The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a mix of the Galaxy smartphone with a Galaxy Note, with an accompanying S Pen.
Aad Munsterman and Rob Coenraads
The device is equipped with hard glass with rounded corners so that no image is lost. The construction is very sturdy, the whole meets IP68 and is therefore dust and waterproof.
The 6.8-inch OLED screen is particularly bright and colorfast and has a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. Behind the screen we see a fast fingerprint scanner. Visible top quality!
It has a fast and economical Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and works in combination with up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of memory. The operating system is Android 13 and gets updates up to and including Android 17 and 5 years of security updates, excellent. Wireless communication goes through the latest standards, the battery measures 4855 mAh.
The 200MP/F1.7 main camera is special. This is beneficial in low light with beautiful pictures with less noise and more detail and contrast. Pixel binning limits the size of the photos. Zooming is possible optically via the telephoto lens up to 10X and in combination with optimized optical image stabilization. Video filming up to 8K gives great results. The pictures from the 12 MP wide-angle and selfie camera also look good. A set of top cameras. The Note function works very well with the integrated S-pen, tips are available for optimal use. The Samsung Message Guard is an added advanced security solution and privacy protector.
Conclusion: a beautiful and modern piece of technology with which the user can go ahead for a long time.
Product: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
MSRP: from €1319 (256 GB) to €1819 (1 TB)
Pros:
* handy combi telephone and notepad
* superior technique
Negatives:
* price
* heavy