Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, S23+, and S23 hands-on review

1 February 2023


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  • 02 Feb 2023

Markobarko, 02 Feb 2023Let's just hope they won't f....up the battery li... more S Series batteries are just Junk

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    • Markobarko
    • 3pu
    • 02 Feb 2023

    Let's just hope they won't f....up the battery life like they did on S22.

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      • Anonymous
      • S2A
      • 02 Feb 2023

      Anonymous, 01 Feb 2023Getting my wife s22 ultra 512gb new for 650€ . A23 is overp... morewhere do get that

      most shops i see its +1200E

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        • 02 Feb 2023

        NeonHD, 01 Feb 2023I feel like the Note20 Ultra was the last good phone of the... moreyeah, i will buy the note 20 ultra. the future phones have shrank for some reason, and it really sucks as other phones are larger than the s23U (Huawei Mate 20 X if that's a good comparison and many others including oppo's foldable make the s23U look puny)

          So I'm wondering about the back. It looks like the s22s which I haven't seen but in the pictures have some kind of aluminum or other type of material for the back that the glass doesn't break period I had a note 20 Ultra and three of them they just cracked in my pocket or even with the OtterBox super heavy duty protector on it the back glass when you take the phone out of the case it mysteriously it's cracked period it kind of looks like these have the same glass back again like the other ones period they're very susceptible to breaking> Can anyone confirm if it's unbreakable back or if it's another type of material besides glass?

            Does anyone know any actual, legit reasons, why these phones are so terribly ugly? At the very least they could offer some pleasant colours. Something, anything.. a bit easier to look at. Sure I can buy a case, but damn, those colours really turn my stomach.
            And I do need a new phone real soon -_-

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              • 8kZ
              • 02 Feb 2023

              I like the ultra

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                • Anonymous
                • Lkg
                • 02 Feb 2023

                Ppl at samsung still do not know clouds are not blue.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Lkg
                  • 02 Feb 2023

                  Anonymous, 02 Feb 2023Judging from gsmarena's S23 ultra photo samples in the... moreDont worry, bias youtubers will be saying it is all details and their audience will be buying this.

                    Kangal, 02 Feb 2023Positives: New IP68 4-Year Software Updates Processor i... moreSo... Same disadvantages like most flagships out there?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 70d
                      • 02 Feb 2023

                      Dean, 02 Feb 2023Taken from the Tweakers site: The aptX Adaptive codec, whi... moreThe specs pages don't list aptX Adaptive.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Kg@
                        • 02 Feb 2023

                        Wizzgamer, 01 Feb 2023Fingers crossed 🤞 the S23 Ultra can finally beat the Puxel ... moreJudging from gsmarena's S23 ultra photo samples in the hands-on review here, It's already pretty obvious the Pixel 7/7 PRO phones still produce superior photo quality (at least for the main shooter) over the S23 ultra. I'm seeing excessive sharpening in the S23 ultra's photos. It doesn't look good on the clouds, foliage and grass.

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                          • Dean
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                          • 02 Feb 2023

                          Taken from the Tweakers site:
                          The aptX Adaptive codec, which enables lossless audio transmission in combination with a suitable Bluetooth headphone and is supported on some recent Snapdragon phones, cannot be found in the developer menu of the S23 devices.

                          So, that's a deal breaker for me. I have a paid of B&W PX8, the aptX Adaptive was a must.

                          I would have thought that GSM Arena would have covered this area of interest.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • n}u
                            • 02 Feb 2023

                            Anonymous, 02 Feb 2023Prices in EU are indeed a bit unfair. It's 1 USD now i... moreSorry, I meant 1 Euro = 1.10 USD. Brainfart :)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • n}u
                              • 02 Feb 2023

                              Prices in EU are indeed a bit unfair. It's 1 USD now is 1.10 Eur (and climbing), but companies are still pricing their products under 3 months old currency conversion rate when Eur was below USD.

                                Bailey , 02 Feb 2023when people say no innovation in a phone. I will ask what a... moresome sensible comment after long time.

                                the only problem is the price hike. we know that there hasn't been game changing innovation recently which is quite normal, the price hike is taking place almost every year. it shouldn't be. in general, the base phone costing 1000 dollars albeit flagship is ridiculous. they haven't added much in few years when the price was around 700 bucks rather removed important features.

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                                  • 02 Feb 2023

                                  Kaluas, 02 Feb 2023Marxist EU? You can leave if you don't like it. Feel f... moreIt's full blown EUSSR. We re being transformed into the hell hole of the planet. Don't expect anything good in the near future. People have to wake up.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 02 Feb 2023

                                    Kangal, 02 Feb 2023Positives: New IP68 4-Year Software Updates Processor i... moreAll missing features you mentioned are basically outdated legacy functions that are never coming back. I've not used 3.5mm jack in phone or SD card for 6 years.

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                                      • 02 Feb 2023

                                      Kangal, 02 Feb 2023Positives: New IP68 4-Year Software Updates Processor i... moreYou really are reaching with some of those negatives

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 70d
                                        • 02 Feb 2023

                                        Kangal, 02 Feb 2023Positives: New IP68 4-Year Software Updates Processor i... moreThe prices in the US are the same. The SoC is actually great. It's a substantial upgrade overall.