Samsung Galaxy A27 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Camera score: 4.9 → 5.5
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.1
- Security updates until around 2032
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G?
How the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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We can’t give our take on the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $400, close to what the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
Nothing Phone (3a)
What you’d gain
- 1.7× faster
- Camera score: 4.9 → 6.6
- Display score: 7.2 → 7.8
- Battery score: 4.5 → 5.1
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (2× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 4.9 → 5.8
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.4
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2025)
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Camera score: 4.9 → 6.1
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.3
- Battery score: 4.5 → 6.0
- Security updates until around 2028
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G upgrade FAQ
Is the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G still supported?
Samsung hasn’t published an official update policy for the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Nothing Phone (3a), with a PhoneRanked score of 6.6 vs 4.8 for the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. The newest model of the same family is the Samsung Galaxy A27 5G. If you want to spend less, look at the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $400, close to the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G’s launch price.
How much faster is the Nothing Phone (3a) than the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Nothing Phone (3a) is about 1.7 times as fast as the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 3,310 vs 2,010.
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