Samsung A33 5G Black 128GB Old version

I bought this to replace a Realme 7 Pro. I've owned this Samsung A33 phone for about a month now so can talk candidly about the experience. Everything feels smooth and fast, whether gaming or casual use. The battery life is very good and can last over a day with quite heavy usage i.e. a couple of hours of GPS and watching a bit of youtube/netflix. With normal usage, so checking emails and browsing the web, I can get nearly two days before a charge is needed. The charging is quite quick, not as fast as my old Realme 7 Pro with it's 65W dart charge, but this Samsung is no slouch and still charges from about 50% to a full charge in about 30-40mins which is good. Call quality is very good - much better than my experience with the Realme which often suffered from breakup. I've used the Samsung A33 for making and receiving a lot of calls and it's clear with no delay. Some downsides are the lack of a charger in the box, or phone rubber cover which is a shame. Also, if you're used to a straight forward Android experience, be ready... Samsung has a lot of their own software they want you to use and will try to pull you into their own shop/voice activated services etc. This includes the transfer of data from your old phone to this new one where you need to download their software on your old phone first to do the transfer. I found this all pretty invasive at first, but you can just prevent the notifications when you're set up or ignore it all if it bothers you. Just be warned if you do get the phone, the cable it comes with is a USB C at both ends, so if you want to connect it to your old school USB 3 on your PC you'll need to buy a cable for that too. To end on a more positive note, the camera is good and takes decent photos and video, slightly clearer and more vibrant than the old Realme 7 Pro in my experience so far. The microphone is also very good on the camera and picks up sound very well. The speakers are the best I've had on any mobile phone I've owned - they actually have some bass which is nice. At the highest volume the treble gets quite shrill so I'd suggest keeping it at a couple of notches below max volume for the best experience. Overall it's a solid phone with good performance and recommended if you can get it at a good price.

I have only today opened the box and discoveries, discoveries. This was a replacement phone for an overused and much-dropped Galaxy S9, which I loved, so my replacement had to be both good, functional and a great deal cheaper because of a very competitive market now. I read up on all the reviews. I was thinking of buying another S9 (the price has come way down) but no more updates. Then I read up about the Galaxy A52, but it's two years old, and while a great phone by the sounds of things, I don't have use for two sim cards. So, this Galaxy A33 5G hit the ticket in the end. Reasonability, barely a year out of the Samsung womb, and all the very special features my S9 had and more. Plus, updates. I also purchased a lovely, well-made cover from iCatchy which I am sure will "house" my new phone perfectly. The battery came with 45% and did take a little while to charge and after using it for a couple of hours and transferring data to it etc I found it went back down to 45%. Whether this is any indication of how well the battery will last, time can only tell. But all that aside, it is a fabulous purchase for its fair and equitable price tag.

The phone is fine but its very awkward to turn off, its longer so may fall out of your jacket pocket but all in all a nice phone and far better than the A22 5G due to a better screen, free gifts like the GPS tags and case are also a bonus but applying for them is designed to put you off.(this is an amazon offer and not the sellers offer) updates fine and currently on the 3 network, switches automatically from 4 G to 5G ,no wireless charging is a drawback and NO PHONE CHARGER just the USB-C lead, ,taking that into consideration the phone needs to be cheaper as you have to buy a fast charger. 6BG of ram will ensure you have enough to do things but I bought the phone for phone calls/emails only. MY Galaxy S5 still works well from 2014 but can not update it anymore hence a new phone !, lets see if it lasts 8 years like my old phone, received my free gift of 4 Samsung GPS Tags and a Samsung case, Tags are fine but the case is not very good.

I have only had it for about a week and Iam really pleased with my purchase. Slightly larger than my old phone, and rather newer technology!, but certainly not bulky. I also bought the suggested Monasay case which it fits beautifully (as it should) and is a nice piece of kit in itself. This is the first Samsung I have had for many years as the earlier one required a rather stupid app which put me off the brand for a while.but can’t fault this one for my requirements. I don’t have the phone glued to my ear all day with phone calls and texts flying in and out so I am not a “heavy” user but it is fine for me. Interesting that it can take two SIM cards OR one sim and one SD card ( the SD goes sideways in the second sim slot). I’m happy with the latter but sometimes a second sim could be useful. Happy bunny. I am not a ChatGPT !

It's a good phone! Camera is amazing the phone is quick! Has Google pay so you can use it to buy stuff. Doesn't have wireless charging which is really important as the charger cable they supply is usb c to USB c.. so 2 little connectors each end which is useless so you will need to buy a whole new normal charger.. the fast charging thing is sporadic doesn't always work and some mornings I find it has only charged 32% because the phone didn't like the plug I chose to charge the phone with..

It was time for a new android mobile and securing last years model is always a winner. As with all smartphones the battery life isn't the greatest. as long as it gets you through the day, that's the best you can hope for. Checking the news and viewing hours of social media takes its toll on the device battery. This is a strong mobile with a great camera. Fantastic processor speed. Biometrics are under the glass and very responsive. If you are looking for a mid range android and dont need the latest version, this is the one for you.

I had to buy this phone in a hurry because, a few days before a comedy gig, I realised that the venue would only accept tickets in an e-wallet (wouldn't accept printed QR codes). My old phone wouldn't play ball with adding a wallet so, as more places seem to be moving in this direction, I had to go with it. But I have a few gripes... Charging cable, but no plug. I'd realised a few weeks ago that I have TONS of cables/plugs and had bought a special little zipped case to store them all in. When I ordered this phone I had to gamble on me having a cable or plug that would work (would be helpful if a cable actually said on it whether it's USB c etc.). Turned out I hadn't, so had to have another order the following day. Apps. WAY too many apps on, that I've had to systematically remove. I realise this is probably only personal to me as I really only use my phone....as a phone. Integration. Something else that may just be me. Because I had to use the wallet Google got all over excited and started trying to dominate connections/send data to everything. Spent a lot of time saying NOOO!! to it. No means no. But I'm still getting notifications (despite turning almost everything off) suggesting that I should add my Google account to this or allow Location details to be accessible by that. NO. Switching off. REALLY hard to switch off. I use the Power symbol on the screen as the side buttons just don't work. But. The Power symbol is a couple of swipes away - why? Home screen. Having removed Weather and what have you from the home screen WHY can't i get more app buttons on there? I've ended up with about 4 buttons on my home screen and have to deep dive to find everything else. Seems mad. Have looked in the manual - may have to search around forums or something, see if I can consolidate stuff more (I have 1 screen that only has an Outlook button on it). Graphics. Graphics are nice and colour good / images clear. Photos. Takes a nice photograph. Update 4-6-2023: Phone is now offering to get rid of apps for me (Hurrah!) as it's recognising what I don't use. But it updates FAR too much for my liking. When it starts nagging about wanting to do an update you have to leave it for 10 minutes. As I barely use any of the functionality - pretty irritating. One final point though (and the real reason for me updating) is that, initially, I dropped this phone more than all the other phones that I've previously owned combined. It's wider than my tiny little hands can comfortably grab and sooooooooo slippery. Finally bought a "rubberised" case, that clips around it, and haven't dropped it since.

I was a bit wary buying this, as the price for a sim free seemed amazing value compared to buying it from a phone shop. I've only had it a few days, but so far no problems with it at all. Works fine with my network, transfer over via Samsung switch was very easy. I knew it didn't come with a plug, but I didn't realise the USB C cable was a USB C at both ends, so had to get a plug too! Glad I bought it as it's got great reviews and good value for money.