| Release year | 2025 | 2023 |
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| Announcement | 23 January 2025 (Seoul time), Galaxy Unpacked The Samsung Newsroom release is dated 23 January Korea time; the event was 22 January in US time. Samsung | — |
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| Memory and storage | 12 GB RAM; 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Samsung notes memory options may vary by market and usable storage is lower because of preloaded software. There is no card slot. Samsung | 8 GB + 256 GB, 12 GB + 512 GB or 12 GB + 1 TB Memory depends on the storage option; usable space is lower because of preloaded software. There is no memory card slot. Samsung |
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| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm) Samsung quotes 40% NPU, 37% CPU and 30% GPU gains over the previous generation. This version is tuned for Galaxy with higher clocks than the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite. Samsung | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Samsung says the vapour chamber is larger on every S23-series model. Samsung |
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| Cooling | Vapor chamber 40% larger than before; new thermal interface material (TIM) The vapor chamber spreads heat from the chip into the body, helping clocks hold longer in extended gaming. Samsung | — |
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| Display | 6.9-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh; Vision Booster The viewable area is smaller than the diagonal because of rounded corners and the camera hole. Refresh that drops to 1 Hz saves power on static content; Vision Booster adjusts tone mapping in bright light. Samsung | 6.8-inch QHD+ Edge Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh; 1750 nits; 240 Hz touch sampling in Game Mode Adaptive refresh drops to as low as 1 Hz when content is static to save power and rises to 120 Hz when scrolling and gaming. Vision Booster adjusts colour and contrast in bright conditions across three lighting levels; the edge curve is reduced compared with the S22 Ultra. Samsung |
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| Front cover | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 anti-reflective glass ceramic Used on the front only. Corning says it survived drops of up to 2.2 m onto a concrete-like surface in internal lab tests; this is not a durability guarantee for any given phone. Samsung | — |
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| Frame | Titanium Titanium is used only on the frame, excluding the volume and side keys. Samsung | — |
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| Rear cameras | 200 MP wide f/1.7 OIS (85°); 50 MP ultra-wide f/1.9 (120°); 50 MP 5× telephoto f/3.4 OIS (22°); 10 MP 3× telephoto f/2.4 OIS (36°) Per Samsung, 3× and 5× are optical; 2× and 10× are “optical quality” zoom made by sensor cropping. OIS is optical image stabilisation. Samsung | 200 MP Wide (F1.7, 85°), 12 MP Ultra Wide (F2.2, 120°), 10 MP 3x telephoto (F2.4, 36°), 10 MP 10x telephoto (F4.9, 11°) The 200 MP sensor outputs 200, 50 or 12 MP images through pixel binning. 100x Space Zoom combines 10x optical with 10x AI-assisted digital zoom; image quality may deteriorate beyond 10x. The optical stabilisation angle was doubled compared with the S22 Ultra. Samsung |
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| Front camera | 12 MP f/2.2 (80°) Samsung | 12 MP, F2.2, 80° On the S23 series the front camera gets fast autofocus and 60 fps Super HDR. Samsung |
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| Video | 10-bit HDR recording by default; Galaxy Log Log records a flat profile for colour grading; results depend on the editing workflow. Audio Eraser can reduce layers such as voices, music, wind and crowd separately in videos. Samsung | Up to 8K at 30 fps The Expert RAW app (downloaded separately from the Galaxy Store) offers RAW capture at up to 50 MP. Samsung |
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| Battery and charging | 5,000 mAh typical (4,855 mAh rated); 45 W wired, about 65% in 30 minutes; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare The 45 W adapter is sold separately. Samsung quotes up to 31 hours of video playback. Wireless PowerShare charges earbuds or a watch from the back of the phone. Samsung | 5000 mAh (typical; rated minimum 4855 mAh); 45 W wired charging; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare 45 W requires a separately sold 45 W adapter and a 5 A USB-C cable; wired charging is compatible with QC2.0 and AFC. Wireless PowerShare charges Qi-compatible devices from the back of the phone when the battery is above 30%. Samsung |
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| Software | Launched with Android 15 and One UI 7; seven OS generations and seven years of security updates According to Android Central’s one-year report, the phone received One UI 8 (Android 16) ahead of schedule. Samsung | — |
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| Connectivity | 5G, LTE; Wi-Fi 7; Bluetooth 5.4 5G/LTE availability depends on market and carrier. Samsung | 5G, LTE, Wi‑Fi 6E, Wi‑Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.3 Using Wi‑Fi 6E’s 6 GHz band needs a Wi‑Fi 6E router and market availability. Samsung |
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| Durability | IP68; up to 1.5 m of fresh water for 30 minutes (lab conditions) Water resistance is not permanent and may diminish over time. Samsung | — |
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| Size and weight | 162.8 × 77.6 × 8.2 mm; 218 g Samsung | 78.1 × 163.4 × 8.9 mm; 234 g Samsung |
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| Colours | Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray; Samsung.com exclusives Titanium Jetblack, Jadegreen, Pinkgold Colour availability varies by country and carrier. Samsung | — |
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| Front and back glass | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2; Armor Aluminum frame According to Samsung, the S23 series was the first S series to use Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Samsung |
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| Software and updates | — | Launched with Android 13 and One UI 5.1; four Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates Update timing can vary by model and market. Samsung |
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| Security | — | Samsung Knox, Knox Vault Knox Vault keeps critical data in separate hardware isolated from the operating system. Samsung |
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| Water resistance | — | IP68 (up to 30 minutes at 1.5 metres in fresh water) Samsung does not recommend beach or pool use. Samsung |
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