Samsung Galaxy S23+ review

9 February 2023


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"Such a scenario is, of course, totally unrealistic in real usage and meant to purposefully saturate the phone with as much heat as possible as quickly as possible."

I'm tired of reading the same things over and over again in almost every Samsung review.

Do you want a real test bench?

Throttling proof and battery consumption proof?

Dolphin, Citra, Aethersx2 (and at maximum settings).

Not that crap from the playstore and various markets.

But REAL programs that take advantage of every single Herz and battery in the hardware.

And trotting along, I'll bet you a pizza for the entire editorial staff that you'll have it in less than 15 minutes.

And battery drain.

Because Samsung's real weaknesses have always been two:

- Thermal trottling
- Underpowered battery

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    • nir
    • 19 Feb 2023

    How come it has a lower battery score than the S21+ when it does much better in all 3 categories?

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      • Anonymous
      • GXs
      • 19 Feb 2023

      Another year with 190g+ phones? These are too heavy.

        Anonymous, 11 Feb 202399,99% of the stuff from there is crap, reason they cost mu... moreYou lie,a lot of items used in the US are manufactured and imported from China..
        Rich countries don't want anything from China and yet America did it's damn best to bury Huawei under frivolous excuses..

          Iago Gomes, 16 Feb 2023In Brazil comes the charger in the box in three versions.As it should be. This charger removal for faux ecology is the biggest tech scam of the last 2 decades.

            In Brazil comes the charger in the box in three versions.

              A phone at this price range must, *must* have a 1440p screen. Like come on Samsung, the entire S10 range used to have it. At 393PPI, the screen is less sharp than most of their A-series range of phones. The battery's size is also again less than the A-series, topping out at 300mAh less than the 5000mAh that the A54 has. Also, why does a $1000+ phone not have dual-firing speakers? If the price was more like $900-$1000, and had all the features I'm talking about, then it would be a lot more competitive and would actually sell well.

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                • Anonymous
                • gIP
                • 16 Feb 2023

                Sindroid, 15 Feb 2023I went to look at the S23 line this weekend.. To be honest... moreI agree, Galaxy lost its elegance after S10. S20 is especially ugly but S6 is still a gorgeous phone today.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 2Wx
                  • 16 Feb 2023

                  I personally love the S23 6.1", think it's better than the S23+ unless you want a larger screen with a rather low PPI. 425ppi is accept and a marginal difference compared to my iPhone 13 Pro.

                  One big advance the S23 has over my iPhone, is its weight. Because it's way lighter and compares to 6.1" iPhones of previous generations, it's simply much more comfortable to hold with one hand. What's more, MUCH less susceptible to accidental drops.

                  And guys, don't let the camera sensor marketing hype get you. As Google phones have shown over and over again, its the optimization (and sometimes the SOC) that counts.

                    I went to look at the S23 line this weekend..
                    To be honest, they are very dull looking.. They reminded me of iPhoneX frame. Gone are the sleek alien curves that made the S10 so elegant. Designwise they are a big step back..
                    The Ultra was a square soul-less piece of tech..

                      Anonymous, 10 Feb 2023If you whant battery so bad by A or M series. On the old S-... moreIf I'm never going to use 1440p, it's a pointless feature for me. Even if you select a lower resolution the phone still has the extra pixels. the GPU still needs to calculate what to do with those additional pixels. Still has to power those extra pixels. Reducing the resolution does not really save much battery. I was clear about my reasons for getting the S23+. In the US there really isn't another option that has everything I want. Large flat screen, wireless charging, Good cameras, great battery life. The OP 11 was close. A bit concerned that it has a bigger battery and lower battery performance than the S23+ with an overclocked processor. The OP 11 just doesn't check enough boxes for me. Samsung has been excellent at providing monthly software updates on my S21+ for 2 years. As I recall OnePlus was hit or miss with monthly updates.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 14 Feb 2023

                        390 ppi display on a $1000 phone lmao

                          "If you happen to use the Samsung Internet browser on your phone"
                          Just one of the close to 1 billion active users.

                            "Samsung is introducing Modes and Routines, a feature similar to Apple's Focus"
                            Pretty sure Bixby Routines, as called previously, has been here for years.

                              I am from Sydney, Australia and received my S23+ 512GB on 10th Feb and have been using it since then. I can tell battery time is excellent on this phone. Despite a lot of Apps installation, updates, and playing with settings etc, its battery time is holding pretty well, and no heating issues as well so far.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 12 Feb 2023

                                Anonymous, 11 Feb 202399,99% of the stuff from there is crap, reason they cost mu... moreyea no shite u bought those 5 dollar crap on amazon

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                                  • 11 Feb 2023

                                  Anonymous, 11 Feb 2023Majority of chinese phones that cost below $750 use BOE or ... moreI use OnePlus phones and they use Samsung panels

                                    1080p display and 8GB ram, awful at this price!.. even more so for this plus variant over the regular S23

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                                      • Lkg
                                      • 11 Feb 2023

                                      Nick Tegrataker, 10 Feb 2023Most other Chinese flagship phones use better lenses, dude.... more99,99% of the stuff from there is crap, reason they cost much less than products from other nations. Rich ppl do not buy stuff from chinese companies.
                                      Nothing they produce is popular in rich nations.

                                      This is nothing racist. I have met many chinese ppl, they are 1000x nicer than japanese and koreans I have met as well.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Lkg
                                        • 11 Feb 2023

                                        AlexP, 11 Feb 2023Really? iPhone uses Samsung displays, OnePlus does and othe... moreNo. Except iphones, all other flagships with samsung screen are better panels.
                                        Only samsung and apple use PWM below 400Hz.

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