Samsung announced the Galaxy A23 the same day as its cheaper sibling, which means, the Galaxy A13. It's a follow-up to last year's Galaxy A22 and, similarly, lack of 5G connectivity, but it's not a complete upgrade in all areas. Some features have been demoted compared to last year, while others have improved.
Specs & Features
The build quality has been a greater focus for Samsung this year, and as a consequence, the Galaxy A23 features Gorilla Glass 5 display protection, it has an Infinity V design, also known as V-Cut.
The phone retains a plastic back and frame. It has a rectangular cam bump and sensor layout similar to the Galaxy A52.
The phone measures 165.4 x 76.9 x 8.44mm and weighs 195 grams.
Samsung has equipped the Galaxy A23 with an octa-core, unspecified chipset, even if the evidence suggests that this is the Snapdragon 680 4G SoC. It features four 2.4GHz cores, four 1.9GHz CPUs, and an Adreno 610 graphic chip.
The phone comes with 4/6/8GB of RAM and 64/128GB of built-in storage and supports 1TB extendable microSD.
At the core of the Galaxy A23 resides a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging capabilities. However, a wall charger is available as an option.
The display is one area where the Galaxy A23 isn’t better than the Galaxy A22 4G. The 2022 model gives up the 90Hz Super AMOLED screen in favour of a 6.6-inch TFT LCD with a 60Hz refresh rate. It also features stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos support.
On the bright side, figuratively speaking, the Galaxy A23’s display has a higher resolution of 2408 x 1080, so that the image is clearer, even if the animations don't seem as smooth.
Quad cameras have become more and more popular with every year going by, and the Galaxy A23 also has such a setup.
The device is equipped with a 50MP (f/1.8) primary sensor with PDAF, a 5MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP (f/2.4) macro camera, and a 2MP (f/2.4) depth shooter.
The front camera has 8MP resolution, f/2.2 aperture and 1080p@30fps recording capacities.
The Galaxy A23 ships to customers with Android 12 and One UI 4.1 preloaded. As always, some hardware-dependent features are missing from this release of One UI 4.1, but it does have a modern design though.
The phone features Knox Security, and it has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Price & Availability
Samsung has introduced four colour options for the Galaxy A23, including blue, peach, black & white.
Samsung's Galaxy A23 - 6GB RAM and 128GB storage price starts at 89,900 LKR in Sri Lanka (about $244) @CelltronicsLk.
