SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A23 5G review: Affordable 5G with 120Hz and 50 MP OIS.

Item: Galaxy A23 5G
Rating: 62
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2022·$300

Overall

62/100

Class rank

#38 of 188

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

OIS on a budget 5G.

Galaxy A23 5G stood out with OIS on its 50 MP main — uncommon at $300 — alongside a 120Hz screen, 5G and stereo speakers. A practical carrier-shelf budget phone with a steadier camera than rivals.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2022.

TypeTFT LCD, 120Hz

Size6.6 inches

Resolution1080 x 2408 px

02Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2022 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS

Ultrawide5 MP

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2022 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 695 5G (6nm)

GPUAdreno 619

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Capacity5000 mAh

Charging25W

05Build

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

What works

OIS 50 MP main rare at $300
120Hz + stereo + 5G
microSD + 3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

TFT not AMOLED
5 MP UW + 2 MP filler
Snapdragon 695 modest

Cross-shop it against

Redmi Note 10 5G

$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 188-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .