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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] lil_kujo:
After more than 10 years of using Android and in between other platforms like iOS and extinct Windows phone, also having used different devices from different brands since I don't have brand loyalty. My last three devices have had the lastest chips and have done pretty well. I still own the past five devices I have used and I can tell you that even with custom roms and using root to modify the thermal levels to achieve better performance and fluid ui there was always something there that wasn't 💯. With this phone I don't have that it is really very well optimize in imo and it does feel very fluid . I like the customization options and I can finally say that it's the first Samsung phone I have used that doesn't struggle with using all those extra features. It's a great phone imo the best I have owned it in years. ( Iast three where pixel 7 pro, Xiaomi mi 11, OnePlus 7t ).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
100% agreed. I'm amazed at how good this phone is. I've had a *lot* of devices as can be seen in my signature and this is the first that I've ever been totally happy with.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JazonX:
Can totally relate to this coming from the S22 Ultra.

* Display was better in S22 Ultra, and the S23 Ultra looks washed out sometimes, not sure what triggers it though.

* Battery life - S23 Ultra started way better. But once all the transfers and data uploading complete, it's somewhat very close to my S22 Ultra now, Marginally better.

* Camera is definitely a lot faster, I see less blurry photos compared to the earlier days.

* Root related matters are not that easy anymore. Haven't received a new Security patch yet to determine how much of work is involved to update it without losing data and how much of a risk it is. System R/W was possible thankfully, so most old mods are working.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Guyinlaca:
Standby battery life is incredible. Moderate-heavy usage will knock it down a bit, but I'm still seeing a 25-30% improvement overall. The saturation issue can be fixed by turning on Eye Comfort Shield and setting the slider all the way to the left.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] rockky:
Totally Love.

Extraordinary Tech
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] lil_kujo:
I'll leave this link below, the power of this device is unreal.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] citytrader:
I changed from S22U to S23U and this are my findings:

- For the same usage, battery is 20% better in the S23U.

- Camera: I don't like camera phones in general, they use computational shots where they add fake details and this happened with the S22U and now is happening with S23U, besides that 50mpx is way much better than 12mpx.

We are in the second firmware update of S23U so there is a lot space for improvement but stock camera is bad, I feel the stabilization in selfies is working really bad because I get blurred pictures when in my S22U I never got that issue, colors are bad in stock, excess of noise reduction even in RAW from stock camera and S23U does not resolve details well because of the cheap lens when you move to the borders at 50mpx, even with all the issues shooting 50mpx is much better than any 12mpx shot. 200mpx loose contrast, detail, etc,etc, I don't use this mode.

50mpx makes a huge difference in shooting even with all the issues.

- Audio feels a little better in S23U.

- S23U feels way more snappier, but a lot. With my S22U I had stuttering that is not present in my S23U at all for the same usage, this is a big improvement.

- The screen is flatter in the angles on the S23U, much better for the screen protector, I hope Samsung will make next generations with a flat screen, I really hate curved screens.

For the rest is the same to the S22U, but I changed because of the battery life only (something I never liked in the S22U) and if you use the camera phone, for the 50mpx option is worth the change too.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
The power of this phone is really good!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
I restarted the poll, feel free to vote!! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
6 months and still loving this device. Battery life is great(photo is with july patch), performance is superb, screen is super bright and sharp. Basically everything is rock solid.

Things that impressed me the most:

1. Spen functionality is superb. You can use gestures for apps, camera and so on. Of course you can use it for art lol.

2. Speed is incredible. 0 lags and stutters since February 2nd.

3. Additional features are amazing. For example: modes and routines, light performance profile.

4. Super fast OS updates.

5. Battery lasts whole day no problem.

6. Videos improved a lot. Stabilisation is on another level compared to previous gen.

Only one downside for me is charging. 45w(more like 25w).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] NullZeroNull:
I love Modes and Routine, Good Lock and Good Guardians. SO easy to customize things.

Speed. S23 Ultra is a beast.

Dex. Use it a lot. Connect the phone to a monitor, mouse and keyboard and run a Windows Cloud VM. Awesome.

OS updates for sure. Samsung leads the way on that.

SPen is growing up on me. Using it more and more. Used it multiple times to sign documents.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] rockky:
Best device I've ever had. 100% satisfaction
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] zoomos:
I think it's as dope or doper than soap on a rope, and that's saying something.

I'm going from a Note 8 to a S23 Ultra. (Note 8 was a great phone, great screen)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] malikin:
great, but hate curved screen
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] santiagoruel13:
Ive had s21 ultra and oneplus 7 pro ..

Changed oneplus 7 pro to 10 pro last year.

And this year, decided to replace s21 ultra with this beast. But damn. Ive been a bit dissapointed.

1. The screen resolution or maybe the color is not as good as what can be seen on my previous s21 ultra, nor my previous oneplus 7 pro,, heck even on my oneplus 10 pro.. a bit washed out and pale in comparison.

2. Ive been using the phone for 2days. And damn. Ive noticed a very tiny deep scratch and some longer minor scratches.. damn ..

Never had this problem with s21 ultra .. ive had my full trust to use phones without any screen protectors ever since using those.. even my oneplus 10 pro has no protector..just the ringke case.. but this s23 ultra had scratches all over.. damn.. 😑😑😑😑
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] _GRIZZLY_:
Unfortunately from S22 frames are very gentle. Frame in my Fold 2 even drop on the hard floor from pocket are only rubbing on the corner (half front without case, only on the back leather cover). I supposed that S23 will have deep scratch or worse defect.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
Almost one year passed owning this beast. I doubt anything will change in 1 more month(I bought it on February 2nd).

1 year review:

Body: Looks amazing, no visible scratches. Using 70% of time with the case and 30% without. No issues there.

Screen: Super bright even in direct sunlight. I applied regular screen protector to avoid screen scratches. There is no need for me to have glass screen protector because case rails are high enough.

Battery: Same great battery life as the day I bought it. Charging speeds could be better(45w) but It's fast enough for me. I think this is the first phone I don't need to charge 2 times a day even with heavy use.

Software: Everything is amazing. Starting from "modes and routines" and ending with goodlock. Sadly in my country goodlock is not supported but there is alternative called finelock. With that I customized everything I didn't like on stock launcher: removed NFC, bluetooth icons from status bar and resized stock icons after one ui 6 update. I'm using samsung dex from time to time and it works flawlessly. 0 lag, 0 stutters even with couple more demanding programs opened.

Camera: For me photos comes out amazing. I love Samsung "over saturation". Camera UI after one ui 6 update is so good, much easier to use. Videos on the other hand improved even more. I've never seen better stabilization on android phone. About lenses themselves I've never had issues on any phone with scratched lenses and this phone is not an exemption. I wanted to point that because I've seen people complaining about that and I have suggestion for those people: maybe don't put phone in the same pocket as your coins lol.

Hardware: CPU is super fast. I'm glad samsung ditched exynos for s23u. Works great, lasts great and overall amazing hardware package on this beast. Wifi works great and I had 0 issues on a bunch of routers, APs. Wifi 6, 6e bla bla everything works great. I can say the same about bluetooth. Great cooling system. I was surprised to hear great sound coming from the phone. Now my ears are not bleeding while listening to music or youtube(s21+ was a night mare lol).

Other pros: S pen works great. Gestures, spen recognition... No issues with bluetooth, no "smell issues"(Idk why people are trying to smell plastic and then act like they are surprised to smell plastic). Super fast OS updates.

Cons: Sometimes I feel more demanding games feels choppy from time to time for example: GTA III. I hope samsung will improve wireless charging speeds as well in the future.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] iwan33:
Is this sound from the camera on my S23 Ultra normal? I tried with several other phones and there this sound was either absent or much quieter. How is it with you?

Here you can hear the camera rattling when I shoot video:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
Yes it's normal. That "rattling" sound is caused by OIS(Optical image stabilisation).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
It's normal to a certain extent. It can also become much louder when the device hits the ground hard or a few times. In that case, it's super loud, and even the stabilization is affected. In that case, it needs to be replaced.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
Yes indeed. I had to shake phone like a cocktail to reproduce same rattling sound like he did
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] chetly968:
If they could combine the pixel software with the Samsung hardware I think it would be the ideal phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
I wish I could try out oneui 5.1 :ROFLMAO: everyone who gets an s22 / s23 is pretty lucky with oneui imo.

And yeah, everything is negative now in this world. And we need to get along with it.

I hope that the S23Ultra is getting a larger battery upgrade! S23 is still stuck at 3900mAh (leaked specifications) , in my opinion it should have 4000mAh for a better battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hallo dare:
Is it worth paying the extra for the 12GB ram or is 8GB plenty?

I wouldn't ever do much, if any, multitasking/split screen process at any time.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Personally I think 8GB is a bit weak for a flagship phone. 12GB/512GB would be the better choice.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
If you use apps like facebook or watch videos/take pictures I recommend 8GB.

If you are a heavy gamer I recommend 12GB.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
New Samsung Leak Reveals Galaxy S23 Custom Chipset

Samsung's Galaxy S23 range will be the fastest Android smartphones ever made, but at what cost?

www.forbes.com
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dazed1:
Why would they make such downgrade?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
Today is the day where S23 Ultra is getting announced :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sagarb:
which option will be better for buying s23u this time online, corporate or offline.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jayr04:
If I we’re getting it, I’d buy in person. Samsungs shipping timeline has been unreliable the past few releases. Other people we’re getting their devices that ordered after me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
And the shipping costs... (if they aren't shipping the S23U for free costs)

I recommend buying it in person.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Samsung doesn't ship phones in the order recieved. Who gets their phone first depends on Shipping Location, Availability of Stock for model ordered and that Carrier models get priority over Unlocked models. Just cause you ordered yours before somebody else doesn't mean a thing to Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
S23U's specs got released!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] lawtq:
I have never been so bored by Samsung these days. And I've loved them for years upon years. I need the phone to look different at least cause you're not gonna feel any difference in the day to day use of it apart from maybe the better camera.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] lawtq:
Here we go. Keyboard warrior who doesn't like another's thoughts on something so they have to show their rude aaasss. Yawn away pillockk
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
- Sides are flatter than before. Nice.

- Shutter lag is still present. Not nice.

- All regions get the same SoC. Great.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] theboz1419:
They changed the screen on the s23 ultra, its flatter
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Only present with 200mp mode
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] amazin:
Preordered one last night, will have it this week-end and let you know (green 1to for 1449€ VAT included)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] robi101012981:
That's a nice deal, where did you get it? In Romania, we have the 256/512 option for 1320 euro, and the 1TB for 1620 euro...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] robi101012981:
I think it'll be present on all the modes :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] amazin:
Buna Ziua robi, i ordered it from fnac.com in France. It's a launching offer, valid until feb 14th only.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
Oh yay, so every region will get snapdragon :D

I love Samsung too! They actually make their cameras better imo.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
We have the 1TB here for 2000 euros and the 512GB one for 1775 euros
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pro4ever:
any one thinking of upgrading from s21 ultra
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] robi101012981:
I checked and it's France only, so disappointed.. :((
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
S21 Ultra has Exynos. S23 Ultra has Snapdragon (latest processor)

S21 Ultra has an 108MP camera, S23 Ultra has 200 MP camera.

S21 Ultra has 12/16GB RAM, S23 Ultra has 8/12 GB RAM.

You should think about it, I think you should upgrade to the S23U if cameras important for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] amazin:
Maybe you have some friends and family here.

My previous phone was a S8+ so it's gonna be a huge update for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Watch MrWhosetheboss's latest video. He says there's no shutter lag.

Marques Brownlee says that there is only shutter lag in the 200mp mode.

As I said, only in 200 mp mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] OnnoJ:
Yep! SD and camera made me upgrade. Pre-ordered 512Gb version for €684 (Inc 1 year Samsung Care), while trading-in S21 Ultra ...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dave.rvl:
I did. Excellent phone. I will give it to my wife. Ordered today the 512 GB variant. I have a total of 250 euro discount from my carrier (Orange Romania).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
Me, upgrading from S21U, bye bye exynos hopefully better battery life...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
You'll experience better battery life! Also better cameras :D
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
I really hope so, my battery is terrible also modem is quite weak
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
I had hoped the s23 Ultra would have had a 16GB of RAM option. I will still probably buy one but 12GB of RAM for the bloated apps and UI really isn't a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sunshining:
I did the same and paid the same, got it today and it is awesome!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Pre-orders opened yesterday and you got yours today. I find that hard to believe.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sunshining:
I couldn't believe it either when I received my order confirmation, but it was deliverd today by Dynafix
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
can you show some pictures?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hungtinglung:
RAM speed is important.

S23 Ultra RAM speed is higher than any android phone series before.

8533 Mhz.

s22 ultra ram speed 5500mhz.

s21 ultra ram speed 2750mhz.

all snapdragon variant.

i own iqoo11 ram 16gb/256gb.(SD 8 Gen 2)

ram speed 6400Mhz.

S23 ultra pre order yesterday.

hands on Feb 17.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
It is also lower latency RAM as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] barbs666:
Hey guys,

what do you think is the best things to pre order with the s23U?

Charger? what Wattage?

Cable?

Wireless charger type/wattage?

screen protector?

I see on Samsungs website that they can discount other products... did anyone do this? I was thinking of the 44mm watch5 BT only... thought?

I dont think they have their watch5-pro on there.... so are they flogging old products to the fans?

I am undecided as of yet, but I am coming from a s10+, so a big jump.... but I really do like the physical dual sim, and the option of a 3.5mm jack
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] venom_tan:
snapdragon gen 2 is way better than the gen 1 , has pre-order yesterday .
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
@sunshining can i add your pictures in the thread? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
Charging: 45W

Cable: don't know, but the USB of the s23u has type-c 3.2

Wireless charging:

Type: Qi/PMA

Can charge 4.5W in reverse wireless

As I did some research it can charge with 15W but I'm not sure.

(this can be misleading/false?)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
Well very misleading, charger must be PPS and we still do not know if its going to be any faster than 25W, charging speed in s22 25W vs 45W was a joke
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
I got Samsung's 45 watt charger last year and it's a beast. Not bigger or anything but the cable is longest and thickest one I ever seen on a charger. But I just looked it up and it says out of stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] s3fan:
@sunshining

Can you post some initial impressions in the battery life thread, would be good for those waiting on our units. Good or bad but information is pretty scarce at the moment
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
The battery life has me a little concerned. One of the YouTube's I watch had to charge the device well before getting close to a full days use.

If the device can't make it through an average length work day without needing to be charged. That's going to be very disappointing for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] s3fan:
Just watched that. You see the screen cover come off but then she doesnt say what charge level she is starting at. Also i imagine (hope) lots of recording, photos and user time end up getting edited out so a way above average day for most users. Would have been nice if she included the battery use screen shot.

I have a snesky feeling proper battery reviews may be under an embargo
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] arlequin2k3:
I ordered the S23 Ultra in the samsung shop on the internet for 1206 € with 512 GB of ram, free shell and free 45 w charger
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Canard caché:
I ordered one but I hesitate to cancel it...

In fact the pre-release offer here is pretty good:

U have the upgraded version for the same price.

U have 150 euros bonus for your present device.

And for my s21+ they give me 400 euro...

So this will be 900 euros for the Ultra.

But my problem is the size of it. I love videography and photography but it's so big... i don't even know if it fits in my pockets.

I was looking for the s23+ but the differences are not so amazing... and the price with the offer will be only 135 euros away form the Ultra's offer.

One more Bonus: it will come before the release (the 8th).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sagarb:
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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] notnoelchannel:
Sorry, that's what I did read at gsmarena and other phone info's. But i'll leave a disclaimer then that it can be misleading.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] @home:
Surely it's way too soon the have any kind of review, her battery will still be calibrating?

I'll take what she has to say with a pinch of salt until the phone has has atleast 2 weeks to settle in.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Canard caché:
+ we don't know what she was doing with her phone... 8k30fps video will drain a lot...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] erik2041999:
What I would like to touch on in this thread is actually the special Variant of the SD8 Gen2 for the galaxy devices. From numerous videos/posts/Benchmarks I've already started seeing a pattern... The special version for the galaxy phones that is even clocked higher, is being outperformed on average by the normal standard version that all the other phones are using. Now I don't know about you guys, but at this point I view it as classic Samsung ****ery... Only Samsung can go and get a special version of something and make the special version be worse than the standard version😂😂 before anyone jumps me, I know the phone literally came out, and there's time for fixing up whatever needs to be, but let me just remind you that none of the other phones rocking the same SOC needed touchups in the SOC department... They just worked out the box. Also to be more specific I'm talking about multicore performance and a final average FPS results in some cases, but that's already a negative kind of deviation that shouldn't be happening to begin with. Also I haven't seen any updates since the release, but before the release there were some leaked benchmarks of the 8gb/12gb variants, where the lower ram variant was outperforming the higher variant, that's another thing I'd like to see compared now officially.

Edit:

So I was wondering why the special galaxy version of the SD8 gen 2 is getting ****ed by the standard version and the answer is simple "Samsung even fabricates the 4nm chip for its use, and the rest of the world gets the standard TSMC-made System on a Chip (SoC)" so again Samsung decided that for the sake of marketing bragging rights, they'll once again **** everyone with their special version... Lovely. Now I just need an explanation for the 8GB/12GB variant difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] highlightshadow:
Had very little intention of moving back to Samsung this year originally, I moved away from Samsung last year mainly due to Exynos.

Went to Oppo Find X5 Pro last year and was mostly happy with it but Oppo's biggest weakness right now is the OS

Had quite a few issues over the months with apps issues, google pay, stability, battery life. I really wanted to like it but overall performance was just not there.

Now we have global usage of SD8G2 i think will prove a massive move for Samsung in more than 1 way.

Yes us Exynos regions finally get the flagship device we pay for and on an equal footing with everywhere else ... but i think this move will help with their software side too ... no longer do they have to main 2 code-bases for the S series. So i think the optimisations and enhancement they normally do will have an even better impact now.

Looking forward to getting mine in 10 days
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Mine is arriving today, but i really have doubts regarding the photo quality.

I'm switching from a p30, still great phone, because i'm looking for the best photo quality.

From the first sample and reviews there are not much differences from the s22u...that means that photo are average.

Question: being a snapdragon, do you think we will have a fully functional gcam porting?

how is the situation, now that google use a different chip on pixels?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Canard caché:
Really u don't see differences?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
This will be my first Samsung since the Note 9. My last few devices have been OnePlus but OPPO has destroyed OxygenOS with it being a ColorOS clone. Android 12 and Android 13 have been awful experiences on OnePlus devices. I wish Xiaomi was more friendly with North American bands. I really liked my Mi MIX 3 although I didn't care much for their OS iPhone clone either. You get some great custom ROM's for Xiaomi devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
i just see a layer of oversharpening.

But the final image is still bad compared to a pixel 7 pro, especially the vegetation, trees... and in low light.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Canard caché:
Ha...? We didnt see the same samples i think