Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review

11 February 2023


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  • Anonymous
  • q8Q
  • 06 Mar 2023

Imagine what they could have done just by increasing the sensor size a little more and not increasing the resolution any.
Even possibly reducing the resolution to something between 40-64mp.
Some results and things possible with the 200mp are nice. But it would probably be overall better that way.
Hopefully soon they work on sensors like that.

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    • Beach Life
    • qxK
    • 05 Mar 2023

    I didn't see much of a difference between my S21 Ultra and the S23 Ultra as far as taking pics, Night Mode also wasn't any different either. The S23 Ultra is HEAVIER than my S21 Ultra and the Note shape makes it VERY UNCOMFORTABLE to hold, lower left corner where the SPen is DIGS into my left hand when I hold it to scroll etc. It's also wider than the S22Ultra which makes using 2 hands awkward and cumbersom when you have small kid hands for a women like I do. S23 Ultra also FAILED the drop test and smashed from videos I saw, I actually do regret sending it back and may decide to get it again in May when it's warmer and can take more pics than now in the Cold Winter

      Anonymous, 22 Feb 2023Most companies that bought a camera manufacturers name are ... moreI believe more discoveries would help them out soon in their partnership. Even glorious Huawei couldn't get it until P 30 series with Leica!!

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        • Anonymous
        • nem
        • 02 Mar 2023

        Anonymous, 26 Feb 2023Compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the side buttons of this... moreAnd that comparison was made how? If it was made with a demo unit, it is pointless. And I think most people will take slightly worse buttons you barely notice for the better, more comfortable design, the S-Pen and the way more versatile camera

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          • Anonymous
          • nem
          • 02 Mar 2023

          Anonymous, 02 Mar 2023Just buying any old adapter does not solve that. Even witho... moreBuy a decent dongle and it easily beats a phones headphone output. Hell, even my affordable Meizu HiFi Master beats my Zenfone 8 headphone jack by a mile, it's not even close. I'm all for headphone jacks, but with the options we have nowadays, it's not that tragic anymore, powerful mobile DACs are tiny now and pretty cheap.

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            • Anonymous
            • q8Q
            • 02 Mar 2023

            Anonymous, 02 Mar 2023Wowzers......... No 3.5 jack built in is because you purcha... moreJust buying any old adapter does not solve that. Even without an audiophile ear i could immediately hear the difference between that and the built in port. And that's for the standard on soc dac. Not even counting phones with higher quality dacs and amps.

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              • Anonymous
              • iVi
              • 02 Mar 2023

              SShock, 20 Feb 2023384Hz audio means nothing on a phone without a headphone ja... moreWowzers......... No 3.5 jack built in is because you purchase a usb-c to 3.5 adapter....... Quite like the iPhone, except lightning..... So as for physical plugs.... Problem solved...... However your compression statement is about 35%-55% true so I can get on board.

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                • Anonymous
                • CbI
                • 01 Mar 2023

                Pen drive is not detecting

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gDf
                  • 28 Feb 2023

                  I compared the S23 Ultra's periscope with the Pixel 7 Pro in a store.
                  In the store, the Pixel 7 Pro's tele at 360mm (15x setting) performed very similarly to the S23 Ultra at 360mm. When the faster Night Sight mode was turned on, then the 7 Pro seemed to be even better at 360mm than the S23 Ultra in its auto mode. By the way, the night mode of the S23 Ultra didn't seem to perform well at high zoom settings, but I havent tested this enough.
                  At 30x, the S23 Ultra produced smoother contours than the 7 Pro at 15x, but it was obvious that machine learning was used, for example, distant text contained letters that don't exist. So I can't say that the S23 Ultra's tele performs better.
                  Note that the 7 Pro delivers the best results at approximately 15x (regarding distant objects). A crop from a 15x photo gives you more detail than a 30x photo. Even a live photo video frame can give you more detail. Google's algorithm destroys details at 20x-30x.
                  Also note that physically, Samsung's and Google's periscope are very similar. Google has 12% more pixels per angle, so at 15x, Samsung actually needs to upscale more(!) than Google, but Samsung has a better color filter array (Bayer instead of Quad Bayer) and a 2% larger effective lens diameter (5.55mm vs 5.43mm) and maybe(!) a sharper lens.
                  Also, at base Iso, Samsung's periscope can theoretically capture twice as much light per frame from distant objects (without blowing out highlights) due to the higher focal length (27.2mm vs 19mm).
                  Also note that Google only uses 0.7 micrometer pixels in good light conditions. At night, its periscope switches to 1.4 micrometer pixels, even when Night Sight is turned on.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Nue
                    • 26 Feb 2023

                    Compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the side buttons of this phone feel weak, cheap and too small in size for a phone of such size. Samsung didn’t get it there. Even the click feels cheap.😒

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                      • OtherWorld
                      • BP2
                      • 25 Feb 2023

                      Alp, 14 Feb 2023Anyone can recommend me a phone that is better than S23U he... moreRealme GT 2 Pro.

                      - Clean and intuitive OS, lots of customization, wide freedom to 'user.

                      - Gorgeous screen, one of the best in recent years.

                      - Camera good in all conditions.

                      - Excellent battery. (special fast charging circuitry).

                      - NO thermal throttling, excellent load management on cpu. (Great engineering in heat dissipation produced by Snap8 Gen1)

                      - General stability, stable and frequent updates, robustness, solidity, elegant design.

                      All industry digital specialist publications, have deemed it an excellent device in all aspects.

                      Best Buy of the moment.

                      I recommend the white paper version.

                      If you pair it with the Jabra 85t, NuraTrue, or Audio-Technica CKS50TW (all best buy in this moment), it is the ultimate in rich, powerful sound.

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                        • Kaka
                        • tZ0
                        • 25 Feb 2023

                        Still at 232 pwm flickering? Any idea anyone

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                          • JLC
                          • pa7
                          • 23 Feb 2023

                          Anonymous, 15 Feb 2023How do you do that? By using the default camera app?In the default app, open settings and select Settings to be kept, and activate "Filters".
                          It even keeps the strength of the filter.

                            Iphone portrait are lovely comparable

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nem
                              • 22 Feb 2023

                              I don't get why the iPhones are even mentioned for the camera. Yes, videos look good, but photos? Not even close to what most Android flagships offer.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nem
                                • 22 Feb 2023

                                Mikele, 22 Feb 2023I have a doubt about Sammy. Ever since S2 iteration then, ... moreMost companies that bought a camera manufacturers name are not really producing better pictures though..

                                  Mikele, 22 Feb 2023Simply because GSMARENA gave this phone in their review a w... moreEither way, they review the other phones too and give dxomark news as well. Unless they just stopped giving news about dxomark for good. I'll keep an eye.

                                    Bodygard, 19 Feb 2023I expect news report about dxomark test because if you been... moreSimply because GSMARENA gave this phone in their review a whopping mark of 4.7 out of 5!

                                      disapointing, 21 Feb 2023The only disappointing is how poor they evaluated the Noise... moreI have a doubt about Sammy.
                                      Ever since S2 iteration then, Samsung Photo Algorithm is more or less the same processes even now. Samsung needs to partners with a known Camera Tech to get the proper image processing for their Mobile Phone Business.

                                        AnonF-1085071, 20 Feb 2023Then a plain Pixel 7 (500$) has a better camera than a Vivo... moreYeah
                                        The score points were not by guessing or determined by human behaviors but machines technologies. So less error for the score points!!

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