Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

The Samsung Galaxy A33 5G is a mid-range Android-based smartphone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics as a part of its Galaxy A series. The phone was announced on 17 March 2022 at the Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy A53 5G and Galaxy A73 5G.

Design
The screen is made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The back panel and sides are made of matte plastic.

The back of the smartphone is similar to the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G. The Galaxy A33, unlike the Galaxy A32, does not have a 3.5 mm audio jack. Also the Galaxy A33 has protection against moisture and dust according to the IP67 standard.

On the bottom are the USB-C connector, speaker and microphone. The second microphone is located on the top and, depending on the version, a slot for 1 SIM card and a microSD memory card up to 1 TB or a hybrid slot for 2 SIM cards. On the right side are the volume buttons and the smartphone lock button.

The smartphone is sold in 4 colors: black (Awesome Black), white (Awesome White), blue (Awesome Blue) and orange (Awesome Peach).

Hardware
The Galaxy A33 5G is a smartphone with a slate-type factor form, which is 159.7 × 74 × 8.1 mm in size and weighs 186 grams.

The device is equipped with GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.A/b/g/n/ac dual-band with Bluetooth 5 Wi-Fi Direct support and hotspot support.1 with A2DP and LE, GPS with BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS and QZSS and NFC. It has a USB-C 2.0 port. It lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It is resistant to water and dust with IP67 certification.

It has a 6.4 inch diagonal touchscreen, Super AMOLED Infinity-U-type, rounded corners and FHD+ resolution of 1080 × 2400 pixels. Supports 90 Hz refresh rate. As a protection it uses Gorilla Glass 5.

The 5000 mAh lithium polymer battery is not removable by the user. Supports fast charging at 25 W and in 30 minutes, the device manages to charge 50% of its battery. The complete charging process took approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, which was also the expected time for a full charge according to the software.

The chipset is a Samsung Exynos 1280 with an octa-core CPU (2 Cortex-A78 cores at 2.4 GHz + 6 Cortex-A55 cores at 2 GHz). The internal UFS 2.2 SSD is 128/256 GB expandable with a microSD card up to 1 TB, while the RAM is 6 or 8 GB (depending on the version chosen).

The rear camera has a 48 MP main sensor with an f/1.8 opening. The main camera is equipped with a PDAF, OIS, HDR mode and flash LED, capable of recording up to 4K 30fps videos, while the front camera is a single 13 MP sensor.

Software
The original operating system is Android 12 with One UI 4.1. In Nov 2022, the rollout of Android 13 with One UI 5.0 was released in several countries. It also got updated to Android 14 in Nov 2023 for users in Russia.