(8/256) I have had the phone for about 1.5 months. Coming from the Poco X3 NFC, which constantly had a Custom ROM (because I dislike MIUI), I wanted a phone with good support and good software so that I wouldn't have to change it again.
In this aspect, the A34 comes with the latest One UI (Android 14, One UI 6.0 at the moment) and Samsung promises 4 generations of Android (up to Android 17) and 5 years of security updates. I am generally very satisfied with One UI - it is fast, beautiful, with many features WITHOUT being overloaded like TouchWiz used to be.
In terms of performance, the phone has the Dimensity 1080 which serves me well (occasionally it may lag a bit, but that is generally expected from any non-flagship chipset). I have the 8GB RAM version, but I don't think I would have had any issues with 6GB (although over time I think the difference will show).
The display is beautiful and 120Hz, which is very welcome. The front camera is in a U-shaped notch, and honestly, it doesn't bother me almost at all (even coming from the punch hole of the X3).
I can't form a particular opinion about the camera. It does what I ask and the accompanying software is very good. However, I haven't used the selfie camera yet.
In some smaller features, the speakers are stereo and very good, they do their job excellently. The haptic feedback is well-designed and of good quality, although I would have liked it to have a bit more intensity. The battery charging of 5000mAh is at 25W, which is a decent speed - not too fast, but not agonizingly slow either. However, BE AWARE. The phone does NOT come with a power brick in the box! It only has a Type-C to Type-C cable, so you will need to purchase a charger separately (make sure it is compatible with the PD 3.0 used by this device).
Overall, it is a very good device that has nothing to envy from the A54 (or even the S23 that I compared it to, WITHOUT meaning that you will get a flagship for less than 300€). And always, with the signature of Samsung, a name that has reached such heights for a reason!
(I am giving it 4 stars because I haven't had the device for a long time yet. If everything continues smoothly, I will change it to 5)