The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event is just around the corner. During this conference, the company will be announcing various new products with the highlight being its next generation of flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S23 series. Now, here’s a roundup of the lineup’s top end Galaxy S23 Ultra model. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is believed to feature a design that is quite similar to its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 Ultra. In other words, it will feature sharp and straight corners rather than rounded ones as well. The rear will feature vertically stacked cameras that have a slight bump on the top half, while the bottom half simply carries the Samsung branding. Meanwhile, the front will feature a tall display with minimal bezels on all sides and a center aligned punch hole selfie camera.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is believed to sport
a tall 6.8 inch AMOLED display. This panel will reportedly feature a QHD+
(3,088 x 1,440) resolution with a dynamic refresh rate that can go from high
120Hz to even as low as 1Hz thanks to its LTPO technology. The Galaxy S23
Ultra’s display is one of its notable aspects and is rumored to offer a high
2,000 nits of peak brightness, which is more than the 1,750 nits offered by its
predecessor. This panel will also come with Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Being a 2023 flagship smartphone, the
Galaxy S23 Ultra will be equipped with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. This processor will be paired with either 8GB or 12GB
of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of internal storage. The South Korean tech
giant typically released its popular Galaxy S series of flagship smartphones in
two variants. One version housed the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for the US and
South Korean market, while the rest of the world usually arrived with its
proprietary Exynos SoC. However, it appears that the brand will only release
the device in a single Snapdragon only version.
According to various leaks, the handset
will be powered by a large 5,000mAh battery pack that supports up to 45W wired
fast charging, 10W wireless charging, and even support reverse wireless
charging as well. Although, it is odd considering that the wireless charging
rate appears to have fallen from 15W that was supported on the Galaxy S22
Ultra. Other notable features include under display ultrasonic fingerprint
scanner, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi6E, UWB, and even NFC support. The Galaxy S23
Ultra will also run on Android 13 OS based One UI 5.1 out of the box.
Apart from the display, the company is
also placing a heavy emphasis on improving the photography capabilities of its
upcoming flagship phone. The upgrades is related to the zoom lens, which will
apparently offer improved quality, while other rumors also claiming that low
light performance will also greatly improve on the primary sensor. For those
unaware, the Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature a quad camera setup. The primary
shooter is a large 200 megapixel ISOCELL HP2 sensor that is capable of
recording up to 8K resolutions at 30fps and supports OIS.
This sensor is paired with a 12 megapixel
ultra wife angle lens that has an f/1.4 aperture and 120 degree FOV, a 10
megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, f/2.4 aperture, and OIS support,
and lastly another 10 megapixel periscope telephoto lens that offers up to 10x
optical zoom, f/4.9 aperture, while also supporting OIS. On the other hand, the
front will like house a 12 megapixel selfie camera that supports HDR.
The supposed price tag of the Galaxy S23
series was just recently leaked for the European market. This information
revealed that the pricing for the 8GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB variant of the
Galaxy S23 Ultra. The former will apparently cost around 1,409 EUR (USD 1,532) while the latter will be available for a hefty 1,589 EUR
(USD 1,728).
