
I’ve never had a problem using gestures to navigate a device, except on the A23 5G. I immediately switch to it if the device I'm testing relies on Android’s old three-button bottom navigation system by default.
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I use the gesture navigation system on Android phones. There are long pauses as you wait for an app to fully open and load, but it’s the physical act of switching apps that frustrated me the most. It’s when you start using a few apps simultaneously that things go awry. I can send emails, browse Twitter ( welp), and respond to messages. I’ve been able to use this as my primary device just fine for more than a week. You won’t notice too many issues when you’re just using a single app. It might come down to the fact that the Motorola phone has 8 gigabytes of RAM and this Samsung is stuck with a paltry 4 gigs. It’s odd because the Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 I tested earlier this year uses the same chip and I didn’t have any performance issues there. My woes with the Galaxy A23 5G start with its processor: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695. There’s even a microSD card slot, which you’ll want to use because the phone only comes with 64 gigabytes of storage.


That includes a headphone jack for anyone who still prefers to plug in, as well as an NFC sensor so you can make tap-to-pay contactless payments at retailers that support it. There’s sub-6 5G support across all major carriers, so you won’t be stuck on 4G LTE alone, plus this smartphone has other perks that are increasingly missing on high-end flagships. It’s nice not having to worry about a dead phone! I didn’t bother plugging it in every night because it usually hit around 50 percent.
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The next best feature? The A23 5G has a 5,000-mAh battery, so it will last two full days on a single charge with average use. The screen feels responsive, it’s quite spacious (great if you prefer big phones), and it gets bright enough to see clearly on sunny days. It has a 6.6-inch LCD screen with a 120-Hz refresh rate, the latter of which isn’t common to see at this price.

You’ll be able to get new features, have a device free of bugs, and not have to worry about security flaws for a good length of time. That’s far better than any other sub-$400 Android phone, period. First and foremost, Samsung promises to support this phone for four years for security updates and it will get three OS upgrades (up to Android 15). What’s sad is that the Galaxy A23 5G has a few things going for it.
