Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra battery life and charging speed results

10 February 2023
Huge battery upgrade, same old charging speed.

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  • Mastamolvi
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  • 10 Feb 2023

There is a youtube video uploaded by someone called techdroider. It show the samsung galaxy s23 ultra fully charging at 52 mins

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    • wr3
    • 10 Feb 2023

    Anonymous, 10 Feb 2023Be sure in few weeks, ppl here will be complaining they ca... moreAny phone would have more than 12 hours of SoT if only used for browsing, doesnt matter which brand, samsung iphone or chinese brands.

    In my case, i could browse for 14 hours straight using my phone (-7%/ hour), but for regular usage behaviour i "only" get 8 hours SoT.

      I knew it would cross over 20h for web browsing and video playback. Just keep in mind that the Fold 5 and Flip 5 will come with the same SoC this August but with smaller (and separate) batteries.

      iPhone 14 Pro Max (4323 mAh/A16 Bionic)
      web browsing: 23:39h
      video playback: 24:38h

      iPhone 13 Pro Max (4352 mAh/A15 Bionic)
      web browsing: 20:10h
      video playback: 24:12h

      Red Magic 8 Pro (6000 mAh/8 Gen 2)

      web browsing: 17:25h

      video playback: 22:21h



      Galaxy S23 Ultra (5000 mAh/8 Gen 2)
      web browsing: 21:18h
      video playback: 23:29h

      Galaxy S22 Ultra (5000 mAh/8 Gen 1)

      web browsing: 16:54h

      video playback: 18:01h

      Galaxy S21 Ultra (5000 mAh/888)

      web browsing: 15:04h
      
video playback: 17:53h

      Galaxy Z Fold 4 (4400 mAh/8+ Gen 1)

      web browsing: 14:26h

      video playback: 15:28h

      Galaxy Z Fold 3 (4400 mAh/888)

      web browsing: 10:17h

      video playback: 13:50h

      Galaxy Z Flip 4 (3700 mAh/8+ Gen 1)
      
web browsing: 13:38h

      video playback: 14:36h

      Galaxy Z Flip 3 (3300 mAh/888)

      web browsing: 10:00h
      
video playback: 11:47h


      I will still most likely get the Z Flip 5. Well, maybe. I expect web and video playback to reach 15h on both easily or at least 150% better than my Flip 3 on Snap888. In real world usage with 5G off and 60 Hz, I probably only get 6-7h SOT on my Flip 3. These GSMArena tests are probably 30% to 40% better than reality for me. So just pretend you take only 60% to 70% of 22h-23h. Real usage is mostly like 13h-14h.

      I saw battery tests of the 13 Pro Max and it completely died after 12h. Not the 20h-24h that GSMArena claims. It was a far more rigorous test so YMMV depending on how you use your phone that particular day. I think the S23U is quite impressive and beat out the Red Magic 8 Pro while having a 1000 mAh smaller battery. Should still be longer than this year's Samsung foldables.

      Only reason I prefer waiting for the Flip 5 is I prefer that form factor. I prefer that size when closed in my pocket. Should come with a bigger cover display. The S23U is very, very tempting but I don't like dealing with large slabs. I owned the Note 3 and LG V20 and I wasn't enjoying putting them in my pocket or holster case. The Flip 3 is a tall phone when opened but it's narrower and is far more pocket-sized.

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        • mobileman
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        • 10 Feb 2023

        okaym,its really ok,
        good job samsung.

        only thing i wish is IR sensor...and still wait audio quality and loudness.
        yes!

          Excellent endurance for a 5000mah flagship that's insane

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            • blue
            • SXw
            • 10 Feb 2023

            Anonymous, 10 Feb 2023thanks to snapdragon 8 gen2 by TSMC bye scamsung socS22U had significantly lower times even with Qualcomm, maybe you should go to hell finally.

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              • Anonymous
              • Lkg
              • 10 Feb 2023

              Be sure in few weeks, ppl here will be complaining they cant get more than 5h SoT.
              I wonder what these ppl do on their phones to burn so much power.

              Mine is midrange, but still 1080p panel with older A77 cores. I use messengers, streaming, youtube, camera, web browsing, reddit, update apps, listen to music , mobile internet, maps, photo editing, file transfering between devices.

              Still easily get over 16h SoT. I recharge phone 3x per week.

                LoneOwl, 10 Feb 2023If only it wasnt so bloody expensive(and the base version h... moreTotally, the lower 8gb RAM is a joke and not enough with the amount of bloat the phone has.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mIm
                  • 10 Feb 2023

                  Awesome. Samsung is the best.

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                    • Souzazs
                    • gsg
                    • 10 Feb 2023

                    Samsung this time got everything right
                    delivered a full top
                    excellent battery Samsung's telephoto 10x zoom camera mode is unbeatable

                      It is not about charging speed it is about enough power. iPhone 14 pro max got 65% battery left after day of use. MacBook m2air is enough for 3 days IT work. Sorry apple chips smashed all Intel and snapdragons by 3 times.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LaI
                        • 10 Feb 2023

                        Anonymous, 10 Feb 2023I think it’s not bad, just worse. In a $300 phone, a high e... moreExinos? Lol. Bro. That chipset is a joke. It would never be at level of snapdragon or mtk

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                          • Anonymous
                          • U}}
                          • 10 Feb 2023

                          thanks to snapdragon 8 gen2 by TSMC


                          bye scamsung soc

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                            • Anonymous
                            • n@7
                            • 10 Feb 2023

                            It's just a shame that it's too big... I can't even think of owning a phone which is bigger than 16cm.. Its too huge for fitting in your pocket and even daily use is too complicated...

                              The deference is Day & night
                              Wow 😳

                                If only it wasnt so bloody expensive(and the base version had 12gb ram like previous Ultras).....

                                It is literally the Android(fablet) dream phone(Pixel/Sony not included due to limited markets/availability), especially in Europe now with the Snapdragon day one and decent battery life and top software support.

                                Very tempted by this when it drops in price.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3SI
                                  • 10 Feb 2023

                                  Anonymous, 10 Feb 2023Thats showing how bad Exynos is.I think it’s not bad, just worse. In a $300 phone, a high end Exynos would still be great. Just not in a phone with a price in the range of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices.

                                    I have seen several test videos against various phones and indeed, it seems that Samsung solved the problem of autonomy and heating in this s23u it is almost on a par with the iPhone 14 pro max and in the tests the one that is least favored, guess which one it is ? e pixel 7 pro barely giving 8/9 hours and with almost 40 degrees almost melting!!! Keep betting on exynos Google hahahahaha

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 3p7
                                      • 10 Feb 2023

                                      Thats showing how bad Exynos is.

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                                        • mE0
                                        • 10 Feb 2023

                                        Expectations📈 - Reality📉