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!

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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    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! 📱📸

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    1 year ago

    I’ve always bought samsung. They are getting worse and worse. I’d say that they not worth buying any more

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    1 year ago

    S23 is your only choice. S21 ultra would be my second recommendation if you can find one anymore. Don’t touch S22 series.

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      1 year ago

      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

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        1 year ago

        Because whatsapp compress the image. Right now whatsapp have this “HD Quality” when u take send photo.

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        1 year ago

        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

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    1 year ago

    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 👌🏻

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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    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+.