Storage read/write is 563/91MBps, typical of UFS 2.2, and the MicroSD card is 89/19MBps – plenty fast enough for 4K video. This means you can borrow up to 6GB from storage for swap space. The Samsung A73 5G had no throttling (excellent) and plays PUBG: New State Mobile at 60fps maximum frame rate in 120Hz Games Mode with 6+6GB (RAM and virtual RAM). No, it is not flagship-class – but it closely matches the 2020 flagship SD865. You can pretty well guarantee that any SD778G smartphone (OPPO Reno 7, realme GT/9, Vivo T1, Motorola Edge 20, Samsung A52s and nearly 80 models) will perform well. Processor (SoC) – Qualcomm SD778G is the Goldilocks SoC – Exceed Summary: Nice basic AMOLED screen, but it would have been so much better to have an adaptive refresh rate.
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On the plus side, it is relatively colour accurate (offers Natural sRGB and Vivid DCI-P3) as well as basic colour temperature and RGB adjustments. The latter refresh rate has a significant 30% hit on battery life. It also claims 120Hz refresh (true), but it is either 60 or 120Hz – not adaptive as many OLED screens are. In fact, HDR10/+ content downscales to the screen capability, as does Netflix, that only offers SDR content (pretty typical). The screen is closer to 400 nits at maximum automatic exposure and, in most use, between 230-300 nits. Frankly, that is a marketing hype measure of a ridiculously small percentage of the screen at maximum brightness to enable it to claim HDR10/+ support – not at all realistic. Samsung quotes 800 nits, but that is HBM (high brightness mode). It is thin and light at 163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm x 181g. The screen is reasonably scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 5.
The faux chrome plastic frame looks good, but it can mark easily, so buy a bumper cover. They are not so much a fingerprint magnet as a greasy finger magnet. I don’t mind plastic backs (or PPMA glastic – whatever you call it), but this matte Awesome Grey is classy, and the Awesome Mint looks fun but more inexpensive. First Impression – Classy in Awesome Grey and fun in Awesome Mint – Pass + If you receive a shrink-wrapped phone, it likely will not work on 5G here. Models to avoid are any other colour, single sim, 8GB or larger than 128GB storage. It is easy to identify the Australian version – usually, under Settings, About Phone, Legal Information, and Regulatory compliance, you will see the Australian RCM C-tick mark. Read Don’t buy a grey market phone to ensure you get the Australian ‘B’ model (SM-A736’B’ and /DS for dual sim. We issue a strong warning that you must buy a genuine model with Australian firmware if you want to use 5G. Watch out – buy genuine if you want 5G to work here We occasionally give a Pass ‘+’ rating to show it is good but does not quite make it to Exceed. Note that we use Fail (below expectations), Pass (meets expectations) and Exceed (surpasses expectations or is the class leader) against many of the items below. It also helps us compare different phones and features. It is now in two parts – a five-minute overview for most readers and a separate 300+ line database-driven spec including over 70 tests to back up the summary. Samsung approved retailers Harvey Norman, Domayne, Bing Lee, Videopro, and Officeworks. Samsung Galaxy A73 5G Model SM-A736B/DS, 6/128GB, hybrid dual sim/microSD to 1TB Website We think using the Qualcomm SD778G 5G system-on-a-chip (SoC) gives it the operating edge (not raw speed) over the Exynos 1280 in the S21 FE. The Samsung A73 5G exceeds many of those parameters and is nipping at the heels of the $999 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Fan Edition (review) that costs two hundred more. We look at what we expect these devices to do. To explain – we review via price brackets – $700-799. It has our unreserved buy recommendation. The $799 Samsung A73 5G is more than a match in so many ways that we are suitably impressed. We are also retesting the $1849 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and using that as a reference. The Samsung A73 5G has a larger screen, is slightly thinner/lighter weight, has a 108MP primary camera, better processor, and Wi-Fi AX – way more value than the extra $100 denotes.
Our Samsung A53 5G – a decent 5G smartphone for $699 (review) scores 8.7/10. Not because its lower-cost siblings, the $599 A33 or $699 A53, are not good too, but because this model does everything very well in a no-ifs-and-buts way – it is a very capable phone. The Samsung A73 5G is the definite pick of its 2022 A-series.
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