Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (S&D) (Open Box)

After my Pixel 3a got accidentally water logged when my kid's water bottle spilled in the car, I hemmed and hawed a lot over what phone to get. I loved my pixel but most of the models were currently out of stock and I didn't really want to keep waiting for the new releases, so I did my research and landed on this phone. So I will do my review relative to the pixel 3a I previously owned: 1. The photo quality is comparable to or maybe better than the pixel 3a in my opinion (I'm not really an expert here)- the pictures look crisp and detailed which is important to me as mostly I take my kids pictures with my phone. 2. The battery life of this phone is much better. It can last me the whole day. At 10 pm I still have 30% battery and I was on my phone a lot- mostly browsing but did watch a little youtube also. 3. Screen size is bigger on this phone- if you are looking to put it in a pocket this may be a bit big. Since I carry it in my purse I don't mind, and I kind of enjoy the big screen for my youtube habit. Picture quality when watching video seems superior also. 4. Bloatware apps- annoying. The pixel definitely felt way cleaner out of the gate. On this phone I had to delete a lot of apps and then disable or hide away in folders others that can't be deleted. In the end it's not a dealbreaker for me, but it created some pain in the initial setup of the phone. 5. This phone has facial recognition, but it hasn't been working that great for me. I will probably try to go in and redo it and see if it improves at all. It would be nice if it worked- but mostly I am using the fingerprint sensor. I actually preferred the physical fingerprint sensor on the back of the pixel because it worked consistently, and the one built into the screen on this phone seems a bit finnicky. Overall this one has more "advanced" unlock features but I preferred the reliability on the pixel. I know this comparison is only so good because Pixel already has a 4a and soon a 5a, but maybe it will help someone. Overall I am happy because I got a nice camera, great battery life, and nice video quality on a mid range phone. The Amazon renewed phone had no defects at all that I could tell. I don't think the charger with it was original, but it was certainly worth the savings for the renewed price. One more tip- I hated the Samsung keyboard for some reason. So I downloaded the google Gboard on it which made me much happier.