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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
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  • Released 2022, September 02
    197g, 8.4mm thickness
    Android 12, up to Android 14, One UI 6
    64GB/128GB storage, microSDXC
  • 5.2% 3,977,362 hits
  • 184 Become a fan
  • 6.6"
    1080x2408 pixels
  • 50MP
    1080p
  • 4-8GB RAM
    Snapdragon 695 5G
  • 5000mAh
    25W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66 - USA
5G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  2, 5, 30, 66, 77 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2022, August 05
Status Available. Released 2022, September 02
Body Dimensions 165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm (6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type PLS LCD, 120Hz
Size 6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)
GPU Adreno 619
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera Quad 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm - USA
8 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm - International
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only)
 Virtual proximity sensing
Battery Type Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 25W wired
Misc Colors Black, White, Peach, Blue
Models SM-A236U, SM-A236U1, SM-A236B, SM-A236B/DS, SM-A236B/DSN, SM-A236E
SAR 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.49 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 83.27 / C$ 131.92 / £ 105.99 / € 121.77 / ₹ 15,899
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 318821 (v9)
GeekBench: 1940 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1328:1 contrast ratio, 508 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.9 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 138h

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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G review

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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • 25 Apr 2025

Nothing is wrong with the phone at all. Infant is my best all I have samsung s8 they are working well. It depends on how u use ur phones

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  • 7kp
  • 21 Apr 2025

lol, being srcastically?

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  • IVT
  • 20 Apr 2025

The A23 5g is simple mid range phone but I discovered 1 good thing that no other phone or even flagship phone hv. It is the Bluetooth audio loudness. It increase loudness of ur Bluetooth speaker by about 30%! I tested against Xiaomi, Samsung flagsh...

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