Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

200 MP, f/1.7

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM With UFS 4.0

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH

Announced Date

01/02/2023

Release Date

Available. Released 2023, February 17

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)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Sim

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

Others

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised) 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)

Screen Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density) With Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PLATFORM

Operating System

Android 13, One UI 5.1

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 With UFS 4.0

MAIN CAMERA

Triple

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3″, 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

Features

Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No

Audio Quality

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

MISCELLANEOUS

Available Colors

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Models

SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS

Pricing

₹ 106,500 / $ 859.00 / £ 889.00 / € 1,115.00

TESTS

Performance

AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9)

GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 67fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery

Endurance rating 126h