That bright screen and 5G require a lot of juice, and we found that the phone comfortably lasted a day between charges, but no more. The chip here is the Exynos 1380, which is a home-brewed piece of mid-range kit from Samsung – and, while capable, doesn't measured up to similarly-priced rivals.īattery life: The 5,000mAh battery is on the big side, though we see lots of mid-rangers pack this kind of power. Performance: The Galaxy A54 may lap same-price rivals in the camera and display departments, but it falls behind on performance. There’s good dynamic range for a phone at this price and pictures are sharp too, as long as you take them on the main camera. It’s a vibrant, colorful 6.4-inch Super AMOLED panel, with a FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 1,000 nits max brightness, marking some nice upgrades over its predecessor.Ĭameras: The main camera is an optically stabilized 50MP f/1.8 sensor, joined by a 12MP ultra-wide and – after ditching its predecessor's depth sensor (thanks to all-focus pixels on the new main sensor) – a 5MP f/2.4 macro sensor. The snappers take photos that are bright and colorful, which makes shots of wildlife, food, landscapes or people 'pop'. Other colorways are similarly pretty.ĭisplay: The Samsung Galaxy A54 boasts one of the best-looking screens you’ll see on a phone for this price. It’s not so big that it’s uncomfortable to use, so long as your mitts aren’t massive. It's also undeniably attractive adopting the floating camera design language found on the S23 series. It's not the absolute cheapest phone Samsung makes by some distance, but it unquestionably mid-range, and definitely worth considering if you're on a budget.ĭesign: The phone measures 158.2 × 76.7 × 8.2mm and weighs 202g, so we’d call it medium-sized. The A54 is essentially a 'lite' version of the Galaxy S23 further down this list, bringing lots of 'S-range' features to a lower price point. □ The Samsung Galaxy A54 is the cornerstone of Samsung's 2023 A-series mid-rangers and packs in some nice upgrades over its predecessor, even if battery life claims fall a little short of what’s promised. ★★★★ Read the full review: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra No handset that demands a four-figure sum can reasonably be described as 'good value' – but if you can afford it, this is the best Samsung phone money can buy. Value for money: Naturally, the S23 Ultra's phenomenal hardware comes at a price, and the phone is even pricier than the S22 Ultra in a lot of markets. In testing, the phone delivered some of the longest screen-on time per charge (approximately eight hours) of any device we've sampled recently. Very fast.īattery life: The S23 Ultra keeps the same 5,000mAh battery as its predecessor, as well as the latter's support for 45W wired charging, and wireless and reverse wireless charging. This eliminates performance disparities that previously left users of Exynos-powered phones feeling behind the curve. Performance: Previously, Galaxy S phones were powered by either Samsung's own Exynos or Qualcomm's Snapdragon silicon, but the S23 series has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset worldwide. Add to that an absolutely huge 200MP sensor for the primary camera, and the S23 is easily the best camera phone money can buy. It boasts a wide, ultrawide, and two telephoto cameras, giving you optical zoom at 3x and 10x, respectively. As on last year's Ultra, you get a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel, with a resolution of 1440 x 3088 and a dynamic refresh rate that can scale between 1Hz and 120Hz.Ĭamera: The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s camera setup is incredibly versatile. One change is the reduced radius of the curved edges of the display, which offers a greater flat surface area.ĭisplay: Aside from that reduced curvature along its edges, the S23 Ultra's display offers a familiar viewing experience to its predecessor. There's a similar pill-shaped top-down profile, with curved front and back glass feeding into a metal frame. In a nutshell, this phone has a tougher build, faster memory, a more efficient battery, a custom-tuned chipset and a new 200MP main camera that blows its competitors out of the water.ĭesign: The S23 Ultra offers only subtle refinements to its predecessor's already excellent design. Provided you're not dissuaded by its steep asking price, the phone's tougher build, faster memory, more efficient battery, custom-tuned chipset and new 200MP main camera make the Galaxy S23 Ultra one of the best handsets in the world. ★★★★½ĭespite looking identical to the S22 Ultra, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is packed with improvements that help it rank as the best Samsung phone available in 2023. □ The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is the very best of what Samsung can pack into a smartphone.
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