Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Added: 04.13.26 | Updated: 05.15.23
  • Model: Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Brand: Samsung
  • Rating: 4.19 out of 5 (91 votes)
  • Price: $ 499.99
  • Year of manufacture: 2023
  • Dimensions: 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
  • Weight: 234 g
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
  • Built-in memory: 256GB 8GB RAM
  • Screen: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 6.8 inches
  • Battery: 5000 mAh
  • Rear camera: Quad, 200MP
  • Front camera: Single, 12MP

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra specs

Common | Price | Design | Screen | Hardware | Memory | Software | Main Camera | Selfie camera | Cellular | Connectivity | Battery | Audio | Sensors | Performance Benchmark

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Release dateCommon

Brand and model

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Launch date

2023, February 01

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra PricePrice

First price

$ 499.99

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra dimension, size, weightDesign

Height

6.43 in (163.4 mm)

Width

3.07 in (78.1 mm)

Depth

0.35 in (8.9 mm)

Weight

8.25 oz (234 grams)

Build materials

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

Water resistant

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Colors

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

Case

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra screenScreen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size

6.8 in

Screen Area

114.7 cm2

Resolution

1440 x 3088 px

Points per inch

500 PPI

Color Depth

16M

Ratio (height:width)

19.3:9

Ratio (screen:body)

89.9%

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Additional Features

-120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra ProcessorHardware

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

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Memory and storageMemory

Internal Memory

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Memory Card Slot

No

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra SoftwareSoftware

Operating System (OS)

Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

User Interface

up to 4 major Android upgrades

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra main camera specsMain Camera

Number of Cameras

Quad

Specs

-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

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video Recording 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Rating140 (Position 25 out of 303)
DxOMark Photos139
DxOMark Video137

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra selfie camera specsSelfie camera

Number of Cameras

Single

Specs

-12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR, HDR10+

Video Recording 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Rating141 (Position 12 out of 101)
DxOMark Photos139
DxOMark Video145

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Cellular BandsCellular

Bands GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SIM Card · Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra wifi bluetooth gps nfcConnectivity

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Battery type and CapacityBattery

Capacity

5000 mAh

Type

Li-Ion

Charging

-45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (Qi)
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra sound and multimediaAudio

Headphone Jack No
Radio No
Others -High-bitrate audio support
-stereo speakers

Sensors

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

Other specifications

Others

-Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Performance Benchmark

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra antutu score Antutu Score

Antutu 10 Total1530695 (Position 33 out of 278)
Antutu 10 CPU377291 (Position 21 out of 201)
Antutu 10 GPU595608 (Position 17 out of 201)
Antutu 10 Mem286984 (Position 19 out of 201)
Antutu 10 UX270813 (Position 34 out of 201)
Antutu 9 Score1287951 (Position 21 out of 1347)
Antutu 10 Ranking
27. Xiaomi 131554502
28. Honor 90 GT1550529
29. ZTE nubia Z501544683
30. Xiaomi 13 Pro1542880
31. Samsung Galaxy S23+1539495
32. Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro1534119
33. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra1530695
34. Xiaomi Redmi K70E1526790
35. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra1523833
36. Apple iPhone 15 Pro1516275
37. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max1500939
38. Xiaomi 13T Pro1498628
39. Samsung Galaxy S231484787
Antutu 9 Ranking
15. ZTE nubia Z50 Ultra1298002
16. Xiaomi 131293414
17. Xiaomi Mix Fold 31290003
18. Sharp Aquos R8 Pro1290003
19. Meizu 201289457
20. Xiaomi Redmi K60 Pro1288908
21. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra1287951
22. vivo iQOO 111286981
23. Xiaomi 13 Pro1285852
24. Sharp Aquos R81285001
25. vivo X90 Pro+1283853
26. vivo X90 Pro1282999
27. Oppo Find X61282689

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra geekbench ScoreGeekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core1883 (Position 27 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core4993 (Position 28 out of 577)
GeekBench 6 Vulkan5815 (Position 26 out of 282)
GeekBench 6 OpenCL8807 (Position 3 out of 325)
GeekBench 5 Single Core1396 (Position 51 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core4882 (Position 20 out of 1873)
GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
21. ZTE nubia Z50S Pro2001
22. Apple iPhone 121998
23. Apple iPhone 12 mini1998
24. Sony Xperia 5 V1966
25. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold51945
26. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip51902
27. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra1883
28. Samsung Galaxy S23+1867
29. Samsung Galaxy S231854
30. vivo iQOO 11 Pro1818
31. vivo X90s1790
32. vivo X901788
33. vivo X90 Pro+1788
GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
22. Apple iPhone 135189
23. vivo X90 Pro+5163
24. ZTE nubia Z50S Pro5148
25. vivo iQOO 11 Pro5133
26. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold55110
27. Xiaomi 135074
28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra4993
29. Xiaomi Redmi K60 Pro4977
30. Samsung Galaxy S23+4950
31. Samsung Galaxy S234901
32. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip54897
33. OnePlus 114891
34. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max4748
GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
45. Meizu 20 Pro1437
46. Meizu 201425
47. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip51422
48. Oppo Find X61411
49. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate1399
50. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo1398
51. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra1396
52. vivo X90 Pro1392
53. Samsung Galaxy S23+1388
54. ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro+1386
55. Asus ROG Phone 71385
56. Samsung Galaxy S231380
57. Huawei P60 Pro1376
GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
14. Xiaomi 13 Ultra5094
15. Xiaomi 13 Pro5082
16. ZTE nubia Z50S Pro4957
17. Oppo Find X6 Pro4904
18. Motorola Edge 40 Pro4903
19. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE4890
20. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra4882
21. Samsung Galaxy S23+4875
22. Samsung Galaxy S234870
23. Sony Xperia 1 V4827
24. vivo iQOO 114801
25. OnePlus 114766
26. vivo iQOO 11S4702
Disclaimer: This information is based on public data and official specifications from Samsung. However, there may be differences in specifications.

*Source of data https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23-ultra/specs/

Review of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is Samsung's latest flagship smartphone with a major focus on photography. The device features a 200MP camera and is equipped with an exclusive Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip that promises the fastest Android performance.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Reviews and Opinions

Rate this smartphone
4.19 / 5
(91)

Pros:
  • Powerful 200MP camera
  • Flatter display, better for S Pen
  • Exclusive Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip for Galaxy
  • Smart One UI 5.1 improvements
Cons:
  • Very expensive
  • No improvement in charging speed
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra cost?

The price of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra varies based on the specific model and storage capacity. As of the latest update, the base model starts at $ 499.99 . Prices increase for models with larger storage capacity and additional features.

When did the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra come out?

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra mobile was launched on in these colors: Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition.

What is the size and weight of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra ?

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has dimensions of Height: 163.4 mm Width: 78.1 mm Thickness: 8.9 mm and weighs approximately 234 grams.

What is the screen size and resolution of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra?

When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.8 inches diagonally offering a resolution of 1440 x 3088 px at a pixel density of 500 ppi.

How much memory and storage does a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra have?

Device comes with chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) with processor Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510). Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is available with internal memory of 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM.

What are the main camera specifications and megapixels of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra?

The device have a Quad rear camera setup with specs of 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 and features like Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

What are the front camera specs and MP of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra?

The device comes with Single front camera setup with specs of 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF and features like HDR, HDR10+