All-New Samsung Galaxy S23 Phones Are Packing Some Serious Heat

Samsung just held its annual Galaxy Unpacked event, where they unveiled their new Samsung Galaxy S23 line of flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 all boast some nice upgrades over the S22 line, which we’ll break down for you further below.

While the new phones are more evolutionary than revolutionary, with incremental updates to keep it competitive with the Apple iPhone and others, there’s still a lot to get excited about here, especially for photographers, gamers, and power users.

Highlights include a 50MP camera for high-resolution stunners, their fastest mobile processor yet, enhanced low-light selfies, and phones made with eco-conscious materials. But the Galaxy S23 Ultra takes things one step further, with an incredible 200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor!

A Samsung Galaxy Camera With More Megapixels and Extensive Creative Controls, From Day to Night

Galaxy S23 Ultra makes it easier for any level of photographer to capture phenomenal content. It offers Samsung Galaxy’s most advanced camera system, tailored for nearly any lighting conditions and engineered to render incredible detail. Improved Nightography capabilities transform how the Galaxy S series optimizes photos and videos in a wide range of ambient conditions. Filming a favorite song at a concert, snapping a selfie at the aquarium or grabbing a group shot of friends at dinner — users can get sharper images and videos. Visual noise that usually ruins low-light images is corrected by a new AI-powered image signal processing (ISP) algorithm that enhances object details and color tone.

In a Samsung Galaxy first, Galaxy S23 Ultra boasts a new 200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor that captures epic moments with incredible precision. It uses pixel binning to support multiple levels of high-resolution processing at once. And because selfie cameras are more important than ever to how we communicate today, the Galaxy S23 series introduces fast autofocus and our first Super HDR selfie camera, jumping from 30fps to 60fps, for noticeably better front-facing images and videos.

For users who want the ultimate creative control and customization, the Galaxy S23 series offers a suite of tools that differentiate any photography experience. The Expert RAW app, available exclusively on Samsung Galaxy, enables DSLR-style image shooting and editing in RAW and JPEG — no bulky camera equipment is required. Users can experiment with Multiple exposures photo art or capture a clear view of the Milky Way with Astrophoto settings, and now, after being downloaded on Galaxy S23, Expert RAW features can be accessed within Samsung’s native Camera app. Meanwhile, the new zoom capabilities on Galaxy Watch5 series’ Camera Controller app empower users to capture a perfectly framed shot right from their wrist.

Additional camera advancements include:

• Low-light or in situations that would normally create a blur, videos are stable with doubled optical image stabilizer (OIS) angles in all directions on Galaxy S23 Ultra.
• Recording videos feel more cinematic with enhanced 8K video⁸ at 30 frames per second with a wider angle.
• Advanced, object-based AI analyzes each detail in the frame, even down to minute facial features, such as hair and eyes, to carefully reflect a person’s dynamic characteristics.
• For an even more enhanced video experience, the new 360 Audio Recording feature⁹ on Galaxy Buds2 Pro creates multi-dimensional sound.

On Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23, the iconic Samsung Galaxy camera also gets an upgraded look. The contour housing has been removed, marking a new era of essential Galaxy design that makes the entire series stand out.

Premium Performance Makes Way For Future Of Mobile Gaming

For creators and gamers alike, the desire to push limits and constantly reimagine what’s possible requires technology that outpaces expectations. Together, Samsung and Qualcomm optimized the Samsung Galaxy experience with the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, the most powerful and efficient platform ever in a Samsung Galaxy smartphone and the fastest10 Snapdragon available today. Meanwhile, on the Galaxy S23 Ultra, a 5000mAh battery powers a larger camera than Galaxy S22 Ultra without increasing the device’s size.

A newly designed CPU micro architecture boosts the processing abilities of the Galaxy S23 series by about 30% compared to the Galaxy S22 series. Capturing stunning photos in low light requires trillions of calculations per second, so Samsung Galaxy’s highly efficient NPU architecture has been optimized by 49% to balance performance and power while using an AI algorithm to help users take epic photos and videos. One of the most significant improvements to the Galaxy S23 series is the optimized GPU, which is approximately 41% faster compared to Galaxy 22 series and designed especially for power users.

In anticipation of the future of ultimate digital realism, Galaxy S23 Ultra comes ready to support real-time ray tracing as it comes to the mobile gaming mainstream. Users will be able to see noticeably more lifelike renderings of scenes, thanks to technology that simulates and tracks every ray of light. Plus, Samsung Galaxy’s vapor chamber, now bigger and on every Galaxy S23 series model, keeps your gaming marathon going.

All this power underpins Galaxy S23 Ultra’s expansive 6.8-inch edge display with a reduced curvature to create a larger, flatter surface area for the best visual experience on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Galaxy’s unique Enhanced comfort feature allows users to adjust color tones and contrast levels, lessening eye strain from screen time at night. Vision booster now adjusts at three levels of lighting instead of two to combat brightness and glare in daylight.

Specifications:

Galaxy S23

• 6.1in, 48-120Hz, FHD+, AMOLED display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• 8GB RAM
• 128/256GB storage
• 3900mAh battery
• 25W wired charging
• 15W wireless charging
• Rear camera:
  • 50Mp, f/1.8, OIS main camera
  • 12Mp, f/2.2 ultra-wide camera
  • 10Mp, f/2.4, OIS 3x zoom telephoto camera
• 12Mp, f/2.2 front camera
• 5G
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3
• IP68
• Gorilla Glass Victus 2
• Android 13 with One UI 5.1
• 70.9 x 146.3 x 7.6mm
• 168g

Galaxy S23+

• 6.6in, 48-120Hz, FHD+, AMOLED display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• 8GB RAM
• 256/512GB storage
• 4700mAh battery
• 45W wired charging
• 15W wireless charging
• Rear camera:
  • 50Mp, f/1.8, OIS main camera
  • 12Mp, f/2.2 ultra-wide camera
  • 10Mp, f/2.4, OIS 3x zoom telephoto camera
• 12Mp, f/2.2 front camera
• 5G
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3
• IP68
• Gorilla Glass Victus 2
• Android 13 with One UI 5.1
• 76.2 x 157.8 x 7.6mm
• 196g

Galaxy S23 Ultra

• 6.8in, 1-120Hz, QHD+, AMOLED display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• 8/12GB RAM
• 256/512GB/1TB storage
• 5000mAh battery
• 45W wired charging
• 15W wireless charging
• Rear camera:
  • 200Mp, f/1.7, OIS main camera
  • 12Mp, f/2.2 ultrawide camera
  • 10Mp, f/2.4, OIS 3x zoom telephoto camera
  • 10Mp, f/4.9, OIS 10x zoom telephoto camera
• 12Mp, f/2.2 front camera
• 5G
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3
• IP68
• Gorilla Glass Victus 2
• Android 13 with One UI 5.1
• 78.1 x 163.4 x 8.9mm
• 234g

Pricing

Samsung Galaxy S23 with 128GB/256GB storage: $799/$899
Samsung Galaxy S23+ with 128GB/256GB storage: $999/$1099
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra with 256GB/512GB/1TB storage: $1,199/$1,379/$1,619

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 are available for preorder today and will be available in stores and on Samsung.com starting on February 17, 2023.

They will be available in four matte hues: Phantom Black, Cream, Green and Lavender.

What do you think of the new Samsung Galaxy S23 series?