Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra in for review

03 February 2023
Samsung's most important phone for the first half of the year is in for review.

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  • 04 Feb 2023

Anonymous, 03 Feb 2023🤣🤣🤣 Should have your own standup show, instead of spendi... more😂😂😂😂😂

And so should you

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    • 04 Feb 2023

    Leanzazzy, 04 Feb 2023No man. The Note 9 is the King of Android smartphones. C... moreDead king.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 04 Feb 2023

      Samsung is going to fail like apple. Apple failing in design and price and now samsung failing in price. Pixel 7 pro is ultimate for half the price and performance equal to apple and samsung.

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        • 04 Feb 2023

        John, 04 Feb 2023Got mine yesterdy, Im mostly satisfied so sar, especially w... moreIf you're disappointed your S23 ultra didn't take night mode photos as good as your Pixel 6, you're going to be even more disappointed if you had a Pixel 7/7Pro.

        I had high hopes too for the S23 ultra beating the Pixel 7 series in night and low light photography, especially since the leaks showed promise with the orange pumpkin photo comparisons by ice universe showing more detail in the S23 ultra vs. the Pixel 7 Pro, and I prefer Samsung's One UI over Google's vanilla android.

        But from the more recent initial photos posted by gsmarena, it's pretty clear the S23 ultra's image quality are going to be a disappointment. The clouds, foliage and grass just look oversharpened and overprocessed with fake grain/texture added to trick novice viewers it's 'more detailed' when in reality, it's just as devoid of fine detail as the S22's photos.

        Such a waste. The powerful snapdragon 8 gen. 2 processor and the state-of-the-art 200 megapixel f/1.7 iso cell hp2 camera sensor could have had a strong potential to producing excellent low light images. As it is, the excellent hardware is let down by poor camera software - atrocious, aggressive and horrendous in camera processing. What were the engineers thinking? It seems those assigned to optimize the camera software have no idea what constitutes good in camera processing and good imaging. Samsung should hire experienced Canon engineers or better yet, pirate Google's camera software engineers because it seems the signature Samsung overprocessing has not been corrected for several years.

          Anonymous, 04 Feb 2023No any phone is perfect. But if we have to pick one as a ki... moreNo man. The Note 9 is the King of Android smartphones.

          Check out my comment on the Note 9 page.

          You cannot get any phone with the same combination of specs at the same price.
          If I could buy an "updated" version of it, I would do so in a heartbeat.

            A Question folks
            How would you own it?
            Would you go through your carrier, and grab some discounts?
            or would you buy it outright, and go prepay?
            𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, I'm 1+9pro, prepay Verizon.
            and the 9pro and Verizon's bandwidth is meh.

              Anonymous, 04 Feb 2023Wait, so now you don't even get a cable in the box any... moreThe official Samsung unboxing video showed a USB C to C cable.

              Maybe GSMarena didn't get the retail package yet.

              But either way, it's just ridiculous that flagships nowadays cost more than twice what they used to a few years ago AND the unboxing experience is far worse.

                AnonD-546724, 04 Feb 2023It's not about being poor it's about being smart.... moreSo it's not about money but also it's about paying for things? So which one is it? Is it a money thing or not...

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                  • 04 Feb 2023

                  This is the first time in a long time that ALL Galaxy phones do not have the crappy Exynos chip. Good job, Samsung.

                    finally Samsung fixed the battery autonomy problem in the s23u, it is almost on par with the iPhone 14 pro max

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                      • 04 Feb 2023

                      LOL, 04 Feb 2023If you are poor you have these options: 1) Get last year... moreIt's not about being poor it's about being smart.

                      This isn't about money anymore, this is about not getting what you paid for.

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                        • 04 Feb 2023

                        Bright zee, 04 Feb 2023True.. Samsung highly invests in marketing than in R&D.... moreSad and true.
                        But lies wont feed asnyone for long.

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                          • 04 Feb 2023

                          Anonymous, 03 Feb 2023Youtubers are gonna tell their audience photos is full of d... moreWell maybe only Samsung. If people after buy realizes they got litterary same thing like they had before and maybe ever worse with photos which looks like heavily reworked under photoshop it will be win win for samsung and cry and tears for users.

                            Anonymous, 04 Feb 2023Here are the predictable outcome for the S23 series in chro... moreNumber 4

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                              • 04 Feb 2023

                              Wait, so now you don't even get a cable in the box anymore? Or is it a typo?

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                                • 04 Feb 2023

                                Anonymous, 03 Feb 2023Icons. They are a bit childishDownload 🔄

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                                  • 04 Feb 2023

                                  Anonymous, 04 Feb 2023Here are the predictable outcome for the S23 series in chro... moreAnd prize will be the phone 🤑🤩🤑 ??

                                  Well nobody is doing great these days. Articles about makers on this were published also here.

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                                    • 04 Feb 2023

                                    AnonD-731363, 03 Feb 2023Since S10 lite all Samsung phones looks like one device. ... moreTrue.. Samsung highly invests in marketing than in R&D. SO They end up with mediocre devices but they sell it to the customers by effective marketing

                                      Anonymous, 04 Feb 2023Here are the predictable outcome for the S23 series in chro... morethat actually sounds like a fun game Lmao

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                                        • 04 Feb 2023

                                        good, we need this review.

                                        i want see if there any real different for s22 ultra model,except cam.

                                        hope battery life test hours coming more....and sound quality is very good value.

                                        naah! that pen, who need it..its just ready to drop sometimes...and then,just trouble..
                                        hope we can buy some gadget there and close it and put pen to save.

                                        its expesive so i except all best score that can get...but...still i might wait apple 15 pro max.