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Samsung Galaxy A23
Based on 19 credible posts from Hacker News, YouTube & Bluesky. 6 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored September 28, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 37% of 19 reviews are positive, 42% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on battery & charging and display. The most common complaint is camera (3 owners). Owners are divided on price & value. Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (67%), which suggests it holds up well.
What owners like
Battery & charging praised by 4 owners (1 disagree)
“The battery was good, the screen was okay, but wasnt as nice as the amoled on the a40.”
Display praised by 3 owners (1 disagree)
“I bought this phone and I love this phone I don't care about it's display it's look like very very beautiful”
What owners complain about
Camera raised by 3 owners
“I don't like the photo quality at all.”
Performance raised by 3 owners
Software & AI raised by 3 owners (1 disagree)
“My phone (the product 5G) has a very annoying bug on the lockscreen where the clock and notifications will vanish when turning the screen on.”
Owners are split on
- Price & value 2 like it · 2 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Battery & charging4 praise · 1 complain
- Price & value2 praise · 2 complain
- Display3 praise · 1 complain
- Software & AI1 praise · 3 complain
- Camera0 praise · 3 complain
- Performance0 praise · 3 complain
- Build & durability1 praise · 1 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
I switched to an a23 5g after my a40 broke, used it for 9 months. The battery was good, the screen was okay, but wasnt as nice as the amoled on the a40. The cameras didnt have such vibrant colors as the a40 did, but a bit better night photos and ois, but thats it. The worst thing about this phone is the performance, after a few months of use it started to lag on every app, the 4gb ram barely held 2 apps even the a40 did better. It slowed down so much even the a40 was faster on opening system apps even though on benchmarks the a23 5g is almost twice as fast. The shutter lag was insane, the camera app struggled really badly, sometimes didnt save photos if you didnt wait for it to process and even recording 1080p video lagged. [...]
Guys to me it is the best phone b It is more durable and it doesn't lose any of its features. [...] It's slow. I had this phone like 3 And it never broke once no matter how many times I late it fall
I Still Have My Galaxy A23 5G Bought Mines In December 2022 & It Works Pretty Decent Still I Just Wish It Had 128GB Of Storage Instead Of 64GB I Just Bought The Galaxy A26 5G & Its Definitely An Upgrade But The Galaxy A23 5G Is Still Ok
[...] Worst part: the keys are too close together on the keyboard? [...]
[...] didn't find any lagging. [...] What apps are lagging? [...] Good battery. Fast charging. Comes with a charger. Excellent for the price. [...] And I use it as a hotspot too. Cons If you want good photos you need to go for Samsung S series or iPhone. For battery life go for Samsung M series. [...]
My phone (Samsung Galaxy A23 5G) has a very annoying bug on the lockscreen where the clock and notifications will vanish when turning the screen on. I have gone through countless troubleshooting methods - basic and advanced - to no avail. I've even gone through 2 system updates.
My XReal Beam Pro¹ has two USB-C ports: one for charging, one for Thunderbolt video output (both support data transfer IIRC). My other phones (Samsung Galaxy A23 etc) have a USB-C and a 3.5mm headphone jack as Lord intended, so I don't have the idiotic problem of choosing between charging or using headphones / aux cable / etc. [...] Apple has enough money to bravely get away with whatever anti-consumer BS they want, paving the way for others to copy them for fashion and profit. [...] an Android phone without the phone plus 3D camera and special sauce
[...] I prefer its screen as I do not like too bright screen like amoled ones, but I am disappointed with the cameras. I don't understand why it's too saturated and the other sensors only have 5 and 2 megapixels 🤪 as in a11 produce more decent photos. And this phone is not that cheap. [...]
I plan to upgrade my a23 5g since i bought this in 2022. But it's still working. So kinda hesitant to buy a new phone.
I bought my samsung A23 in September 2022. Now I have a d latest updated ui 6.0 software, and I still have it today in 2024, which works perfectly fine. Good battery all day
[...] and do you have a price range? i got a samsung galaxy a23 last year for a decent price and I really like it. [...]
I miss mine man. Mine died because of an update samsung send and it killed my phone 😢. After that I just got an iphone 15 but it was never the same
I had the A23 5g and it was the worse A series galaxy I ever had. Buggy.
First time i used samsung I regret it...after update of system, i slows in charging 8 long hours. Never buy samsung
Bought one of these from boost mobile so disappointed. My six year old Apple iPhone 7 Plus blows the doors off of this piece of crap galaxy
I bought this phone and I love this phone I don't care about it's display it's look like very very beautiful
Nun is wrong with dis phone I love and I going to buy one next month
I don't like the photo quality at all. [...] I bought 23 today and I want to take it back tomorrow. [...]
I had one in my ebay cart but next year will be the last year for security updates. It only had 2 Android updates.
Samsung Galaxy A23 long-term: how it holds up
When problems show up
- Performancetypically around 1.9 years · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“Guys to me it is the best phone b It is more durable and it doesn't lose any of its features. [...] It's slow. I had this phone like 3 And it never broke once no matter how many times I late it fall”
after 3 yearsView on YouTube“[...] didn't find any lagging. [...] What apps are lagging? [...] Good battery. Fast charging. Comes with a charger. Excellent for the price. [...] And I use it as a hotspot too. Cons If you want good photos you need to go for Samsung S series or iPhone. For battery life go for Samsung M series. [...]”
“I Still Have My Galaxy A23 5G Bought Mines In December 2022 & It Works Pretty Decent Still I Just Wish It Had 128GB Of Storage Instead Of 64GB I Just Bought The Galaxy A26 5G & Its Definitely An Upgrade But The Galaxy A23 5G Is Still Ok”
after 2 yearsView on YouTube“[...] Worst part: the keys are too close together on the keyboard? [...]”
Common Samsung Galaxy A23 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- Camera3 owners report thisView on YouTube
“I prefer its screen as I do not like too bright screen like amoled ones, but I am disappointed with the cameras.”
- Performance3 owners report this
- Software & AI3 owners report this (1 disagree)View on YouTube
“Mine died because of an update samsung send and it killed my phone 😢.”
- Price & valueOwners split: 2 complain, 2 happyView on Hacker News
“Apple has enough money to bravely get away with whatever anti-consumer BS they want, paving the way for others to copy them for fashion and profit.”
