In Samsung's last unpacked, when they refresh the Galaxy
A series of smartphones, we have the Galaxy A33 5G as well.
I think on paper the Galaxy A33 5G got the biggest upgrade out of three,
and it has a lot of similarities with the Galaxy A53 5G - at least on paper.
But with a significant price gap between the Galaxy A53 and A33,
what's the difference?
Should you just get the Galaxy A53 instead of this or the other way around?
We'll answer all of that question while highlighting some of the differences
we found between the Galaxy A33 and A53.
So let's begin.
Let's start off with the design and the build quality at the same time.
The Galaxy A33 5G comes with the same color as the Galaxy A53,
and the one that we have here is the new peach color,
which is again very reminiscent of the Galaxy S20 FE.
And I'm not complaining here because it looks really magnificent.
The overall build quality, though, is where the first difference is found.
You see, the Galaxy A53 and the Galaxy A73
has a shiny metallic frame around the phone.
But when you look at the Galaxy A33, it's using a matte frame instead.
So when I found this I was curious and knocked on the frame with my fingernail.
And then I found out that the Galaxy A33 is using a plastic frame
I really don't think that's a problem after all,
because the phone is still rigid and I honestly didn't find any difference
in terms of performance and thermals while testing the Galaxy A33 5G
because the results are identical with the Galaxy A53 5G.
And yeah, let's talk about the performance now, the Galaxy A33,
as we have said earlier, it comes with the same Exynos 1280
chipset and 8GB of RAM like the Galaxy A53.
I tried Genshin
Impact on both of these phones and you can check out our gaming videos
at the top right corner there or in the description below -
both of them perform identically.
Even the thermals are identical as well which is why I said it doesn't
matter if it's using a plastic frame or a metal frame.
What might matter to you though, is the display.
The Galaxy A33 5G is using a 6.4 inch Super
AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2400x1080, but it can only go up
to 90Hz refresh rate instead of 120Hz
on the Galaxy A53 and A73.
This phone is also using an Infinity-U notch instead of the tiny circular
cutout at the front, which I have no idea why Samsung decided to do so.
There are other more superficial things that Samsung remove as well on the Galaxy
A33, like AOD, or always on display is not available here.
That is a feature that you might want to use.
So I thought that's just something to highlight
because I don't use AOD at all, so it doesn't matter to me.
The bottom bezel of this phone though is also not symmetrical
because it is much thicker than all the other sides.
Truth to be told, it's a little bit more ergonomic since the bottom part of
the screen is much more easier to reach with my thumb, but it doesn't look nice.
Yeah, and by the way, there's also no factory-applied screen protector as well,
so you need to be careful with the phone when you unbox it.
But at the end of the day, the Galaxy A33 still has a magnificent display.
We took out our colorimeter and found out that it covers 100% of sRGB
and 98.97% of DCI-P3 color
gamuts, while also retaining a very low delta number.
That's good.
And it proves that Samsung didn't skimp on the display quality on the Galaxy A33.
However, the maximum brightness of this phone here
is slightly below 400 nits of brightness.
It's still going to be fine, but you will need to use it
under the shade when you're outdoors on a super sunny day.
So yeah.
And now for the cameras, the Galaxy A33 5G also comes with four different cameras
and just like many other mid-range smartphones
nowadays, only two of the cameras are usable.
But one of the biggest upgrades, though, is the main camera's lens.
It now has OIS and yeah, the main and ultrawide angle
cameras both take fantastic pictures even on a super gloomy day.
It's just very pleasant to use overall.
And I don't have any complaints about the cameras.
The night shots might be
a little bit noisy,
but it's a lot better than any other smartphones on this price range.
As for the software,
the Galaxy A33 5G comes with the full Samsung One UI experience as well.
So we have the latest One UI 4.1 with Android 12
and everything that you enjoy on the flagships are also available here
in terms of software and ecosystem features of course.
All of my favorite features like Samsung Pay, Edge Panel,
Bixby Routines available on the Galaxy A33 too.
Plus one of the biggest upgrades on the Galaxy A33 5G is getting
four generations of Android upgrades with five years of security patches.
That immediately crowned the Galaxy A33
5G as the cheapest smartphone to have the longest software support,
beating out every other smartphone brands in terms of years of software support.
And that is if Samsung delivers.
I believe that they will because throughout the years
of using Samsung phones, I find that they are timely updates
for the past 3 years has been really good good record, good track record.
And for the battery life, the 5,000mAh battery inside the Galaxy
A33 5G can last for about 11.5 hours,
which makes sense since this phone is smaller and also has a
lower refresh rate than the Galaxy A53, which is why it lasts slightly longer.
And for
the charging time this phone can go up to 25W of fast wired charging and again
the box is so thin and small so there is no charger inside,
which is why we use the Ugreen 100W GaN charger
and it can range from 15% to 100% in again 90 minutes
which is the same as the Galaxy A53 and A73 as well.
And they all support the same 25W of fast charging.
And a few more quick things to mention about this phone here.
Number one it still has the microSD card slot
even though it's a combo slot and we do not have the audio jack anymore.
However the Galaxy A33 got another big upgrade which is the IP
67 rating which is not found on the Galaxy A32.
So that's a huge leap in terms of improvement.
And so in conclusion I think out of all the three phones
as in the Galaxy A33, 53 and 73, this phone,
the Galaxy A33, got the biggest upgrade over the last generation.
The three biggest upgrades being the OIS on the main camera, IP 67 rating,
and also the software support policy that matches its flagship counterparts.
And the price of RM1,499.
I still think it's a bit steep, but it's a price worth paying for.
I think that if you don't really mind the particular details
about refresh rate or having the most megapixel count,
then the Galaxy A33 5G is actually a really solid phone.
So yeah, that's it.
That's all we have to share with you about this one.
I'm really loving what kind of value this phone offers.
So yeah, we'll see you guys in the next video.