Galaxy A33 5G review: The forgotten middle child — IP67 and OIS in a tidy compact A-series.
The middle-child A-series.
A33 5G was the quiet middle child of the A-series — IP67 and OIS at a sensible $329, in a tidy compact body. The 90 Hz panel and pedestrian Exynos 1280 kept it out of headlines next to the A53; for Samsung loyalists who wanted IP67 without splurging, it landed.
01Display
74/10074/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
02Camera
68/10068/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
03Performance
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
76/10076/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
05Build
72/10072/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
06Value
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
- IP67 at $329 — rare in 2022's mid-range.
- OIS Super AMOLED + jack + microSD.
- 4 OS / 5 yr security.
- Compact 6.4" for the time.
- Only 90 Hz (rivals had 120 Hz).
- Exynos 1280 trailed Snapdragon 7-class rivals.
- 25 W charging.
- No charger in the box.
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 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .