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From Samsung S9 to Samsung A53 5G 128gb

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Bit of an arse in that I've smashed the screen on my S9 and its about £180 - £220 to get it replaced.

So I'm looking at a new phone altogether and the A53 5G 128gb has caught my eye. £400 with free ear buds

Any one made the same or similar swap, got an A53 and can comment on it?

I don't want to sign up to a contract as the sim I have is tied for several months
Budget is about £350 - £400
I've looked locally and there isn't anything in the swap shop
Don't fancy another brand and defo not swap back to Apple
Any other Samsung models to look at>?


 
Posted : 16/08/2022 8:28 am
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Mrs Epic borked her S8 a couple of years ago, and bought herself the then equivalent of the a53, or maybe it was the a53. Anyway, has noticed no difference fundamentally, it's a good phone and good VFM. She just uses it for email, whatsapp and calls, and paybyphone, so not using any particularly demanding apps


 
Posted : 16/08/2022 11:43 am
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Check Music Magpie for like new refurbs. My Wife swapped from an S series to an A a few years back - only issue was camera wasn't as good, but that was a few years ago. Her A series still going strong.


 
Posted : 16/08/2022 11:45 am
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I run an S21 for personal use, and an A53 for work, in 99.8% of use cases they may as well be identical. the 'Edge' shape of the screen is obviously missing from the A53, but a lot of the time its not really noticeable. Only time you could tell the difference is in gaming, which I don't do on a mobile anyway, lol.


 
Posted : 16/08/2022 11:47 am
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Yep, went from S-something to A41 last year.

Essentially - Top of the range to Mid Range - same as you.

You wont care. It'll be fine, itll work fine, the minor difference in functionality wont make a difference to your life but the extra 500 quid or so in your pocket certainly will.


 
Posted : 16/08/2022 3:55 pm

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