You said this phone has NFC, but it does not work. $500 wasted yet again.

It was a gift for my daughter,looked up several phones and to me this was great, she thinks so too.

The camera and ease of use of the phone itself, all of the useful features of my old phone

Easy to use

Inflation in the middle class. The Galaxy A23 5G has made a significant price jump compared to its predecessor. More cameras, faster charging and a slightly more modern SoC are supposed to compenste for this. Is this enough, or are there better choices to be found in other inexpensive 5G phones?

good performance values, fast memory, long runtimes, no PWM, many 4G frequencies, 120 Hz screen, OIS in the camera, decent gaming capabilities, no throttling under load

very low resolution macro camera, case only moderately stable, unreliable brightness sensor, hardly any aptX Bluetooth codecs, a lot of bloatware preinstalled, display with little brightness..., ... and inaccurate colors

The Samsung Galaxy A23 is an entry level workhorse phone that plays to its strengths, offering a large and crisp display, long battery life and is one of, if not the only camera phone currently in its price range with optical image stabilisation to offer better quality shots.

OIS stabilised cameras, Large display, Long battery life, 3.5mm audio jack, MicroSD card for expandable storage

Plasticky build quality, Capped at 4G LTE connectivity