Samsung Galaxy A23


The Samsung Galaxy A23 is an Android-based smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics as a part of its Galaxy A series. The phone was announced on March 4, 2022, alongside the Galaxy A13.

Specifications

Design

The screen features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, while the back panel and sides are made of plastic. Both models share a plastic back design but differ in finish: the LTE model sports a glossy finish, whereas the 5G model features a matte finish.
The smartphone's design closely resembles the Galaxy A33 5G.
Below are the USB-C connector, speaker, microphone and 3.5 mm audio jack. The second microphone is located on top. Depending on the version, there is a slot for 1 SIM card and a microSD memory card up to 1 TB or a slot for 2 SIM cards and a microSD memory card up to 1 TB. On the right are the volume buttons and the smartphone lock button, which has a built-in fingerprint scanner.

Hardware

Galaxy A23 is a smartphone with a slate-type factor form, the size of which is 164.5 × 76.9 × 8.4 mm and weighs 195 grams.
The device is equipped with GSM, HSPA and LTE connectivity and Wi-Fi 802.A/b/g/n/ac dual-band with Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi Direct support and hotspot support with A2DP and LE, GPS with A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo and GLONASS. It has a USB-C port 2.0 and 3.5 mm audio jack input.

Display

Both variants have a 6.6 inch diagonal touchscreen, TFT LCD Infinity-V-type, rounded corners and 1080 × 2408 pixel FHD+ resolution. The key difference between the devices is their refresh rate: the LTE variant features 90Hz, while the 5G variant offers 120Hz.

Battery

Both variants have a 5000 mAh non-removable battery and supports fast charging at 25 W.

Processor and Memory

The LTE variant uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, while the 5G variant uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipsets. The internal storage options are available in 64/128 GB expandable with microSD up to 1 TB, while RAM ranges from 4 to 8 GB.

Camera

The back camera has a quad camera layout: a 50 megapixel main sensor, 8MP ultrawide camera, a 2MP Macro camera and a 2 MP depth sensor. The main camera is equipped with a phase detect auto focus, HDR mode and flash LED mode, capable of recording up to 1080p to 30 frames per second, while the front camera is single 8MP.

Software

The phone was shipped with Android 12 and One UI 4.1. Unlike its A3x and A5x counterparts, it is only slated to receive 2 OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates.