Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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- Jason
- a3Q
- 13 Feb 2023
The main difference with the ultra phone is the zoom, which hasn't changed in almost 3 years, so why would I replace my S-21 ultra phone with the S23 ultra? Even if the S24 ultra does not have more magnification in the next year, still there has been no change in my opinion, because the processing speed and quality of the phone are enough for normal people in the s21 ultra. isn't it?
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- Anonymous
- n67
- 13 Feb 2023
Mozay2008, 12 Feb 2023With 1tb or 512gb storage why do you need a card reader 🤔 Have fun recovering your data when your phone stops working.
I learnt it the hard way.
Besides, Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is defective junk, and with MicroSD, MTP can by bypassed.
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- ledirlo
- pZX
- 13 Feb 2023
Thank you Gsmarena.com for this other extensive review of yours.
It looks like just another disappointing camera on an excellent smartphone to me
It seems it doesn't shoot full-size raw files, it only has one big camera, and I have read the shutter lag is way too much when it comes to shooting anything alive. Detail level on the 200mp...and 50mp seem disappointing.
Thank you very much for your Portrait samples taken from the main cam ;) very useful ! (and disappointing !) Again, you have made me spare more than a 1000 euros because I'm not going to buy this one either :D The two only useable cameras seem to be the honor magic 4 ult. which has three big and good cams but I don't know whether it they offer full-size raw shooting,and the iphone 14 pro that produces okay 48mp raw files, that can be used in photoshop for making good looking and sharp images...and has two tiny cameras that I can't do anything with :p
I thought I was gonna have fun shooting material with okay-priced modern smartphones and be amazed but that's plain wrong it seems :p
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- SteveUk
- mpF
- 13 Feb 2023
elephant in the room, 13 Feb 2023why is everyone ignoring the elephant in the room here? Th... moreI mean... it's heavier than cheaper/older models - but it's still not exactly "heavy", lol. I actually LIKE that premium phones have a bit of weight to them... 🤷♂️
- Jemlim
- uRF
- 13 Feb 2023
Mswahili , 12 Feb 2023No.. Google services are replaced by Huawei's own and ... moreno they aren't. also, i bet you haven't even used a huawei phone before.
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- Anonymous
- mEw
- 13 Feb 2023
elephant in the room, 13 Feb 2023why is everyone ignoring the elephant in the room here?
Th... moreMost new phones weighs around 250g~(this phone 234g). Small laptops (14-inch) - 1.5 to 2kg. Medium (16-inch) - 2 to 2.5kg.
So you are telling us that 250g == 1500g(smallest laptops. Most popular in the world 15.6 inch and it weighs around 2000-2500g) ?
I think you need gym membership if 250grams is too heavy for you. By the way no one is forcing you to buy big phone. Buy smaller one s23. It weighs 168g. Maybe you would not fall on the ground while holding such heavy device.
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- elephant in the room
- RN5
- 13 Feb 2023
why is everyone ignoring the elephant in the room here?
The phone is HEAVY! It would seem most people don't mind carrying a laptop in their pants pockets now. I do, mind. Any phone more than 200g is immediately ruled out. Each new phone that came out has gotten really bloated and heavy. We cram everything into our phone, things we want but we don't need.
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- Anonymous
- mEw
- 13 Feb 2023
Mswahili , 12 Feb 2023Those are things to be expected in any flagship Yes absolutely. But "expected" and reality sometimes are two different things. This time they nailed it. There is no doubt that s23 ultra will be big phone of the 2023. Amazing perfomance, camera is fantastic, quick OS updates and phone support for 5 years, note looking body, amazing 2k screen. This is fantastic combination
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- aaronwt
- s9T
- 13 Feb 2023
Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023please... this is nitpicking. "Older" wifi modes ... moreYes. The WiFi7 spec has not even been ratified yet.
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- Anonymous
- 3{K
- 12 Feb 2023
vijay krishnan, 12 Feb 2023Why no Wifi 7 ?please... this is nitpicking. "Older" wifi modes are more than enough
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- Mswahili
- fuZ
- 12 Feb 2023
Anonymous, 12 Feb 2023After 1 week of using this awesome device I can tell only o... moreThose are things to be expected in any flagship
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- Anonymous
- n9b
- 12 Feb 2023
After 1 week of using this awesome device I can tell only one thing this phone is beast!
Perfomance is absolutely flawless. Zero lag anywhere. You can multitask, play whatever you want It can handle everything without frame drops.
Battery is next level. 2k, 120hz, auto brightness, 4G. I can easily get 2 days usage with 8-9 SOT. You can charge and play, use your phone easily without device being to hot. It never gets hot or very warm(atleast for me).
Camera is super impressive. All of them. Night shots, videos, selfies are super good. I've never seen such good selfies on samsung phones. They are natural and good looking. Video stabilisation is something else. You can walk down the stairs while filming and your video would be completly still.(looking forward for software updates. Maybe it will improve even more)
Auto brightness works very good, speakers are loud and clear. There are plenty small changes from previous gen. I think mobile data quality is a little bit better (big plus for me).
512/12 variant and upgraded from s21+. Highly recommend this phone!
- Daemon Targaryen
- 4BT
- 12 Feb 2023
Watching Flossy Carter's Spigen cases videos, the S23 Ultra looks like an absolute winner thanks to the Ultra Hybrid OneTap Ring case.
Flossy prefers the green S23 Ultra and I think it looks best with the Tough Armor case the way my red iPhone SE 2022 looks with a red one. But after seeing Thao Huynh's S23U review, I prefer it in white. The OneTap Ring is a clear case and I like that on with white rears.
A clear OneTap Ring with a 10,000 mAh MagSafe power pack is the perfect combination. If say you can get 2-days with the S23 Ultra by itself, you can extend it by nearly 4 days with that magnetic battery pack. Not many Android smartphones are compatible to Apple's MagSafe battery pack.
It's pricey. Will spend another $120 as the case and battery pack (non-Apple) are about $60 each. But think of the travel convenience and possible 6-days of battery life it brings without needing an outlet. Try to get a cheap 10,000 mAh battery pack. The Apple one is only half the capacity and overpriced ($94 on Amazon).
S23 Ultra is the best smartphone Samsung has ever made and you can make it even better.
- you have to suffer
- wrg
- 12 Feb 2023
Mswahili , 12 Feb 2023No.. Google services are replaced by Huawei's own and ... morebut their search engine isnt really accurate but atleast it works similarly like google's
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- Muhaimen
- 6vU
- 12 Feb 2023
Why main camera move when I open camera app
Or change between camera it move up down
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- Mozay2008
- gDf
- 12 Feb 2023
I really love this phone. The battery is so good. After a whole day used I still have 50% remaining. Wow. I am so impressed. Thank you samsung. Because of your trade in function on your website I have my s23 ultra 512gb. God bless samsung. 🙌
- you have to suffer
- wrg
- 12 Feb 2023
SozoLedzep, 12 Feb 2023Hope you're aware Samsung technically makes Apple... yes samsung makes displays for apple now. in the past, they supplied their soc until iphone 5s. let alone 6 series, they also fabricate but designed by apple. since the 7 series announced, samsung no longer relies on fabricating apple soc.
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- Mozay2008
- gDf
- 12 Feb 2023
SozoLedzep, 12 Feb 2023No card reader makes it an automatic junk for me. With 1tb or 512gb storage why do you need a card reader 🤔
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- SozoLedzep
- IbI
- 12 Feb 2023
you have to suffer, 12 Feb 2023you could say that to people who buys flagship or apple dev... moreHope you're aware Samsung technically makes Apple...