Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra
gets a full spec sheet ahead of launch
A set of concept images have been shared by @technizoconcept on Twitter which imagines what the S23 Ultra might look like. The renders show Galaxy S23 Ultra in white color retaining the basic design principle and offering a curved design with a slim bezel display. The images show the camera bump to be different than the one in S22 Ultra and speculations are rife that camera setup will be the department that might see a major change in terms of design.
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. The final piece of Samsung's Galaxy S23 series puzzle has just (unofficially) fallen into place ahead of the big February 1 announcement event.
Hot on the heels of the "vanilla" S23 and S23+ specifications, the S23 Ultra is also getting a complete list of features today... from a different but equally reliable source.
Although the internal presentation slides leaked by Dohyun Kim on Twitter
are explicitly marked with a "provisional" label, the odds of every
single detail and number listed below materializing in less than two
weeks are... at the very least solid.
We could
even go so far as to call pretty much everything in there a virtual
guarantee at this point, but... we're not going to do that because we
like to be prudent.
Here are all of the expected Galaxy S23 Ultra specs
- 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9mm dimensions;
- 233 grams weight;
- 6.8-inch Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 3088 x 1440 pixel resolution and 1-120Hz refresh rate capabilities; HDR10+ support; Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection;
- 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor;
- 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired and 10W wireless charging support;
- 8/12GB RAM options (LPDDR5 technology);
- 256GB/512GB/1TB internal storage options (no microSD card slot);
- IP68 water and dust resistance;
- Two Dolby Atmos speakers;
- Under-display fingerprint scanner;
- Facial recognition, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, light sensor, proximity sensor;
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, UWB, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, USB Type-C;
- GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo;
- Four rear-facing cameras, LED flash, scene optimiser, auto framing, quick launch, HDR10+;
- 200MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, 23mm, OIS, 85-degree field of view;
- 12MP ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 13mm, 120-degree field of view;
- 10MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 69mm, OIS, 36-degree field of view, 3x optical zoom;
- 10MP periscope telephoto sensor with f/4.9 aperture, 230mm, OIS, 11-degree field of view, 10x optical zoom, 100x Space Zoom;
- Camera modes and interfaces: Single Take, Photo, Video, Night, Pro, AR Doodle, Panorama, Food, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro Video, Super Slow-mo, Slow motion, Hyperlapse, Director's View, AI Restoration;
- 12MP single front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 25mm, 80-degree field of view, HDR10+;
- 8K video recording at 30fps, 4k video at 60fps (rear and front cameras), FHD at 60fps;
- Android 13 with One UI 5.1;
- Black, green, cream, and lavender color options.
Unlike its little brothers, of course, the Galaxy S23 Ultra
is expected, nay, guaranteed to offer one big improvement over its
predecessor aside from the customary yearly processing power bump. We're
talking about that monster 200MP shooter Samsung has already made official, and although a larger number of megapixels doesn't automatically make for sharper photographs, this bad boy is reportedly something special.
But
will it be "special" enough to justify an expense of, say, $1,300 and
up stateside with pretty much the same second, third, and fourth
rear-facing cameras in tow as last year? That's clearly a question for
each and every one of you to answer when Samsung's newest heavyweight
contender for the title of best phone money can buy will be commercially released (on or around February 8).