Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review

11 February 2023


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Anonymous, 11 Feb 2023Just look at the chart. Many reach 50% in 30 min, then ta... moreThat is known fact that the last percents (when the voltage in the cells is higher) is the most important for the battery health. You don't want to overheat the battery if you care about its life.

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    • Anonymous
    • Lkg
    • 11 Feb 2023

    Samsung failed to copy bypass charging function. Cannot use above 19%. 😂🤣

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      • Anonymous
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      • 11 Feb 2023

      AnonD-807890, 11 Feb 202350% is a low bar, don't you think? My laptop charges a... moreJust look at the chart. Many reach 50% in 30 min, then take 40-50 min for the 50-100%

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        • 11 Feb 2023

        AnonD-546724, 11 Feb 2023The Galaxy S release of each year used to be an exciting an... moreS3 was last one to bring interesting new stuff.

          AnonD-546724, 11 Feb 2023The Galaxy S release of each year used to be an exciting an... moreHTC was ahead of its game, sad to see them demise 😔

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            • galaxyfan7788
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            • 11 Feb 2023

            Was waiting for the GSMArena review for galaxy s23 ultra now I can order one. Thank you guys for quick and such detailed review. Really appreciated it.

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              • Anonymous
              • xjH
              • 11 Feb 2023

              very great device!!

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                • Suneesh
                • nCe
                • 11 Feb 2023

                I think s23 ultra is the most rated phone ever on gsmarena,new record

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                  • AnonD-807890
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                  • 11 Feb 2023

                  Anonymous, 11 Feb 2023It is proven that after 50% , speeds drops a lot and in the... more50% is a low bar, don't you think? My laptop charges at 65W but slows down to 45W around 80% then 30W and lower after 90%. My phone does 18W until 80% or so (adaptive charging disabled).

                  Both devices are fine after two years of use, so what gives? This leads me to think there's something up with the chargers GSMA is using.

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                    • 11 Feb 2023

                    The Galaxy S release of each year used to be an exciting and enticing event in the tech world.

                    I remember dreaming of owning the latest and greatest from Samsung.
                    Back when the Galaxy S was an exciting and innovating device, every year.

                    Back then their motto was "next is now".

                    But this ? I can't think of anyone excited or looking forward to own this phone.
                    It's tasteless, even down to its colors.

                    With HTC and LG out of the equation, I'm guessing sammy just got lazy.

                    Next is definitely not now.

                      The one and only con mentioned - "Nothing is, in principle, really new or different."

                      How about the lowly 8gb ram and 8 bit display??

                        Well... I hate new processing. Too extensive sharpening.

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                          • 11 Feb 2023

                          Anonymous, 11 Feb 2023I think camera in Vivo X90 Pro will be better..That is obvious. Sensor is 60% larger.

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                            • 11 Feb 2023

                            AnonD-807890, 11 Feb 2023What on earth is going on with the charging speed tests wit... moreIt is proven that after 50% , speeds drops a lot and in the end here will be minimal difference between using the 25 and 45W charger.
                            It is made to slow down as time goes by.

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                              • Street Puppy
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                              • 11 Feb 2023

                              About the " empty" CONS list ......

                              1) Interesting the site complains 23/23+ lack Dolby Vision, but zero words now about Ultra

                              2) No wifi 7 , 3 cameras at night are worse than previous phone , pathetic chiice to crop from 69mm when person wants 230mm at night.

                              3) base 8GB ram

                              4) less than 70% after running wildlife benchmark.

                              5) no data to show how bad calibrated screen is, as usual.

                              6) weaker video quality compared to previous

                              7) high SAR like many chinese phones and ipads

                              8) overclocked SoC with zero benefits to users, besides claiming better geekbench score

                              9) obscene prices outside USA. You pay €1580 if you want the 12GB version

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                                • 11 Feb 2023

                                Anonymous, 11 Feb 2023I think camera in Vivo X90 Pro will be better..Of course, when you can't afford S23.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3p7
                                  • 11 Feb 2023

                                  I think camera in Vivo X90 Pro will be better..

                                    Sadly my pc not ready for 200mp...

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                                      • AnonD-807890
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                                      • 11 Feb 2023

                                      What on earth is going on with the charging speed tests with the S23 series..? Pretty sure it's short bursts of 45W before it throttles down to 25W, probably due to some software shenanigans.

                                      Can we perhaps see a chart or two? A USB multimeter isn't that expensive. Plus, please standardize it using the same charger across all tests. We're in the era of USB PD after all.

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                                        • AnonD-807890
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                                        • 11 Feb 2023

                                        dd, 11 Feb 2023Bloatware pushes the Galaxy S23 Android OS to an incredible... moreRe-read the article which you're quoting. Apparently whoever wrote it didn't understand the difference between GiB and GB. ~35 GB of that "60 GB" didn't exist in the first place. You can also blame US legislation for that author's confusion.

                                        - typed on my 954 GiB/"1 TB" device.