
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. To be frank, most of the handsets in this category offer good battery endurance, but the Galaxy A23 edges out. The web browsing test is above 18 hours, and the video playback test returned a score of almost 16 hours. Moreover, the arguably more important components of the test - the screen-on runtimes - deliver excellent runtimes as well. Combined with the efficient Snapdragon 680 SoC, the device scored an impressive 130h overall endurance rating. The Samsung Galaxy A23 packs a 5,000 mAh battery, which has become an industry standard in the last two or so years.
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And we are happy to report that all of the popular apps we've tried saturate the full 90Hz. If you are not interacting with the display, it will tone down to 60Hz, no matter the scenario. The HRR management is pretty simple and predictable, though. The latter limits the refresh rate to 60Hz, while the other prioritizes 90Hz.
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The software offers just two modes - Adaptive and Standard. Unfortunately, Samsung didn't put color presets, and there's no way to adjust the color temperature, so you are stuck with a bit oversaturated colors across the board (which might not be bad for most users), but the blue-ish tint on white and gray backgrounds is a hard pill to swallow. Display testĬolor accuracy isn't the best either, as whites and grays are straight up blue. And even in this price category, we've seen brighter displays. Sub-500 nits aren't enough, and the more reflective nature of LCD panels makes it even harder.

This will probably be enough for most scenarios but using the handset on a bright sunny day outside is a challenge. We also couldn't make it go beyond 464 nits. We found ourselves reaching for the brightness slider more often than not. Taking the phone out of the pocket takes a couple of seconds for the software to increase the brightness or when taking it indoors. This means it's less energy efficient, takes too much time to react to changes, and it's inaccurate at times. Phones that lack ambient light sensors use the front-facing camera to measure lighting conditions. We found that the current implementation adjusts screen brightness far from adequate. The absence of an ambient light sensor, though, might be the bigger problem. The first one may pose a problem during calls as most virtual proximity sensors are notorious for their poor performance and consistency. Still, we doubt this would be a deal-breaker for most users looking for a basic phone such as the Galaxy A23.Īs part of the cost-cutting measures, the Galaxy A23 seems to omit proximity and ambient light sensors. The V-shaped notch is somewhat outdated, and the panel only goes up to 90Hz, whereas most rivals boast 120Hz. Resolution is adequate, too - 1080 x 2408px. However, that's pretty much what you'd expect from a phone in this price range.

The Samsung Galaxy A23 is built around a 6.6-inch IPS LCD panel with a V-shaped notch housing the selfie cameraр.
