Question What do you think about the S23U so far? (first thread)

[JazonX]

So far I have mixed feelings about the S23 Ultra. The screen on the S22 Ultra was the best I've ever used so this weird color shifting screen on the S23 Ultra is disappointing. Sure it is a little faster than the Snapdragon S22 Ultra but it doesn't feel earth shattering. The camera is mostly good, but some low light and zoomed photos look worse than the S22 Ultra.

The battery life was amazing at first but has been a mixed bag the past few days. It was ending the day with 50+% where the S22 Ultra was about 30% but the gap is now narrowing for some reason. The speakers and vibrate function are way better than the S22 Ultra. The reception is phenomenal and data speeds are easily 10% faster than the S22 Ultra.

It's really hard to decide whether this was worth the upgrade or not. It's definitely two steps forward and one step back. If I'd never had a Samsung, this phone would probably be incredibly impressive, but they set the bar high last year. Perhaps I should try a replacement.

Can totally relate to this coming from the S22 Ultra.

* Display was better in S22 Ultra, and the S23 Ultra looks washed out sometimes, not sure what triggers it though.

* Battery life - S23 Ultra started way better. But once all the transfers and data uploading complete, it's somewhat very close to my S22 Ultra now, Marginally better.

* Camera is definitely a lot faster, I see less blurry photos compared to the earlier days.

* Root related matters are not that easy anymore. Haven't received a new Security patch yet to determine how much of work is involved to update it without losing data and how much of a risk it is. System R/W was possible thankfully, so most old mods are working.

 

[Guyinlaca]

Standby battery life is incredible. Moderate-heavy usage will knock it down a bit, but I'm still seeing a 25-30% improvement overall. The saturation issue can be fixed by turning on Eye Comfort Shield and setting the slider all the way to the left.

 

[rockky]

Totally Love.
Extraordinary Tech

 

[lil_kujo]

I'll leave this link below, the power of this device is unreal.

 

[citytrader]

I changed from S22U to S23U and this are my findings:
- For the same usage, battery is 20% better in the S23U.
- Camera: I don't like camera phones in general, they use computational shots where they add fake details and this happened with the S22U and now is happening with S23U, besides that 50mpx is way much better than 12mpx.
We are in the second firmware update of S23U so there is a lot space for improvement but stock camera is bad, I feel the stabilization in selfies is working really bad because I get blurred pictures when in my S22U I never got that issue, colors are bad in stock, excess of noise reduction even in RAW from stock camera and S23U does not resolve details well because of the cheap lens when you move to the borders at 50mpx, even with all the issues shooting 50mpx is much better than any 12mpx shot. 200mpx loose contrast, detail, etc,etc, I don't use this mode.
50mpx makes a huge difference in shooting even with all the issues.
- Audio feels a little better in S23U.
- S23U feels way more snappier, but a lot. With my S22U I had stuttering that is not present in my S23U at all for the same usage, this is a big improvement.
- The screen is flatter in the angles on the S23U, much better for the screen protector, I hope Samsung will make next generations with a flat screen, I really hate curved screens.

For the rest is the same to the S22U, but I changed because of the battery life only (something I never liked in the S22U) and if you use the camera phone, for the 50mpx option is worth the change too.

 

[notnoelchannel]

I'll leave this link below, the power of this device is unreal.

The power of this phone is really good!

 

[notnoelchannel]

I restarted the poll, feel free to vote!!