Amidst a flurry of bulletins from Sony, Nokia and others, Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G – a cellphone that has a low-end value, however a largely promising collection of specs.

These embody a 6.6-inch FHD+ edge-to-edge show. It makes use of an LCD panel relatively than AMOLED know-how (the latter usually being most well-liked) however it does not less than pack a 120Hz refresh fee.

The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G additionally has a multi-lens digital camera, although as with most inexpensive telephones not all of those lenses sound notably particular. Nonetheless, they’re headlined by a 50MP sensor, which is a promising spec tidbit. That is joined by a 2MP macro digital camera, a 2MP depth sensor, and an 8MP selfie snapper.

Different specs of the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G embody a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging, 5G, in fact, a Snapdragon 695 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a microSD card slot. As for the design, there’s a V-shaped notch within the show, a big bezel beneath the display, and a plain again, with a sizeable digital camera bump.

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It prices $299.99 / £289 (roughly AU$440), so if it performs effectively, it may very well be among the many finest low cost telephones. It’s out there in black within the US from right this moment, with the UK getting it in black, white and lightweight blue shades from September 16, however there’s no phrase on if or when it’s coming to Australia at the moment.

Evaluation: the place this matches in Samsung’s line

The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G; a cellphone which has a decrease refresh fee and a barely lesser chipset, however the identical measurement battery and the identical measurement and determination of display. So the brand new mannequin needs to be an improve, however maybe not an infinite one.

For an extra step up there’s the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, which is the mannequin above the Galaxy A23 5G. This has a barely extra highly effective chipset and a Tremendous AMOLED display, however the battery is once more the identical measurement, and the refresh fee is definitely decrease at 90Hz.

So it’s arguably an improve – and definitely positioned as such – however solely a slight one. If you would like extra of an improve although there are many different decisions among the many finest Samsung telephones.