Do you want to treat yourself to a new smartphone, but your budget is limited to 300 €? We have selected for you the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, Oppo A57s, OnePlus Nord CE 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Poco X4 Pro. But between these, which one is really made for you? Here are some comparison elements to help you in your choice.
The smartphones we have selected for you offer fairly conventional designs with the exception of the Poco X4 Pro which offer very flat profiles and a wide black strip on the back to integrate the photo sensors in its upper left corner. The other mobiles have a block of optics having an identical location, but much more discreet, because mounted on a plate which takes the same color as the rest of the back for the OnePlus Nord CE 2 and Samsung Galaxy A23 5G.
The thinnest mobile is the OnePlus Nord CE 2 with 7.8 mm while the thickest is the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. The lightest is the OnePlus Nord CE 2 with 173 grams on the scale while the heaviest is the Poco X4 Pro with 205 grams. They all carry a 5000 mAh capacity battery except for the OnePlus Nord CE2 which has to be content with 4500 mAh. The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Poco X4 Pro support charging at 67 watts compared to 65 watts for the OnePlus mobile allowing a full charge in less than 30 minutes. This will be a little longer with the Oppo A57s (33 watts) and a little longer with the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G which accepts 25 watts.
What are the most notable screens?
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Poco X4 Pro have the same screen. It’s about a 6.67 inch AMOLED panel displaying a definition of 1080×2400 pixels with a 120Hz refresh rate and a sample rate of 360 Hz, a slight advantage for video games. The OnePlus Nord CE 2 screen is also on an AMOLED panel, but on 6.43 inches with a 90 Hz frequency therefore less fluid scrolling. the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G offers a 6.6-inch LCD screen at 120 Hz while that of Oppo A57s is the least interesting since it is a 6.56-inch LCD panel at 60 Hz with a lower definition than the others, i.e. 720×1612 pixels. It is the only one not to offer 5G, which is the case for the other mobiles compared in this article.
All offer Wi-Fi 5 802.11 ac while the OnePlus Nord CE 2 has a length of advantage since it offers Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, more efficient in speed and range. They all offer an audio jack port as well as NFC connectivity for contactless payments. The OnePlus Nord CE 2 is the only one to offer a fingerprint reader under the screen while it is positioned at the standby button on the others.
Which offers the most power and what configurations for photos?
If you are looking for the mobile that offers the best performance, it is the OnePlus Nord CE 2 which presents, on paper, the corresponding characteristics with its MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset associated with 8 GB of RAM followed by the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, Xiaomi Redmi 11 Pro 5G and Poco X4 Pro which all share the same processor, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695. The Oppo A57s brings up the rear with its Soc MediaTek Helio G35 with 4 GB of RAM. In terms of storage capacity, the Samsung starts with 64 GB while the others offer a minimum of 128 GB. All can support a micro SD memory card to expand the possibilities of internal data recording.
Finally, for photos, the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and the Poco X4 Pro ship the same configuration is 108 + 8 + 2 megapixels on the back with a 16-megapixel sensor for selfies. The OnePlus Nord CE 2 has a 64+8+2 megapixel block and also a 16 megapixel module on the front. The Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and Oppo A57s have the same 50-megapixel sensor as their primary lens. The Samsung is distinguished by carrying a 5 megapixel sensor for photos taken at ultra wide-angle with two other 2 megapixel sensors each, while the Oppo mobilizes a single additional 2 megapixel sensor. Both have an 8-megapixel selfie camera.
