the basics and you don’t need blazing speed, this will suit your needs. Mine came with 3gb RAM. I added a micro-SD card for my add-ons, like wallpaper and photos. Be careful opening that SIM card drawer or the SIM card will fall to the floor. It happens so quickly you won’t notice it and complain it didn’t come with a SIM card. As mentioned by others, you will need either a charging block with USB-C opening to use the supplied cable, or get another cable that fits a USB opening on a charger or computer on one end & USB-C to fit the phone opening, which is what I did. No big deal and cheap enough on Amazon. Most folks have USB chargers laying around. You can increase the speed a little by adjusting the RAM-Plus setting in Device Care > Memory. It comes set at 2 GB but you can increase it to 4GB. It’s a virtual memory trick. It does help, but it won’t make a gaming device out of the phone, which it wasn’t intended to be anyway. The battery lasts fine for average users. I say buy it!
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★★★★★
Raymond Zukowski –
This is a Tracphone issue, not Amazon. Amazon gives you 30 days to return stuff and I have never had a problem with returns, this was 6 weeks. Worked great for 6 weeks then died. Because the A03s doesn’t have access to the battery I couldn’t find the imei number. No longer is a simple receipt enough to return something to the manufacturer. Of course the imei was in the paperwork that came with the phone, but if I saved all the paperwork for stuff I buy I would end up on an episode of ‘Hoarders’. 5 different cables and 4 different chargers, holding buttons at the same time to force factory reboot and still a black screen.
Easy to use: It won’t turn on, so that’s a no Value for money: It refuses to turn on after 6 weeks, so that’s a BIG NO Battery life: It seems to still be charging, so maybe ok, BUT IT WON’T TURN ON!
So there you have it, back to using the phone with the cracked screen until I can save up enough for another phone.
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★★★★★
Michael Clear –
I bought this to replace my 8 year old samsung tracfone which i liked alot until it died. My review:
Size: this phone is at least 30% larger than my old phone. Fortunately I do not carry it around often so it probably won’t be a major issue. However, if you are looking for a portable phone that will fit in a regular pocket, be aware.
Set up: tracfone support was useless. They wanted to send me a code to complete the set up, but my old phone was broken so they said they could not, nor did they offer any other options. Fortunately, my adult son switched the sim card from my old phone into the new one and i was able to receive the code on my new phone and complete the process. Without him I would still not have a functional phone.
Charging cable: phone did not come with a functional charging cable and to use the one that was sent would have required another purchase. I ended up using the cable from my Fire tablet, which sufficed.
Performance: as always there is a learning curve with new technology but so far i am feeling my way along with this phone. Don’t expect to receive a user manual because one does not come with this phone. Downloaded one from the internet but it is poorly written and not user friendly. You Tube videos are available for some issues, however. So far the phone seems to be working ok.
Lost data: i am still trying to figure out if I can retrieve my contacts, photos, etc from my old phone to transfer to new phone. I probably won’t even bother to do this thru tracfone because I’m sure it would only frustrate me and make me want to kill myself. I will explore other avenues.
Summary: inexpensive phone with some good attributes. B+ for the phone: D- for tracfone.
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★★★★★
Alexander Burton –
I had cracked the screen on my pixel phone, so i bought this as a replacement until i can get the pixel repaired. Its a bit sluggish at certain times, but way faster than i expected it to be. My use case is discord, sms, telegram, email, phone calls, insta and twitter. No gaming. It seems to do all that perfectly fine. Maybe not quite as snappy as the pixel, but its 100% usable. Camera and mic and audio is not great not terrible. I love this thing though, hell im tempted to just keep using it.
Pro tip: if you are transferring your number and benefits from another phone do it through their phone tech support. Make sure you get a human to do it. Their automated stuff rarely works.
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Maritain –
My Samsung A20 (the higher priced phone) finally died on my after 2 years of use, so I opted for this A03s as a replacement. Much to my happy surprise, this new A03s phone is much better in every way than the A20!! I couldn’t believe it! The screen is slightly larger, the processing of everything “app wise” is faster, the video quality is much better when viewing YouTube etc., and the camera is also much higher quality. I also loaded all my favorite Apps from Google Play and every one of them works fine. ***Oh, my only gripe: It did NOT come with a charging cable I could use because my computer does not have a USB C female port. The cable Samsung includes is a white USB C Male to USB C Male, so you have male ends on both sides of the cable (I’m assuming Samsung assumed users would be connecting the phone do an Apple laptop or something). So, if you want to plug this phone into a standard USB Type A Female port, you’ll need to buy a “USB-C Female to USB-A Male Adapter”, but they’re only $4-5 bucks on Amazon, so no worries there. Just be sure to buy one at the same time you buy the phone or you may not be able to charge it.
Gadget fool –
I had no problems with activating this phone, mostly I think because I did it on Tracfone’s website. Super-easy. This is not a phone for serious gamers, but that’s ok. If all you need is the basics and you don’t need blazing speed, this will suit your needs. Mine came with 3gb RAM. I added a micro-SD card for my add-ons, like wallpaper and photos. Be careful opening that SIM card drawer or the SIM card will fall to the floor. It happens so quickly you won’t notice it and complain it didn’t come with a SIM card. As mentioned by others, you will need either a charging block with USB-C opening to use the supplied cable, or get another cable that fits a USB opening on a charger or computer on one end & USB-C to fit the phone opening, which is what I did. No big deal and cheap enough on Amazon. Most folks have USB chargers laying around. You can increase the speed a little by adjusting the RAM-Plus setting in Device Care > Memory. It comes set at 2 GB but you can increase it to 4GB. It’s a virtual memory trick. It does help, but it won’t make a gaming device out of the phone, which it wasn’t intended to be anyway. The battery lasts fine for average users. I say buy it!
Raymond Zukowski –
This is a Tracphone issue, not Amazon.
Amazon gives you 30 days to return stuff and I have never had a problem with returns, this was 6 weeks.
Worked great for 6 weeks then died. Because the A03s doesn’t have access to the battery I couldn’t find the imei number. No longer is a simple receipt enough to return something to the manufacturer. Of course the imei was in the paperwork that came with the phone, but if I saved all the paperwork for stuff I buy I would end up on an episode of ‘Hoarders’.
5 different cables and 4 different chargers, holding buttons at the same time to force factory reboot and still a black screen.
Easy to use: It won’t turn on, so that’s a no
Value for money: It refuses to turn on after 6 weeks, so that’s a BIG NO
Battery life: It seems to still be charging, so maybe ok, BUT IT WON’T TURN ON!
So there you have it, back to using the phone with the cracked screen until I can save up enough for another phone.
Michael Clear –
I bought this to replace my 8 year old samsung tracfone which i liked alot until it died. My review:
Size: this phone is at least 30% larger than my old phone. Fortunately I do not carry it around often so it probably won’t be a major issue. However, if you are looking for a portable phone that will fit in a regular pocket, be aware.
Set up: tracfone support was useless. They wanted to send me a code to complete the set up, but my old phone was broken so they said they could not, nor did they offer any other options. Fortunately, my adult son switched the sim card from my old phone into the new one and i was able to receive the code on my new phone and complete the process. Without him I would still not have a functional phone.
Charging cable: phone did not come with a functional charging cable and to use the one that was sent would have required another purchase. I ended up using the cable from my Fire tablet, which sufficed.
Performance: as always there is a learning curve with new technology but so far i am feeling my way along with this phone. Don’t expect to receive a user manual because one does not come with this phone. Downloaded one from the internet but it is poorly written and not user friendly. You Tube videos are available for some issues, however. So far the phone seems to be working ok.
Lost data: i am still trying to figure out if I can retrieve my contacts, photos, etc from my old phone to transfer to new phone. I probably won’t even bother to do this thru tracfone because I’m sure it would only frustrate me and make me want to kill myself. I will explore other avenues.
Summary: inexpensive phone with some good attributes. B+ for the phone: D- for tracfone.
Alexander Burton –
I had cracked the screen on my pixel phone, so i bought this as a replacement until i can get the pixel repaired. Its a bit sluggish at certain times, but way faster than i expected it to be. My use case is discord, sms, telegram, email, phone calls, insta and twitter. No gaming. It seems to do all that perfectly fine. Maybe not quite as snappy as the pixel, but its 100% usable. Camera and mic and audio is not great not terrible. I love this thing though, hell im tempted to just keep using it.
Pro tip: if you are transferring your number and benefits from another phone do it through their phone tech support. Make sure you get a human to do it. Their automated stuff rarely works.
Maritain –
My Samsung A20 (the higher priced phone) finally died on my after 2 years of use, so I opted for this A03s as a replacement. Much to my happy surprise, this new A03s phone is much better in every way than the A20!! I couldn’t believe it! The screen is slightly larger, the processing of everything “app wise” is faster, the video quality is much better when viewing YouTube etc., and the camera is also much higher quality. I also loaded all my favorite Apps from Google Play and every one of them works fine. ***Oh, my only gripe: It did NOT come with a charging cable I could use because my computer does not have a USB C female port. The cable Samsung includes is a white USB C Male to USB C Male, so you have male ends on both sides of the cable (I’m assuming Samsung assumed users would be connecting the phone do an Apple laptop or something). So, if you want to plug this phone into a standard USB Type A Female port, you’ll need to buy a “USB-C Female to USB-A Male Adapter”, but they’re only $4-5 bucks on Amazon, so no worries there. Just be sure to buy one at the same time you buy the phone or you may not be able to charge it.