Samsung Galaxy A34 vs Galaxy A33

Just as with the Galaxy A54, Samsung changed the design language of the A34 to look more in sync with the Galaxy S23 models. The camera island that adorns the A33 is thus gone, and instead the three camera lens rings are protruding from the flat back directly. It is a simpler, more elegant, and more uniform design, plus Samsung got rid of the pointless depth camera module to arrange the triple camera in a neat vertical column.

The 6.6-inch Galaxy A34 has a larger display than the Galaxy A33, and comes in Lime, Graphite, Violet, and Silver colors with the "Awesome" tag before their names. At 161.3 x 78.1 x 8.2mm and 199g of weight, the Galaxy A34 is slightly taller and wider than the A33 at 6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches (159.7 x 74.0 x 8.1 mm), and discernibly heavier.

At the front, the cool uniform bezels, the centered punch hole selfie camera, and the rounded corners add to the signature 2023 Samsung phone body design impression. The biggest upgrade to the Galaxy A34 compared to the 2022 A33 edition is the display, though.

While both phones sport 1080p display resolution, Samsung equipped the Galaxy A34 with a modern panel that offers high 120Hz refresh rate despite that the phone still comes with a sub-$400 pricing, a rather unheard of specification for the money just until the A34.

Besides the 1080p resolution and the high refresh rate that helps for smoother scrolling, reading, and gaming, the screen has Samsung's Vision Booster feature that ups the peak brightness and the contrast outside so that the visibility is further increased.

The main camera spits out some good images for a phone of this caliber. They are sharp enough, and the dynamic range seems alright. Of course, you get Samsung's typical oversaturated colors and a pinch of extra contrast. Then again, that's perfect, as people buying the Galaxy A34 5G probably want the phone to quickly capture a pleasing photo that's ready to be shown.

The ultra-wide shooter is not as good when it comes to sharpness, and it tends to make the colors even more saturated than the main camera. That being said, it does the job and it works for quick wide-angle snapshots for social media.

The Galaxy A34's camera app also gives you a 2x zoom option, which seems to crop on the main camera's 48MP sensor and produces surprisingly good results.

The 5MP macro camera on the Galaxy A34 has enough image quality for social media purposes, as long as you are not trying to shoot any serious macro photography.



Selfies made with the Galaxy A34 are perfectly fine and so is the Portrait Mode that simulates a blurred-out background. I was left with an especially good impression from the colors that photos taken with the 13MP front-facing camera have.