Mother’s Day is Sunday next week and we’re already seeing some shipping times slip to after the holiday. Most phones will still arrive on time, however.
Admittedly, the Nothing Phone (3) probably won’t be mom’s first pick – but with a $200 discount, this Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 powered phone offers a good balance between performance and camera quality. It has a large 50MP 1/1.3” sensor in the main camera, a 50MP 3x telephoto camera, a 50MP ultra wide (114°) and a 50MP selfie camera.
The phone has a 6.67” 10-bit OLED display on the front and the customizable Glyph Matrix on the back. It runs on a 5,150mAh battery with 65W wired and 15W wireless charging. The phone got an unimpressive Active Use Score of 12:56h. Charging speed is pretty decent, though – with the right charger, getting to 100% takes an hour.
Samsung’s Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 mid-rangers launched a few weeks back and we’re still waiting for a proper discount. The A37 256GB is $20 off, but that’s about it so far.
From the same series is the Samsung Galaxy A17 (5G). This is a cheaper version of the A37 with a 6.7” 1080p OLED (90Hz instead of 120Hz) and a 5,000mAh battery (25W charging instead of 45W). The 50MP main camera has a tiny sensor (1/2.76” vs. 1/1.56”) and the ultra-wide has only a 5MP sensor. Then there is the older chipset (Exynos 1330 vs. 1480) and the lower ingress protection (just IP54 vs. IP68). The A17 does have a microSD slot, though.