Hi all,
I have never owned a Samsung phone before in my life. I need help picking one out for my boyfriend as a gift, his current phone is old and runs so slowly. He only likes androids/samsung. I want to get him a decent Samsung for around ~$600-$700 USD. One that can run pretty smoothly, take decent pictures (as he’s a foodie and loves taking picture of his food) and will be reliable for the next 5 years or so.
Thank you!
S23, 23 plus or 23 FE. Depends on your budget
S23 Plus is No Brainer!
S23, I just left apple iPhone 14 plus and the s23 battery and camera is way better and also comes with a sense of freedom.
I like the Samsung S21 ultra 5G, I’ve had it for 4 or so Years and decided not to upgrade.
S23 Ultra 👍
Hey there! I’d suggest checking out the Samsung Galaxy S23. It’s a great choice within your budget, runs smoothly, takes awesome food pics, and should last for years. Your boyfriend will love it! 📱📸
I’ve always bought samsung. They are getting worse and worse. I’d say that they not worth buying any more
I have the A54 and it is great
S23 FE
S23 is your only choice. S21 ultra would be my second recommendation if you can find one anymore. Don’t touch S22 series.
S23+. Easily last 5 years.
I have this model and when I take photos with what’sapp they are so bad, and blurry unless I zoom in close, it’s a massive flaw and haven’t seen any fix online
Because whatsapp compress the image. Right now whatsapp have this “HD Quality” when u take send photo.
What’s the difference between the S23+ and standard S23?
Samsung support is pretty solid s23 will go until 2027 but still s21 ultra has a more versatile camera setup and larger screen depends how big he wants the phone i always go max size. Note 9, note 20 ultra, now s23 ultra
Even though the basic S23 is an excellent device, hope he enjoy it, this is also my first android, coming from iphone my hole life 👌🏻
Base S23.
For $600, the S23 FE was just released and excels at everything you just listed. That is for the 128gb version. The 256 gb version is around $660.
The S22 has similar pricing, but the battery life is pretty bad, unless you go plus or Ultra. The S23 FE will recieve 4 years of feature updates and one year of security updates. The S22 will get the same, but since it’s a year old, take a year off of those numbers.
If you can trade-in any of his existing devices (you will first get the new phone, gift it, and then start the exchange process, but maybe have an “off-handed” talk if he does have any device he can give up), you can probably get him a S23U, maybe 256 GB only.
S23 is alright, maybe should cost a little less because it the base model. If he is okay with bigger phones, then S23+.