Generic Samsung | Galaxy A23 5G UW | 4GB/64GB | SM-A236V | 5000 mAH | for Verizon | Black (Renewed)

First off, your buying a refurbished phone and an entry-level Samsung phone. A23 probably the bottom of the line up, seems like some people missed that part and was looking for a flagship experience.... Anyway I bought this as a backup phone for my S23 Ultra if I were to crack the screen or experience another technical difficulties and I'll have this A23 to swap the sim into and continue life as usual untill repairs are made. This A23 is my beater car for when all the good ones are broken.This A23 is 5G and making use of the Verizon Ultra Wide band network, also uses the NANO sim and a Type C connector like every phone these days. Plastic body but retaims a Gorilla Glass screen and a side Finger print scanner for security. Batter is big at 5000mAh but the charging is slow at only 25 watts and lack wireless charging, also appears to be missing NFC so no tap to pay. No big deal as this is a cheap phone.Condition of the phone, this is a refurbished phone marked as excellent condition and I find Amazons assessment as accurate, no scratches anywhere. Generic box with an older type Samsung 25 watt "adaptive fast charger" with a type-A usb port. Also included in mine was a generic Type-A to Type-C charging cable. The phone itself was protected in a bubble wrap sleeve with the screen wrapped in plastic. I haven't dug into the phone too much yet but their was NO Sim tray removal tool included in the box.

As a cellphone, this Galaxy A23 5G UW is fantastic. It is an awesome upgrade from a 2014 Galaxy S5. It has great reception, reliable connection to Verizon's network, plus a headphone jack and a microSD card slot that it shares with the SIM card. It currently has a 32 GB microSD card installed, loaded with 13 GB's of mp3's, plus 5 GB's of GPS map data for the HEREWeGo GPS app. No issues whatsoever.There is one niggle to report, however - cases, or the lack thereof. There are actually two versions of the Galaxy A23 - the regular 5G version and this Verizon specific 5G UW version. The UW is so named because it supports Verizon's Ultra Wideband 5G, also known as millimeter wave 5G and C-band 5G on bands N260, 2N61 and N77, in addition to standard 5G on band N78. This necessitates some internal differences that led to a slight change in position of the Volume and Power button. They are about 3/16" lower on this 5G UW version. In practical terms, this means that all of the hundreds of Galaxy A23 5G phone cases that you see listed will NOT function on this version. They will fit, but the case buttons will not work because they do not line up with the buttons on the phone. There are only two cases that actually work and both are thirty bucks: one from Otterbox, search for ASIN B0BVGWGBL4 , and the Itskins - Hybridr Solid Case for Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Uw - Purple and Transparent. That's it. The Otterbox only comes in black and the Itskins in purple and transparent.11/13/2024 UpdateJust purchased a second one for myself since my own 2014 Galaxy S5 is starting to lose service in more areas due to 4G LTE frequencies being repurposed for 5G. Activated without issue on Page Plus Cellular, which is now a Verizon owned MVNO. Now have signal pretty much everywhere, both 5G and 4G LTE.The Samsung One UI interface is snappy, with no lag perceptible. This second unit came updated to Android 14 and One UI 6.0. The first one is running Android 13 and One UI 5.1. I was able to copy over all of my data via the Samsung SmartSwitch app, no problem. I also moved over the 64 GB microSD card from my Galaxy S5 to this Galaxy A23 without difficulty, which saved a ton of transfer time for my music mp3's.05/22/2025 UpdateI wanted to add that contrary to another review, the A23 5G UW does have NFC. I've included a picture of the pull down shade showing its icon - it's the third button from the left. I use it with my YubiKey 5 NFC security key to store and access OTP's and Passkey's; although there is an issue with the Yubico Authenticator app not being able to access the camera for some reason. This makes it impossible to use this phone to add a new account to the YubiKey via QR code, though you can still input the key manually. However, there is no problem reading the YubiKey 5 via NFC - just hold the key against the back of the phone, next to the camera island.I also added a picture of the phone in the Otterbox case, to illustrate the the button alignment issue with standard A23 5G phone cases.

The Samsung bloat is maddening. Do I need a Samsung version of everything? Theres even a Samsung store to get the Samsung apps. The only other complaint I have with this phone is the fingerprint reader. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it forgets the fingerprints altogether. Never had this much problem with the Motorola I had previously.

Good job.

Phone was reported lost or stolen and I wasn’t able to activate it. Had to send it back.

Great for kids or even adults. Camera quality is good and easy to use. Decent amount of storage for price. Would definitely purchase again.

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Fits properly, protects my phone. I couldn't ask for more. I will definitely get another one when I get a new phone.