Samsung Galaxy M33 5G (Emerald Brown, 8GB, 128GB Storage) | 6000mAh Battery | 16GB RAM with RAM Plus | Without Charger

Overall like the product

Personal use.
Nice 📱 at a reasonable price.

With 5G connectivity, a 120Hz display and solid performance, the Galaxy M33 5G is Samsung’s best-value smartphone yet under 20K segment

Pros 

Almost half the price of Galaxy A53

Exynos 1280 is a solid performer

Excellent 120Hz display with smooth experience across the board

Huge performance uplift over M32

One UI 4.1 based on android 12 has tons of good features to love, none of the flagship grade features are skipped here (apart from dex mode and spen features), Zero lag or stuttering in 120 hz mode with ease of use and seemless switching of apps without any crash or reloading  of apps, makes using one ui pleasure to surf across

You get features like a screen recorder, video call effects, Game Launcher, Link to Windows, Dual Messenger, Quick Share, Music Share, and Secure Folder, along with many others. Some of the fancy Android 12 features, like the ability to change the color palette of icons and menus based on the wallpaper and dim the screen for easier reading in the dark, are also included.

Voice focus for calls is excellent feature, phone call quality is really good even in nosiy and crowded areas

I had no issues with GPS or connectivity while using Google maps to navigate,  signal stays strong even in rural areas, thats a positive point with good accuracy

4g Volte with carrier aggregation works flawlessly

Wifi connectivity on the Dual band 5ghz router is strong and performs  more than satisfactorily with low latency response

Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity is strong and has good range  no worries of disconnection even as far as 15 meters

Audio quality via 3.5 mm jack is excellent compared to Redmi note 10 pro, much more defined and well rounded

For media consumption widewine L1 support is present, Good AV experience on ott platforms, I have no serious complaints about color reproduction in videos considering TFT LCD this panel does a good enough job .

Main Camera 50mp is on par and better than Redmi note 10 pro in almost all conditions, retains colors close to reality with good dynamic range and handling of exposure with HDR in photos as well as videos, it is able to handle extremely bright conditions well
Even in shadows during day time it was able to maintain good colors

Good Stable videos at 1080p

4k video recording is available at 30 FPS is available

Many cool camera features , boasts AR fun mode, single Take, Object Eraser and Video TNR (Temporal Noise Reduction) which makes it fun to use camera

Selfie camera has good punchy colors, Samsung’s way of boosted colour processing some may like it ,some may not

Excellent battery life, got 9 hours of SOT despite the heavy usage. It takes around 1.5 hours to go from 0-100, and half an hour of charging can take the battery percentage to around 45% provided you have 25 watt Samsung’s charger

Despite summer time, phone has managed to stay relatively cool, 5nm architecture helping its cause here

12 5G Bands

Dedicated SD card slot is a plus here

PD 3.0 25 watt fast charging support reasonable for price segment but we have seen faster charging speeds with other OEMs

Promised 2 major android OS updates and 4 years security updates is a huge plus above its competitors, making this device more value for money in long run

Cons 

Ultrawide camera is on softer side , lacks details compared to its primary sensor but manages to frame good shots that one can post on social media, macro camera is good with colors and edge detection but lacks depth of field and details , Note 10 pro which is brilliant in this case

Night shots are above average mostly grainy and muddled but better than most smartphones in its segment

Lacks some stability in Video recording at 4k 

Amoled display could have made it unbeatable

Lacks stereo Speaker, but audio quality on single speaker is quite good

Pre-installed bloatwares like Moj, dailyhunt, sharechat, byju’s are mild and uninstallable but makes mature one UI experience looks immature out of the box

Currently device is not tunned for high gaming performance as limited FPS in popular games like BGMI and COD deters it away from being a gamer friendly device, but we  can expect exynos 1280  to resolve over time and be more optimized for more games in future updates

Slightly cheap design , Chunky in size, carries some heft, Dated notch display

Lack of charger in the box is a bummer, which adds up to the value cost proposition

Ok