Samsung Galaxy S23: Everything You Need to Know

With February nearly right here, it is time to flip our consideration to what’s subsequent for Samsung. The tech firm is preparing for its subsequent Unpacked occasion on Feb. 1, and the Galaxy S23 lineup is anticipated to be the star of the present. The Samsung Galaxy S22 vary consists of a few of our prime telephones from 2022. The base S22 impressed as a extra inexpensive choice, the S22 Plus is an outstanding all-rounder whereas the omnipotent S22 Ultra blew us away with its stellar digital camera abilities. We even gave the Plus and Ultra CNET Editors’ Choice Awards.If Samsung maintains the sample it is adopted for the final three generations, we are able to anticipate to see a Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. We’ll doubtless know extra on Feb. 1, however here is what we’re anticipating based mostly on rumors, leaks and Samsung’s earlier product launches. As for what we wish to see from the Galaxy S23 lineup, longer battery life and extra intelligent digital camera options are on the prime of my record. Galaxy S23 launch dateSamsung will doubtless announce the Galaxy S23 sequence throughout its subsequent Unpacked occasion on Feb. 1, which is able to happen in San Francisco. The occasion announcement follows earlier leaks, together with this report from Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily, suggesting an early February launch for the Galaxy S23. A Jan. 6 tweet by distinguished leaker Ice Universe additionally claimed to point out a Galaxy Unpacked teaser picture with a date of Feb. 1.Whether the telephones are available in shops to purchase that month is one other matter, as international provide chains are nonetheless struggling and it is doable that there could also be an extended delay than traditional. But Samsung is already providing promotions for patrons within the US who wish to reserve a telephone early. You’ll get $50 in Samsung credit score in the event you signal as much as reserve one system or $100 in the event you ask to order two.The S22 Ultra has had some fierce competitors this 12 months, together with from Google’s Pixel 7 Pro.
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Galaxy S23 fashions and sizesWe firmly anticipate Samsung to proceed its technique of launching a number of telephone fashions, every with completely different specs and costs to attraction to all kinds of individuals. Based on Samsung’s historical past, we’re assured we’ll see an entry degree Galaxy S23 mannequin, a step-up S23 Plus with a bigger display and the top-end S23 Ultra. It’s the Ultra that may pack the most effective tech, together with additional cameras, the largest show and nearly actually the S Pen stylus. Samsung’s Unpacked occasion invitation additionally consists of what look like three spotlights, which can be a refined nod to 3 new incoming Galaxy fashions. Samsung’s subsequent Unpacked occasion is happening on Feb 1. We’re anticipating to be taught concerning the Galaxy S23 lineup. 
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Reputable leaker Ice Universe posted an in depth rundown of the sizes of the three upcoming telephones (by way of GSM Arena), which put them nearly precisely in keeping with the present sizes of the S22 lineup. As such, we do not anticipate any notable variations in display sizes of any of the vary over the predecessors. Those had been 6.1 inches for the Galaxy S22, 6.6 inches for the S22 Plus and 6.8 inches for the S22 Ultra. Galaxy S23 valueAssuming Samsung launches a number of fashions, the S23 vary will come at three foremost costs. We do not anticipate Samsung to stray from final 12 months’s costs. For reference, the bottom S22 launched with a value of $800, whereas the Plus mannequin began at $1,000 and the high-performance S22 Ultra debuted at $1,200 within the US final February. The S22 vary got here in three sizes and we anticipate the S23 lineup will too.
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Galaxy S23 camerasThe cameras seem like they could be one of many key areas of focus for the brand new sequence. That’s more likely to be very true for the Ultra mannequin, which is often the place Samsung’s largest digital camera improvements will be discovered.  We anticipated the S22 Ultra to incorporate a whopping 200-megapixel picture sensor, contemplating Samsung has launched two of those picture sensors and they are often present in different telephones. We did not see it on the S22 Ultra, nevertheless it appears doubtless {that a} 200-megapixel sensor will likely be one of many key bragging rights of the S23 Ultra. Ice Universe additionally predicts that the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s may have a 200-megapixel sensor. It stays to be seen whether or not it is the HP1 or HP3 sensor the corporate already produces or a brand new variant constructed particularly for the telephone.In our exams, the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s digital camera carried out extraordinarily nicely towards each the Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro.
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Samsung’s product pages for these sensors boast improved decision (clearly), but additionally improved low-light pictures by combining units of smaller pixels into bigger particular person ones that may seize extra gentle. The S22 Ultra is already among the finest night-time digital camera telephones, beating out the Pixel 7 Pro in our current exams, so an extra burst to its low-light prowess is thrilling to listen to.That large decision can even assist with the telephone’s zoom abilities, that are already spectacular because of its 10x optical zoom lens. Recent rumors from Ice Universe recommend that the lens lineup will stay the identical throughout all telephones, however that additional decision ought to assist make zoom pictures much more pin-sharp. There’s an opportunity we would additionally see a slight change within the digital camera’s design, a minimum of on the Galaxy S23 Plus and doubtlessly the Galaxy S23. Rumors from respected leakers Ice Universe and Steve Hemmerstoffer recommend that the brand new gadgets might have round cutouts for the digital camera lenses that sit straight on the again of the system reasonably than on a digital camera module. The Galaxy S22 Ultra already has a digital camera like this, however Hemmerstoffer’s leak suggests this type might make its strategy to the Plus mannequin as nicely. Take a take a look at the photographs of the Galaxy S22 Ultra alongside the Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 beneath to see what I imply.The Galaxy S22 Ultra (left), Galaxy S22 Plus (center) and Galaxy S22 (proper)
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Galaxy S23 battery, processor and different specs The Galaxy S23 vary will nearly actually use the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. In earlier years, Samsung used its personal Exynos chips for its European fashions. But a current Qualcomm earnings name steered that Samsung will in actual fact be utilizing Qualcomm’s silicon for each telephone within the vary. As for different specs, we anticipate a minimal of 8GB of RAM on the bottom fashions, with 12GB being out there on the S23 Ultra. Storage is more likely to proceed to begin at 128GB, with greater capability choices being out there at greater costs. And no, we do not anticipate a return of the microSD card slot to broaden the storage. Sad face. Recent Federal Communications Commission certifications present that the bottom S23 may have a 3,900-mAh battery, a step up from the 3,700 mAh of the bottom S23, whereas the S23 Plus can even get a battery increase to 4,700-mAh. There’s no official determine for the Ultra mannequin but, however once more Ice Universe suggests that it’s going to have the identical 5,000-mAh cell dimension because the S22 Ultra. We’ll doubtless know extra as we progress by means of January and get towards that anticipated February launch date. But if the rumors become correct, the Galaxy S23 lineup will most likely be a modest step up from the Galaxy S22 household.