Canada only.has a single firmware version. It adapts, like the US U or U1 to the SIM you put in it.
Question What do you think about the S23U so far? (first thread)
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Extremely impressed on all fronts so far.
I have had mine since yesterday afternoon and be great so far, the battery is way better than my S22 ULTRA, I`m very please with my Lime 512gb S23U
That's very nice! Hope you'll have a great time with the S23 Ultra!
Did you get a screen protector with the s23u?
EtherealRemnant
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All I can say so far is... WOW!
I really didn't think this device could feel as premium as it does. My Pixel 7 Pro is like a toy comparatively.
The only annoyance so far is the whole rebooting when switching SIMs thing... As someone who likes to test different services, that is an inconvenience for sure. The SIM manager also seems to be rather limited. On my Pixel I can choose which things default to the "default" line... On the Samsung, it seems that whatever I choose for my default is the default for everything. That's not a huge deal and I'm very happy to see that I can customize ringers for both lines because one of them is just used for data so any inbound calls are spam and I'd just rather it not ring at all.
The display is gorgeous. I like that they have added a color warmth slider to the Vivid mode so that I can have it warmer rather than cooler.
It's going to take me weeks to figure out everything this thing can do lol.
I was blown away how fast it actually is. Since this is a new device I know better than restoring my backup so I'm setting it all up from scratch. I logged into one of my Google accounts, queued up Bitwarden and Authy, and by the time I navigated to the manage apps screen to wait for them to install, they weren't listed there as in queue at all. Figured that it screwed up like Play Store usually does on a new device and went back and searched the apps again and to my amazement, they were actually already installed. That's some next level speed right there haha.
Pairing my Galaxy Watch with it wasn't as annoying as I expected either. It wiped the watch which sucked but it restored everything but my third party apps and I don't use many of them.
I'm very happy at this point. I will say the lavender is more pink than I would like but as I'm using a black heavy duty case (the Caseborne V), it's not bad seeing that little accent around the cameras.
Oh yeah and the battery seems excellent so far. I was so used to watching the battery drop rapidly on my Pixel when on mobile data, like 1% every 5-10 minutes. There doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much of a drop on this thing and the signal is much stronger too.
I really didn't think this device could feel as premium as it does. My Pixel 7 Pro is like a toy comparatively.
The only annoyance so far is the whole rebooting when switching SIMs thing... As someone who likes to test different services, that is an inconvenience for sure. The SIM manager also seems to be rather limited. On my Pixel I can choose which things default to the "default" line... On the Samsung, it seems that whatever I choose for my default is the default for everything. That's not a huge deal and I'm very happy to see that I can customize ringers for both lines because one of them is just used for data so any inbound calls are spam and I'd just rather it not ring at all.
The display is gorgeous. I like that they have added a color warmth slider to the Vivid mode so that I can have it warmer rather than cooler.
It's going to take me weeks to figure out everything this thing can do lol.
I was blown away how fast it actually is. Since this is a new device I know better than restoring my backup so I'm setting it all up from scratch. I logged into one of my Google accounts, queued up Bitwarden and Authy, and by the time I navigated to the manage apps screen to wait for them to install, they weren't listed there as in queue at all. Figured that it screwed up like Play Store usually does on a new device and went back and searched the apps again and to my amazement, they were actually already installed. That's some next level speed right there haha.
Pairing my Galaxy Watch with it wasn't as annoying as I expected either. It wiped the watch which sucked but it restored everything but my third party apps and I don't use many of them.
I'm very happy at this point. I will say the lavender is more pink than I would like but as I'm using a black heavy duty case (the Caseborne V), it's not bad seeing that little accent around the cameras.
Oh yeah and the battery seems excellent so far. I was so used to watching the battery drop rapidly on my Pixel when on mobile data, like 1% every 5-10 minutes. There doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much of a drop on this thing and the signal is much stronger too.
Before I owned one I also thought it is a pointless gimmick that just makes everything worse. After receiving my S23U I still think it is a pointless gimmick, but it does give the phone a distinctive look. My wife got the Fruit 14 Pro Max and even she, a lifelong Fruit groupie, thinks that the Sammy looks interesting.
I completely forgot about my pixel 7 pro, even the other devices i have like the Xiaomi mi 11 and the OnePlus 7t have been stored for good. It's been a week now since i got mine and it only gets better. I can't really complain about this device at all.
EtherealRemnant
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My battery is... much worse than expected... I'm around 11.2%/hr right now compared to 7.2%/hr on the Pixel. I'm sure it will settle down but seeing everyone with all of their "I'm still on my first charge" posts and me losing 35% of my charge with 3 hours screen on time, it doesn't make me confident I'll be realizing the same battery other people have been getting.
Regardless, I am loving this thing.
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So far I like the screen quality compared to the 22 ultra i upgraded from.
The speaker quality is what has impressed me the most. The sound quality is outstanding.
Battery life is better.
I have experienced lag using the FanDuel app but i believe the lag is just app related.
The speaker quality is what has impressed me the most. The sound quality is outstanding.
Battery life is better.
I have experienced lag using the FanDuel app but i believe the lag is just app related.
I switch SIM by enabling airplane mode first, then swap sims and disable airplane mode. That way it doesn't reboot, atleast on my S22 ultra.
EtherealRemnant
Senior Member
First day with the S23 and it's way snappier than the S22. I just hope I get better on screen time.
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Never owned one but this is most Note-like S-Series yet. It has the old school boxy feel which I actually like.
The camera is a big improvement in my opinion. Skin tones look better and images are generally sharper. I like that we get a 12MP, 50mp and 200MP mode. Also that Raw supports 50MP. Side note if you didn't know, Raw Camera is now in the 'More' section in the main camera but unfortunately you can't drag it out. Hopefully in an update.
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Speakers seem clearer, maybe a bit louder.
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