Samsung is scheduled to launch the new Galaxy S23 series later this evening in their annual Unpacked event. The new phones will include the vanilla S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra.
Samsung has fit new tech into these phones such as the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, new and faster UFS 4.0 storage, new and high-resolution cameras, great and brighter displays, bigger batteries and more.
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The S23 series will be powered by Android 12 and One UI.5.1 brings a new battery widget which now shows the battery levels of all your smart devices including the Watch and buds, and the ability to redirect audio through media output between cast-enabled or wifi speakers on the notification shade, new AR filters in the AR Emoji camera, upgraded Gallery App, using QR code within the Setup wizard,
The Galaxy S23 series succeed the S22 series with iterative updates and all will be revealed today.
You can register for the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event here, and thanks to Samsung Mobile Kenya, some select people will walk away with great goodies. The registration process is straightforward, and you will be able to watch the show on the linked Samsung website. Alternatively, you can watch the event on YouTube or social media pages, whichever channel works best for you.
Also, catch up on the launch commentary on our Twitter account, which we will cover from today all the way to tomorrow.
| Specs | S23 | S23 Plus | S23 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back. Armor aluminum frame IP68 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back. Armor aluminum frame IP68 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back. Armor aluminum frame IP68 |
| Weight | 167g | 195g | 233g |
| Screen | Flat 6.1″ FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2340 x 1080 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ | Flat 6.6″ FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2340 x 1080 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ | 6.8″ QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 3200 x 1440 pixels 120 Hz HDR10+ 1750 nits |
| Chip | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Adreno 740 GPU | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Adreno 740 GPU | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Adreno 740 GPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8/12 GB |
| Internal | 128 UFS 3.1 256GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support | 1256 GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support | 256/512 GB UFS 4.0 No SD card support |
| Fingerprint reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader | Ultrasonic In-Display reader |
| Main Camera | Triple 50 MP wide angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto with OIS 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ | Triple 50 MP wide angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto with OIS 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ | Quad 108 MP wide-angle with OIS 12 MP ultra-wide 10 MP telephoto, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP Pertiscope telephoto, OIS, 10x optical zoom 720p@960fps, 1080p@30/60/240fp, 4K@30/60fp, 8K@ 24fps and 30fps stereo sound recording HDR10+ |
| Selfie | 12 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ | 10 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ | 40 MP 1080p@30fps, 4K@30/60fps HDR10+ |
| Radios | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6 | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6 | 5G Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6 |
| Headphone socket | No 32-bit/384kHz audio | No 32-bit/384kHz audio | No 32-bit/384kHz audio |
| Audio | Stereo with dual-speakers | Stereo with dual-speakers | Stereo with dual-speakers |
| Battery | 3900mAh 25W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless | 4700mAh 45W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless | 5000mAh 45W PD Wired 10W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Software | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | Android 13, One UI 5.1 |
| Colours | Lavender, Phantom Black, Green, Lime, Crea, | Lavender, Phantom Black, Green, Lime, Crea, | Lavender, Phantom Black, Green, Lime, Crea, |
| Price | 256 GB version - KES 129,999 | 256 GB version - KES 144,995 | 256 GB version - KES 182,995 512 GB version - KES 194,995 |
