Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Design

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is designed with the planet in mind. It is crafted using materials including recycled glass and ocean-bound plastic, each phone comes in a recycled paper box. The available colours for the S23 Ultra: Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, and Red are all made in part with natural dyes. Each tone is elegant and elevated, yet completely down to earth.

Build

Unlike the curvaceous Samsung Galaxy 23, the S23 Ultra looks masculine with rectangular edges and some aggressive feel around it. The premium Samsung handset measures 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm and weighs a solid 234g. It is, of course, a massive and heavy phone, measuring up to its pricey tag! Samsung left nothing to chance in building its new flagship which is a statement of elegance, superior design, aesthetics and performance. The S23 Ultra is made of a Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), and aluminium frame. It looks and feels premium both at the front at back. The Ultra phone is built to impress, perform and stand out. For the heavy price tag, you will certainly expect certain features to come along with it.

Display

The Dynamic AMOLED 2X delivers clear, colourful details on the screen, whether dimmed low or at full brightness. 120Hz technology intelligently optimizes the refresh rate to smooth out the action and save on battery.

Key features on the display include:

8-inch HDR10+ screen

1440 x 3088 pixels (~501 ppi density) resolution

1750 nits (peak) brightness

A high refresh rate of 120Hz

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 tamper-proof protector, always on display

Enhanced performance experience

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features one of the world’s fastest Snapdragon processors. The Octa-core Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) processor is made for high performance. Alongside the Adreno 740 graphic processing unit. The processing unit enables efficient power management to keep you going, as push hard on the games and smoothly switch between apps.

With the powerful Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1×3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) CPU and Adreno 740 GPU, it only you who will get exhausted as the Samsung Galaxy Ultra pushes you to the limits with its capabilities and awesome raw power to perform optimally over an elongated time on Android 13 OS and which is complemented with One UI 5.1 skin, be assured of great user experiences as you.

Camera

After the classy, Stylus Pen, comes the amazing camera package. Samsung left nothing to chance with the Ultra model.

Selfie Camera

The front packs a 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF lens, nicely tucked in the button-holed AMOLED display. You can make use of amazing features alongside the high-performance lens, including a Dual video call, Auto-HDR, and HDR10+. Not only is the selfie camera capable of snapping high-quality professional photos for your self-indulgence, but equally impressive video recording. Video recordings at 4K@30/60fps, and 1080p@30fps are highly commendable, making the front camera a key feature to take note of to maximize at every ideal opportunity.

Main Camera

The main camera is a key feature of the elegant Ultra phone worth experiencing. The main camera consists of a quad-camera set-up, made of:

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3″, 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS primary (wide-angle camera)

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom (telephoto camera)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video lens (ultra-wide camera).

The 4 lenses when properly set up provide some of the best photo shots that professionals would envy and approve of without second thoughts. Coming along with LED flash, auto-HDR, and panorama, you will have a great time snapping away at near and distant objects, as you test the impossibilities the triple set-up can do whether in dim light or out in the open country in bright sunshine.

It is capable of taking 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+ (stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS) video recordings.

High Resolution

Samsung nearly doubled the resolution on the wide-angle camera, delivering images so clear you can zoom way in to find hidden masterpieces. Then crop and create whole new compositions from your existing shots. Working behind the scenes of every shot is an all-new adaptive pixel sensor for a gallery of vibrant, crisp 200-megapixel photos in any light.

Battery

Powering the massive handset is a powerful, 5,000mAh rechargeable battery. Meet the long-lasting battery made to fuel your victories. This intelligent 5000mAh (typical) battery saves power for go time, so you can game and stream into the night.