The Galaxy S23 — one in every of 2023’s most-anticipated smartphones — stays unofficially introduced by Samsung. Fortunately, the corporate tends to have a constant and predictable schedule with regards to its {hardware} releases. We nonetheless have some ready to do earlier than the S23 lineup is official, however the seemingly fixed stream of leaks and rumors surrounding the smartphone have already painted a reasonably good image of what followers can count on from it.
As we await official affirmation on the Galaxy S23 from Samsung itself, right here’s a fast roundup of every thing we all know up to now.
Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 households earlier than it, we count on the Galaxy S23 to be out there in three completely different choices: the Galaxy S23, the S23+, and the S23 Extremely.
The “regular” S23 ought to supply the core Galaxy S23 expertise in a smaller kind issue and on the lowest value. The S23+ will seemingly supply an even bigger show and battery in alternate for a better value. Lastly, for people who need the easiest that Samsung has to supply, that’s the place the S23 Extremely ought to come into play. Providing the most important display screen and greatest specs, the S23 Extremely may also be priced the best.
One picture from known leaker Ice Universe provides us a very good have a look at what to anticipate from every of the telephones by way of their measurement variations based mostly on display screen protector equipment. As anticipated, the bottom S23 is the smallest, the S23+ is barely bigger, and the S23 Extremely is the largest, sporting a much less rounded design.
In fact, that is all assuming Samsung follows its normal launch cadence. In 2021, we noticed us the S21, S21+, and S21 Extremely. Then, 2022 gave us the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra. We’ve got no motive to consider Samsung is altering that technique for 2023, particularly since we’ve seen loads of credible leaks for all three units. For now, the S23, S23+, and S23 Extremely all appear to be secure bets.
for the entire S23 line had been shared on-line in mid-December. The pictures principally line up with rumors and leaked renders we’ve seen making the web rounds, so there aren’t a complete lot of main surprises.
Largely, it appears seemingly that the units within the Galaxy S23 line are going to look similar to these discovered within the S22 line. That is to be anticipated, as most smartphone producers are likely to make incremental adjustments with every year’s design. Nevertheless, the bottom S23 and the S23 Extremely appear to be practically similar to their predecessors, with the one noticeable adjustments being slight variations within the digicam format and the sides. Actually, a latest leak says that the S23 Ultra will have the exact same dimensions as the S22 Ultra.
By way of the sides, the Galaxy S23 seemingly has a slight change in its curvature. As an alternative of the extra rounded edges seen within the S22, the S23 goes to be adopting a squarer look that reduces the curvature of the glass — not less than according to Ice Universe. Whereas not an enormous change in design, it’s one that will influence how the S23 feels to carry, as its harsher edges could give customers a greater grip on their units.
The rationale for the change within the S23’s edges seems to be the results of a brand new steel body used internally. It appears to be a bit bit wider on the sides, necessitating a sharper curve than we’ve seen earlier than in Galaxy units.
The digicam design on the S23 is altering barely as effectively. On the S22, the entire lenses and sensors sat on a raised island, and now they look like following the floating digicam design seen on numerous different smartphones. It’s not a significant change, however it looks as if it is perhaps one of many solely issues that may distinguish the S23 from the S22 at a fast look.
Additional cementing what the Galaxy S23 lineup will appear to be, 91Mobiles got its hands on leaked promotional material for the S23+ and S23 Extremely — doubtlessly revealing the 2 telephones’ last designs.
Though these promo supplies don’t reveal something that hasn’t been seen in earlier leaks, they do reaffirm what we’ve been listening to for months. The Galaxy S23+ is proven off in a beautiful pink coloration, whereas the S23 Extremely is displayed with a darkish inexperienced hue. There’ll presumably be extra coloration choices than what’s proven right here, however this actually seems to be like a very good place to begin.
According to leaker Yogesh Brar, the S23 appears to be similar to the S22 earlier than it, however with one key distinction: It could be operating on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC (system on chip). Though Brar’s observe document is fairly stable, and his claims in regards to the S23’s processor have been backed by others like industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, claims had been made by Enterprise Korea that Samsung can be working with MediaTek to offer a processor — doubtlessly, the Dimensity 9200.
That declare made some sense when it was first made, however a Qualcomm chip within the Galaxy S23 appears to be the most certainly risk, as a partnership between Samsung and Qualcomm was announced in late July. It was confirmed then that we’d proceed to see “Snapdragon platforms for future premium Samsung Galaxy merchandise, together with smartphones, PCs, tablets, prolonged actuality, and extra.”
Extra proof pointing towards using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 got here in October within the type of the Geekbench database, which briefly listed an unlocked model of the Galaxy S23+ as having the chipset and 8GB RAM. With every new piece of knowledge, it’s wanting just like the Qualcomm processor is all however confirmed for the whole S23 line, however we’ll nonetheless have to attend to listen to from Samsung to know for sure.
The remainder of the specs leaked by Brar aren’t a lot to get labored up over, because the S23 seems to be like a comparatively underwhelming incremental step up from final yr’s S22. In line with Brar, the show is a 6.1-inch FHD+ AMOLED that helps a 120Hz refresh price. As talked about above, Brar says it’s going to run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, have 8GB RAM minimal, the identical specs from the Geekbench leak, and supply storage choices of 128GB and 256GB, as is anticipated with fashionable flagships.
Practically each element of the S23 Ultra has been leaked by TENAA, China’s equal of the FCC. Though the chipset isn’t listed particularly, it looks as if the S23 Extremely will probably be utilizing Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, based mostly on the processing energy particulars supplied by TENAA — and it’s additionally seemingly this will probably be true of the S23 and S23+. As anticipated, TENAA says that the S23 Extremely will supply 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB storage (the identical because the S22 Extremely earlier than it).
On December 25, leaker Ahmed Qwaider revealed a promising spec concerning the S23’s show. Supposedly, all three variations of the Galaxy S23 will help a show brightness of 1,750 nits. That’s simply barely decrease than the two,000 nits of max brightness on the iPhone 14 Pro — and also you don’t must get the most costly S23 to learn. If this rumor is correct, the S23, S23+, and S23 Extremely will all get the 1,750 nits remedy.
S23 will feature the same 5,000mAh-capacity battery that was featured in the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The S22 Extremely had stable battery life and cost instances however didn’t stand out among the many likes of OnePlus’s super-fast charging speeds. That stated, if the whole S23 line is supplied with not less than a 5,000mAh cell, we received’t be complaining.
There’s an opportunity, nevertheless, that the 5,000mAh battery cell is perhaps reserved solely for the S23 Extremely, as was confirmed for the Extremely in the TENAA leak talked about above. We’re actually hopeful that the bottom S23 may have a bigger battery, nevertheless, a recent leak says that the battery will solely be a 3,900mAh capability cell.
Whereas that’s a small step up from the three,700mAh battery of the bottom S22 mannequin, it’s hardly one thing that the majority customers would discover — and it’d imply that S23 homeowners received’t see an enormous change in battery life if upgrading from the earlier mannequin. There can be a reasonably noticeable distinction, nevertheless, if the bottom S23 had been to be fitted with a 5,000mAh battery.
Ice Universe has claimed that the S23 will offer a low-power mode to drastically scale back battery drain in alternate for barely lowered efficiency. If the S23 may have a 3,900mAh cell, a setting like this might do wonders to extend battery life and hold the smartphone operating for for much longer than the S22.
The identical leak that claims the S23 may have a 3,900mAh battery additionally says that it’ll help wi-fi charging as anticipated. Sadly, the charging speeds go away a bit to be desired, because the leak says the S23 will help 25W wired charging and solely 15W wi-fi. Whereas that’s precisely what was discovered within the S22, many followers had been hoping for an improve of some kind within the charging division, as different flagships like the OnePlus 10T help charging speeds that effectively exceed 25W.
Within the midst of conflicting reviews on the S23’s battery measurement, Ice Universe shared an image of the rumored 5,000mAh battery from a leaked certification photograph. Sadly, the battery doesn’t have its cell capability written on it, so there’s nonetheless no affirmation as to how massive the S23’s battery will probably be. That stated, the image is one other piece of the puzzle that can finally be solely put collectively to disclose the official battery specs.
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro is their satellite tv for pc connectivity. Misplaced within the woods or injured whereas on a hike? Maintain your iPhone towards the sky, and it helps you connect to a satellite to contact emergency companies — making certain you may get assist even with out a cell sign.
Per a report from ETNews, the Galaxy S23 could get its personal model of satellite tv for pc connectivity. Samsung’s supposedly working with Iridium to energy the performance, and in contrast to Apple’s implementation on the iPhone, it received’t be restricted to emergency conditions. If the report is correct, satellite tv for pc connectivity on the Galaxy S23 will allow customers to transmit knowledge “corresponding to textual content messages and low-capacity photographs at a whole bunch of kbps.”
the first ones to ship with Samsung’s One UI 5.1 software. Samsung simply launched One UI 5 this October, with a few of the hallmark options together with help for stacked widgets, the flexibility to extract textual content from photographs, and a new lock screen customization suite that tries to beat iOS 16 at its own game.
It’s presently unclear what else One UI 5.1 will convey to the desk, however it’s seemingly a refinement of what Samsung began with One UI 5. Possibly we’ll see extra lock display screen instruments? Maybe some new digicam options? Proper now, we’ll simply have to attend and see.
passing through both India and Thailand’s regulatory tech boards, which means that main {hardware} improvement on the gadget appears to be full. This means that the launch might be coming quickly, as anticipated. A report from Korean publication JoongAng Daily backs up an early 2023 launch date as effectively. On November 28, the information website revealed a quote from a Samsung government, who stated, “The S23 sequence will probably be proven throughout our personal Unpacked occasion in the US, which will probably be held in February.” JoongAng Day by day doesn’t say who that government is, however that February launch date makes loads of sense, given the final couple of launches.
Pricing is one other element that continues to be unknown. For context, the Galaxy S22 begins at $799, the S22+ begins at $999, and the S22 Extremely begins at $1,199. Samsung could hold these precise costs for the S23 sequence, however relying in the marketplace and financial situations, we might additionally see a value hike of $50 or $100 per mannequin.