Last Wednesday, Feb. 1st, at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 – Samsung has officially announced their next line of smartphones, the Galaxy S23 Ultra. It composed of 3 new smartphones; the Galaxy S23 and the larger Galaxy S23+, then there’s the premium version the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+
The Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ are basically the same phones, the only difference is on the display, storage and battery. The Galaxy S23 features a 6.1-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display and a 3,900mAh battery, while the Galaxy S23+ will have a 6.1-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display and a whopping 4,700mAh battery.
Both phones will use Corning’s latest Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and Quamcomm’s Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform.
Both Galaxy S23s will have same 8GB RAM, the storage offerings of the smaller Galaxy S23 will start at 128GB, up to 256GB of storage, while the larger Galaxy 23+ will be 256GB and up to 512GB of storage.
Both the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+ will be available in 4 colors; Cream, Lavender, Phantom Black, Green. Plus 2 online exclusive colors; Lime and Graphite. The starting price of the Galaxy S23 will be $799.99 and the Galaxy S23+ will be $999.99. Samsung is already taking pre-orders.
Here are the specs for both the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+;
| Galaxy S23 | Galaxy S23+ | |
| Display | 6.1-inch FHD+* | 6.6-inch FHD+* |
| Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display | Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display | |
| Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate (48~120Hz) | Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate (48~120Hz) | |
| 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate in Game Mode | 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate in Game Mode | |
| Vision booster | Vision booster | |
| Enhanced comfort | Enhanced comfort | |
| Dimensions & Weight | 2.79 x 5.76 x 0.3in, 5.93oz | 3.07 x 6.43 x 0.35in, 6.91oz |
| Camera | 12MP Ultra-Wide Camera | |
| • F2.2, FOV 120˚ | ||
| 50 MP Wide Camera | ||
| • F1.8, FOV 85˚ | ||
| 10MP Telephoto Camera | ||
| • 3x Optical Zoom, F2.4, FOV 36˚ | ||
| 12MP Front Camera | ||
| • F2.2, FOV 80˚ | ||
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | |
| Memory & Storage | 8 + 256GB | 8 + 512GB |
| 8 + 128GB | 8 + 256GB | |
| Battery | 3,900mAh | 4,700mAh |
| OS | Android 13 | |
| One UI 5.1 | ||
| Network and Connectivity | 5G*, LTE**, Wi-Fi 6E***, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth® v 5.3 | |
| Security | Samsung Knox, Samsung Knox Vault | |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | |
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung also announced a premium smartphones that they’re calling the Galaxy S23 Ultra. From the looks of its specs, Samsung went all-out on this device. Just like the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+, the Galaxy S23 Ultra uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. It supports the S Pen, for productivity, notetaking, hobbies, etc.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra will also have the largest battery capacity with 5,000mAh and the main rear camera will use a “new 200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor” for taking that “epic” photo.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra will be available in 3 configuration; 12GB RAM with 1TB storage, 12GB RAM and a 512GB storage, and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage. The phone will be available in available in 4 colors; Cream, Lavender, Phantom Black, Green; and 4 online exclusive colors; Lime, Graphite, Sky Blue, and Red.
The starting price for the Galaxy S23 Ultra will be at $1,199.99 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration. Pre-order for the Galaxy S23 Ultra is now available.
Here’s the specs of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra;
| Galaxy S23 Ultra | |
| Display | 6.8-inch QHD+ Edge* |
| Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display | |
| Super Smooth 120Hz refresh rate (1~120Hz) | |
| 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate in Game Mode | |
| Vision booster | |
| Enhanced comfort | |
| Dimensions & Weight | 3.07 x 6.43 x 0.35 in , 8.25oz |
| Camera | 12MP Ultra-Wide Camera |
| • F2.2, FOV 120˚ | |
| 200 MP Wide Camera | |
| • F1.7, FOV 85˚ | |
| 10MP Telephoto Camera | |
| • 3x Optical Zoom, F2.4, FOV 36˚ | |
| 10MP Telephoto Camera | |
| • 10x Optical Zoom, F4.9, FOV 11˚ | |
| 12MP Front Camera | |
| • F2.2, FOV 80˚ | |
| AP | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Memory & Storage | 12GB + 1TB |
| 12 + 512GB | |
| 8 + 256GB | |
| Battery | 5,000mAh |
| OS | Android 13 |
| One UI 5.1 | |
| Network and Connectivity | 5G*, LTE**, Wi-Fi 6E***, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth® v 5.3 |