In the market for a new Samsung phone

[prophet01]

Looking to buy 'er indoors a new phone just because she wants one.

She's been hapily using her J7 Prime bought 5/6 years ago, I think.

 

She doesn't need top of the range so initial budget circa. Bt15,000 but flexible.

 

Any suggestions for Samsung would be welcome.

[ozimoron]

I bought an A73 for approx that price from Samsung shop in Central Festival mall. Nice phone at a decent price point. I prefer to buy a mid range phone every 3 years than high end less often.

[prophet01]

@ozimoron

Thanks.

I'll use that as a search starting point.

Probably go down to Big C later and take a look

[ozimoron]

Just now, prophet01 said:

@ozimoron

Thanks.

I'll use that as a search starting point.

Probably go down to Big C later and take a look

You may not find it there. I've seen them in PowerBuy and Samsung. btw, worth getting a glass screen cover and a plastic case.

[Swiss1960]

Samsung A53 5G is the best option, can be had below 15K, will last another 5 years. I personally use it

[prophet01]

2 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Not to hijack but what is a decent phone brand and model for a much lower budget? Say  5k baht , this is for sis in law.  

Please start your own thread.

[prophet01]

@Swiss1960

Thanks.

Just started looking at that and comparing with A73 on GSMArena

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, Swiss1960 said:

Samsung A53 5G is the best option, can be had below 15K, will last another 5 years. I personally use it

I looked at that too but figured if I'm going to spend that much a little extra (20%?) was worthwhile. The S series was to spendy for my liking. The better camera was also a factor. You only take photos once and keep them forever.

[CharlieH]

The model that replaced the J7 was the A11, current version is A13 and around 5000 baht. GOOD phone as all the neccessary and adequate features and functions. We have 2 of them.

[seajae]

I have an A52s, great phone, water proof too all features are excellent and only 11,000 baht no contract, cant fault it at all.

[prophet01]

@CharlieH

Mrs just glared at me over the table when I mentioned the A12. ????

[ozimoron]

Just now, prophet01 said:

@CharlieH

Mrs just glared at me over the table when I mentioned the A12. ????

That solves that question then ????

[prophet01]

@seajae

Yep. Looks like another decent option to consider.

[Rimmer]

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[Stocky]

23 minutes ago, Swiss1960 said:

Samsung A53 5G

+1 for the Samsung A53 5G - comes with a guarantee of four OS updates and five years of security patches. I'm more than happy with mine 

[prophet01]

Thanks for the input guys.

I'm liking the A53 5G but will take at look at A73 and consider whether or not it's worth paying the extra Bt.

 

[TantrikLvr]

I recommend and have bought for a  couple of friends who don't need the best, a great compromise, the A33. The A53 only has slightly better camera, everything else the same. Has fast charging, good enough camera, stereo speakers, great screen and upgradable memory.. about 9k bhat at mbk or online..

[prophet01]

@TantrikLvr

Good call. Just compared specs and you're pretty much right.

Definitely worthy of consideration.

[ozimoron]

Camera quality should be the main consideration in choosing a phone in my opinion. Most people never use anything other than apps which will work on any phone. Resolution is a minor consideration as most phones are adequate. CPU speed and memory considerations are satisfied  by anything other than very cheap phones.

[eisfeld]

The A53 5G was unfortunately a downgrade compared to the A52s 5G. GSMArena has a good review that goes into the comparison. I bought the older one at the end of the last for my mom and she's pretty happy with it. The A53 will get one more OS update but for her it wasn't a big concern. It's one of the last few Samsung phones with an audio jack. Storage can be easily expanded via MicroSD (I recommend a Sandisk or Samsung one with V30 class rating).

 

I think at this midrange price level of up to 15k THB is the sweetspot for phones currently. You get a good OLED 90-120 Hz screen, more than fast enough SOC, cameras that don't suck, enough RAM (6 or 8GB) and at least 128GB built in storage that can be expanded.

[prophet01]

@ozimoron

Pretty much agree with that analysis.

Guaranteed that all three; A33, A53 and A73 will have a vastly superior picture quality than her 5 year old J7 Prime.

It's simply a matter of deciding whether or not we feel it's worth paying whichever price differential.

[Stocky]

17 hours ago, eisfeld said:

It's one of the last few Samsung phones with an audio jack.

That's not really an issue, I just bought a pair of earplugs that connect to the USB-C slot, they work great. 

[prophet01]

Went yesterday to Samsung shop at Big C downstairs.

Mrs decided to go for the A53 for Bt13,000. Happy Mrs....for now!

 

Everyone's input much appreciated.

[tigerbeer]

On 1/4/2023 at 1:07 PM, seajae said:

I have an A52s, great phone, water proof too all features are excellent and only 11,000 baht no contract, cant fault it at all.

I use the same phone and now after about 1 year plus usage of it, the battery drains really fast. 

[Mickeymaus]

On 1/4/2023 at 12:43 PM, ozimoron said:

You may not find it there. I've seen them in PowerBuy and Samsung. btw, worth getting a glass screen cover and a plastic case.

I tried a thicker screen protector on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ and the fingerprint sensor had problems with this (it is on the screen). Before you put there a protection better check this first. Put it on the screen without sticking it to it and then test. Of course this is only possible if it is completely transparent before using it.