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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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  Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Launch

Announced 2023, February 01
Status Available. Released 2023, February 17

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Body

Dimensions 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 740

Memory

Card Slot No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
UFS 4.0

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No
32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Battery

Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)
Models SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
Price $?569.40 / €?526.98 / £?471.59

Main Camera

Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120? (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Selfie camera

Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9) GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1) 3DMark: 3790 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1274 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 126h
Battery (new) Active use score 13:24h