Earlier this year, Samsung set a target of shipping 17.1 million Galaxy A23 4G and 12.6 million Galaxy A23 5G phones, They will ship a total of 30 million units or about 10 percent of Samsung’s total annual shipments.

The Galaxy A23 4G version was launched earlier this year, and the Galaxy A23 5G was launched later in the year.

A feature that was supposed to be on these phones caused serious problems with the phone’s operation.

Samsung spoke with various partners to resolve the issue. Samsung also conducted a month-long investigation into the issue to find out what the problem was.

Although the issue was resolved, the company is planning to reduce the production of the Galaxy A23 5G due to the trouble it caused. Samsung will also only aim to ship about 5 million units of the model in 2023.

The biggest change in Samsung’s development of the Galaxy A23 5G is a change in the preferred partner in development.

Sun Micro Optics has been selected as the developer of the 50-megapixel wide-angle primary camera with OIS anti-shake. For the Galaxy A23 4G, Patron has undertaken the same work.

The problems Samsung faced with the Galaxy A23 5G were not the fault of Sun Microsystems, sources said.

They said that the problems faced by the model caused other components of the phone, such as the camera, to perform poorly, so other unspecified problems were the root cause.

However, Samsung did inform Sun Microelectronics during the investigation that the manufacturer should have reacted earlier.

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Japan Galaxy A23 5G

International version of Galaxy A23 5G

The Japanese version has only 1 rear camera on the back, while the international version has a 50MP+5MP+2MP+2MP quad-camera combination on the back. The biggest difference is that the Japanese version of the Galaxy A23 5G has added IP68 water and dust resistance support, which means it is more resistant to falls and more durable.

The Japanese version of the Galaxy A23 5G comes with a 5.8-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and V-shaped bangs. The phone comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot (up to 1TB). It runs Android 12-based One UI 4.1 right out of the box.

The Japanese version of the Galaxy A23 5G features a 50MP F1.8 aperture rear camera on the back with support for Full HD video recording at 30fps. On the front is a 5-megapixel camera.

Samsung has equipped the phone with a side-mounted fingerprint reader, GPS, 5G, Nano SIM card slot, eSIM, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It is powered by a 4,000mAh battery and supports up to 15W of fast charging. It retails for 32,800 yen (about $231).

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The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G will be available at Samsung Smart Pavilion, Samsung Mall and retail partners in Taiwan starting September 16. The phone will be available in two memory configurations, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage and 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage, priced at NT$8,990 (approximately Rs. 2049.72) and NT$9,990 (approximately The Galaxy A23 5G is priced at NT$8,990 (approximately RMB 2049.72) and NT$9,900 (approximately RMB 2277.72) respectively.

In addition to the Galaxy A23 5G, Samsung also announced that the Galaxy A13 5G will also be available in Taiwan, which will be available starting September 1 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage for NT$6,990 (about Rs. 1,593.72) and NT$7,990 (about Rs. 1,821.72), respectively.

It’s worth noting that Samsung no longer offers a charger in the packaging of its latest Galaxy smartphones, though early Galaxy A13 5G and Galaxy A23 5G buyers won’t have to worry about this missing accessory. Those who order the Galaxy A13 5G before September 30 will receive an official 15W charger for free, as will those who purchase the Galaxy A23 5G before October 15. If purchased separately, the Samsung 15W charger costs NT$490 (about RMB 111.72).

Samsung will offer three color options for the Galaxy A13 5G and Galaxy A23 5G in Taiwan, with the A13 available in black, blue and white, while the A23 will come in black, blue and peach.

The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G measures 165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4mm, weighs 197g, and features a 6.6-inch Infinity-V IPS LCD screen with FHD+ resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G is equipped with a Snapdragon 695 octa-core processor, supports 1TB storage expansion and has a built-in 5000mAh battery. In terms of image, Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has an 8MP camera in front and a 50MP+5MP+2MP+2MP quad camera in the rear. In addition, Samsung Galaxy A23 5G is equipped with OneUI 4.1 based on Android 12, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS / A-GPS, side fingerprint recognition, and USB Type-C interface.

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Information that we can gather from the Geekbench score page is its RAM capacity, processor, and Android version. The Snapdragon 695 processor comes with 8 cores and a base frequency of 1.80GHz, which is an upgrade from its successor. The memory on this device is 4GB worth of RAM, possibly an LPDDR4X version.

Lastly, this device will run the Samsung One UI skin on Android 12. This device will possibly receive OTA upgrades to Android 13 and more recent versions of One UI. We can make assumptions about other features of this device from the Galaxy A23.

The major upgrade on this device will be the processor, Samsung might as well add a few other features. But we can expect this device to use a 6.6-inch LCD screen. The camera configuration might also be similar to the available 4G variant. It is also possible that the battery capacity will also be, 5000mAh and support a 25W fast charge.

The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G won’t come with a charging brick or any other accessory in the box. A weird trend for mid-range devices that Samsung took with its A-series this year. From the model number, we can expect this device to launch in the US and possibly in Europe.

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