- With the Samsung Galaxy S23 Unpacked event
just around the corner,
we pretty much know everything
there is to know about the S23 series.
What's up, guys?
Saf here on SuperSaf TV,
and as we do every year we're going to break down
all of the leaks and rumors of the S23 series
so you know exactly what to expect.
So, no surprises, there will be
three new S23 devices this year.
There's going to be the S23, the S23 Plus,
as well as the S23 Ultra.
Now from all of the leaked renders, images, and models,
we can see that the S23 Ultra looks
very similar to the S22 Ultra.
So in terms of the design,
it's going to be a very incremental update.
Maybe some minor tweaks here and there,
but we do have the boxed off design,
which goes in line with the Note series
and that also means that the S23 Ultra
is going to be having the S Pen.
Now, regarding details of the S Pen,
we don't have too much as yet,
but I think the latency will be quite similar.
Now what's interesting is that the triple ring design
of the S23 Ultra camera module
looks like it's going to be making its way to the S23,
as well as the S23 Plus.
Even on the invites we see that triple ring design
and the S23 and the S23 Plus
will no longer have a camera bump
and they will be adopting the design language
of the S23 Ultra.
However, there are some key differences.
We do have more rounded edges on the front
and back of the S23 and the S23 Plus will be flat,
unlike the curved sides that we have on the S23 Ultra.
Aluminum frames with Gorilla Glass Victus+
is expected across the board
with IP68 water and dust resistance.
Let me know what you guys feel about the design.
I do like the S23 Ultra design,
but if I'm honest with you
I did prefer the S21 Ultra design that we had
the previous year.
Four colors; Phantom Black, Cotton Flower, Botanic Green,
as well as a Misty Lilac.
There's also likely to be some Samsung exclusive colors,
which they normally have,
but we'll see when the devices are released.
Right now let's move over onto the display.
So the display sizes are going to be pretty much the same.
6.1 inches for the S23, 6.6 inches for the S23 Plus,
and 6.8 inches for the S23 Ultra.
All devices will have AMOLED technology
with the Infinity-O cutout at the front.
The S23 and the S23 Plus will have a Full HD+ resolution,
the S23 Ultra will have the Quad HD+ resolution,
and all devices will have a refresh rate of up to 120 hertz.
Now as far as we can see from the leaks and rumors,
the S23 Ultra will be the only one
that will have LTPO technology,
which will allow it to go all the way down
to just one hertz, making it more efficient.
Now apart from that, we've not had anything significant
in terms of the improvements.
However, there are some rumors
that the S23 series devices will be very, very bright.
Now I'd expect this at least for the S23 Ultra
because the iPhone 14 Pro Max last year, believe it or not,
had a brighter display overall compared to the S22 Ultra.
Now considering that Samsung is the manufacturer
of most of the world's holler displays,
you'd expect Samsung to have the brightest display
and I think they will have this here
on the S23 Ultra at least.
Now let's look at what's going to be powering the S23 series.
Well, some really good news
from all of the leaks and rumors,
it looks like we are going to be getting
a consistent chip set across the board.
So for those of you aware of the situation,
traditionally, Samsung flagship devices
are powered by a Qualcomm chip sets in the US,
and most of the regions have their own excellent chip set
which does mean there are some inconsistencies
depending on which region you pick up your device from.
And it's something that I've discussed
many times here on the channel,
as well as many of the YouTubers.
So this year, it looks like all the S23 devices
will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip set.
It is the flagship chip set of 2023
and the S23 Ultra will be one of the first with this,
not the first.
Now what's even more interesting is that
most recent rumors say that we will be getting
a custom version of the 8 Gen 2 for the S23 series.
This is going to be called
the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy.
And this will have a higher clock speed
of up to 3.36 gigahertz
rather than the 3.2 gigahertz, which comes as standard.
This may make the S23 devices,
maybe just the S23 Ultra if it is reserved for that,
some of the fastest devices out there.
Now in terms of RAM, the S23 and the S23 Plus
will have eight gigabytes of RAM.
The S23 Ultra will have either eight
or up to 12 gigabytes of RAM for storage,
128 and 256 for the S23 and the S23 Plus.
Although there might be a 512 gigabyte version option
available this year for the S23 Plus.
The S23 Ultra, it looks like 128, 256, 512,
as well as a one terabyte version.
Now the 128 version may be removed
and we may just start at 256 gigabytes
according to some rumors,
but we're going to have to wait and see for that.
Right now let's move on to the cameras.
So in terms of the hardware on the S23 and the S23 Plus,
things seem to be quite similar.
So looks like we're going to get
a 12 megapixel ultra wide camera,
a 15 megapixel primary camera,
as well as a 10 megapixel telephoto camera.
However, the thing to keep in mind is that
with the new chip set we are going to be getting
a new ISP image signal processor,
which should help improve images and video
as well as all of the software improvements.
And in the Samsung teasers we've seen
lots of references to night.
I'm assuming that we are going to be getting
improved low light imagery.
But on the S23 Ultra is where we're going to be getting
a big update for the primary camera anyway.
So as far as we can see,
the ultra wide camera is going to be 12 megapixels.
We're going to get two zoom cameras.
One zoom camera which will give you
three times optical zoom,
as well as a periscope zoom camera
which will give you 10 times optical zoom
up to 100 times digital zoom.
There has also been a reference to the moon
in Samsung teasers, which means
you'll be able to take pictures of the moon.
But let's bring things back to the primary camera.
So the S22 Ultra had a 108 megapixel camera.
Now it looks like the S23 Ultra
will be having Samsung's brand new
ISOCELL HP2 200-megapixel camera.
Now of course with that massive resolution,
you're going to be getting lots of detail,
but generally you will be shooting at around 12 megapixels.
It looks like Samsung is going to be using
its advanced pixel binning technology, Tetrapixel.
But what's most interesting to me personally
is that we will be getting 8K at 30 frames a second.
So Samsung devices have been shooting at 8K
for quite a few years now,
however this has been limited to just 24 frames a second.
And although that is the correct frame rate to shoot at,
it doesn't give you the flexibility
if you want to shoot at maybe 25 or 30 frames a second.
It looks like the HP2 will be able to shoot
at 8K 30 frames a second,
which will be a big improvement.
I'm hoping it's not going to crop in as much for 8K video.
We'll see.
Now of course guys, as soon as I've got
the S23 Ultra in hand
I'm going to be doing some SuperSafStyle camera comparisons
just to see how good the cameras actually are.
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Now moving on, stereo speakers
we're going to have across the board.
There are some rumors that the S23 Ultra
will have improved speakers,
which will be going louder.
And for the batteries, the S23 Ultra
seems like it's going to have the same size battery
as the S22 Ultra.
However, because of the new chip sets
and that consistent chip set,
hopefully we should be getting better efficiency
which will result in better battery life overall.
The S23 and the S23 Plus will have larger batteries
compared to what we had last year.
And again, alongside the new more efficient chip set
we should be getting better battery life.
Now for the charging situation,
things don't seem like they've changed much.
So firstly, no charger included out the box
in either of these.
Of course, that's pretty much expected.
The S23 will have up to 25 watts of Y charging.
The S23 Plus and the S23 Ultra will has support
for up to 45 watt charging.
All of the chargers you will have to get separately.
Up to 15 watts of wireless charging
as well as the ability to reverse wireless charge
using Samsung PowerShare.
Apart from that, it seems like we will have
WiFi 6E across the board,
as well as Bluetooth 5.3.
However, ultra-wideband technology
will be reserved for the S23 Plus
as well as the S23 Ultra.
Right, pricing and availability.
So we've actually not had any solid info
on pricing as yet,
but I would expect the S23 series to start
at a similar price as the S22 series did last year.
So you can see these thought in prices on screen.
And of course the impact event is on the 1st of February.
I'd expect the release to be a few weeks after.
Now, I am going to be doing some coverage
from day one here on the channel.
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What do you guys think of the S23 series?
Are you excited?
Are you not so excited?
Drop me a comment below.
Let me know your thoughts.
Personally speaking, I'm very much excited
about the new chip sets
and the ISOCELL HP2 200-megapixel camera.
Can't wait to test it out.
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