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The Samsung Galaxy A mid-range range has undergone its annual update and looks really good. The new Galaxy A33 is arguably one of this year’s hottest models as it has been significantly upgraded over the Galaxy A32 and represents an excellent affordable offer at € 300.
The Galaxy A33 5G has been promoted to the waterproof championship and now features the same IP67 ingress protection treatment as the higher tier models. Until now, the A3x models were not sealed against water. But that’s not all, of course.
The Galaxy A33 retains the 90Hz Super AMOLED screen of the Galaxy A32, but uses a much more powerful Exynos 1280 chipset with a newer processor and gaming-friendly graphics. And there’s a built-in 5G modem too, so now you won’t have to choose between the 4G and 5G versions.
The camera has also been improved. Now the 48MP main comes with optical stabilization and supports video capture up to 4K. The 13MP selfie camera can also take 4K videos.
The Galaxy A33 also offers stereo speakers, something that was reserved for A5x models and above in previous generations. And last but not least, the Galaxy A33 now supports faster 25W wired charging.
Now let’s look at the full spec sheet.
The specifications of the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G at a glance:
- Body: 159.7×74.0x8.1 mm, 186 g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic structure, plastic back; IP67 dust / water resistant (up to 1m for 30 minutes).
- Screen: 6.40 inch Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 1080x2400px resolution, 20: 9 aspect ratio, 411ppi.
- Chipset: Exynos 1280 (5 nm): Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 and 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G68.
- Memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (uses the shared SIM slot).
- Operating system / software: Android 12, a 4.1 user interface.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 48 MP, f / 1.8, 26 mm, 1 / 2.0 “, 0.8 µm, PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f / 2.2, 123˚, 1 / 4.0 “, 1.12µm; Macro: 5 MP, f / 2.4; Depth: 2 MP, f / 2.4.
- Front Camera: 13 MP, f / 2.2, (wide angle), 1 / 3.1 “, 1.12µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K at 30 fps, 1080p at 30/120 fps; Front camera: 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30fps.
- Drums: 5000 mAh; Quick charge 25W.
- Various: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); Stereo speakers; Virtual proximity detection.
That’s not all the updates, however, as two things have changed for the worse since the Galaxy A32. The Galaxy A33 has no audio jack and the microSD bed is now shared with the second SIM option.
However, we must say that we are intrigued by the Galaxy A33 5G as it has clearly been promoted in the rankings and can now be considered part of the premium mid-range such as the Galaxy A53 and A73.
Unboxing the Galaxy A33 5G
The Galaxy A33 5G is packaged in one of the thinnest retail boxes we’ve seen, and we figured we’d find the phone all alone in there.
Well, there isn’t a charger in the retail package, but that was expected. And while we didn’t see a cable at first, it turned out there’s a USB-C cable inside the slim card compartment.
The cable is compatible with 25W fast charging, so if you buy Samsung’s 25W USB-C charger or similar, you should be able to use it right away.
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