Samsung Galaxy A23 5G | Unboxing & Full Tour

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, a budget Sammy smartphone with a sub-£300 UK price tag, 50MP camera and some decent gaming grunt. This hands-on review of the Samsung A23 5G tests the optics, runs through the OneUI features and shows off the everyday experience.Show more

Sadly the camera tech on this budget Galaxy phone struggles compared with rivals like the Pixel 6a. That shutter speed is slow and photo quality quickly dips when lighting isn't great. Video tops off at FHD resolution too, while many of the Galaxy A23's rivals can capture 4K footage.

Gaming is perfectly possible on this smartphone, with Call of Duty, PubG etc playing with a respectable frame rate. Even Genshin Impact can kind of play alright on the lowest detail settings. But the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G does stumble and judder a lot with everyday shenanigans.

Battery life is thankfully superb and OneUI 4.1 offers up lots of decent features. But when it comes to media chops, there's only a mono speaker setup and no OLED screen. So the Samsung A23 5G does disappoint vs rivals like the Moto G82 and Oneplus Nord 2 CE. Check out my reviews of the best £300 and under budget phones for more ideas.

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Unboxing Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
1:00 - What's in the box?
1:32 - Design
2:49 - OneUI 4.1
5:04 - Display & audio
7:20 - Performance & gaming
9:27 - Battery life
10:09 - Cameras
12:24 - Byyyeeeee!