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

How's the camera, battery life for you?

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Had very little intention of moving back to Samsung this year originally, I moved away from Samsung last year mainly due to Exynos.
Went to Oppo Find X5 Pro last year and was mostly happy with it but Oppo's biggest weakness right now is the OS
Had quite a few issues over the months with apps issues, google pay, stability, battery life. I really wanted to like it but overall performance was just not there.
Now we have global usage of SD8G2 i think will prove a massive move for Samsung in more than 1 way.
Yes us Exynos regions finally get the flagship device we pay for and on an equal footing with everywhere else ... but i think this move will help with their software side too ... no longer do they have to main 2 code-bases for the S series. So i think the optimisations and enhancement they normally do will have an even better impact now.

Looking forward to getting mine in 10 days
 
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Fl1nt91

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Mine is arriving today, but i really have doubts regarding the photo quality.
I'm switching from a p30, still great phone, because i'm looking for the best photo quality.

From the first sample and reviews there are not much differences from the s22u...that means that photo are average.

Question: being a snapdragon, do you think we will have a fully functional gcam porting?
how is the situation, now that google use a different chip on pixels?
 
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highlightshadow said:
Had very little intention of moving back to Samsung this year originally, I moved away from Samsung last year mainly due to Exynos.
Went to Oppo Find X5 Pro last year and was mostly happy with it but Oppo's biggest weakness right now is the OS
Had quite a few issues over the months with apps issues, google pay, stability, battery life. I really wanted to like it but overall performance was just not there.
Now we have global usage of SD8G2 i think will prove a massive move for Samsung in more than 1 way.
Yes us Exynos regions finally get the flagship device we pay for and on an equal footing with everywhere else ... but i think this move will help with their software side too ... no longer do they have to main 2 code-bases for the S series. So i think the optimisations and enhancement they normally do will have an even better impact now.

Looking forward to getting mine in 10 days
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This will be my first Samsung since the Note 9. My last few devices have been OnePlus but OPPO has destroyed OxygenOS with it being a ColorOS clone. Android 12 and Android 13 have been awful experiences on OnePlus devices. I wish Xiaomi was more friendly with North American bands. I really liked my Mi MIX 3 although I didn't care much for their OS iPhone clone either. You get some great custom ROM's for Xiaomi devices.
 
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Fl1nt91 said:
i just see a layer of oversharpening.

But the final image is still bad compared to a pixel 7 pro, especially the vegetation, trees... and in low light.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 12MP, 50MP and 200MP camera shots compared early

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is equipped with a massive 200MP primary camera, which shoots at 12MP resolution in regular mode, and 50MP mode (shots below). Samsung’s latest beast produces excellent quality images in the full 200MP resolution as shots revealed before launch. Thanks to tipster...
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For starters, Twitter.com presses the crap out of any photos. You can't judge photos placed on Social Media for that very reason.
 
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Paul_Deemer said:
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 12MP, 50MP and 200MP camera shots compared early

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is equipped with a massive 200MP primary camera, which shoots at 12MP resolution in regular mode, and 50MP mode (shots below). Samsung’s latest beast produces excellent quality images in the full 200MP resolution as shots revealed before launch. Thanks to tipster...
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i saw this review

tweakers.net

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - Meer megapixels en megahertzen

De Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra lijkt wel heel erg op zijn voorganger, de S22 Ultra. Zijn er toch nog genoeg verschillen en verbeteringen om ervoor te gaan?
tweakers.net tweakers.net

e.g. these photos, to explain what i'm talking about

in the preview from GSMarena i see same weaknesses
 
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Fl1nt91

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Canard caché said:
The first (from teakers are ugly (uglyer than a samsung s5-6)... do you really thing it's a real sample... i think it's impossible.

"in the preview from GSMarena i see same weaknesses" hu where...
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anyway, maybe you're right. I'm exited to get it and try

but do you think we'll get a gcam port?
 
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Fl1nt91 said:
I'm switching from a p30, still great phone, because i'm looking for the best photo quality.

From the first sample and reviews there are not much differences from the s22u...that means that photo are average.

Question: being a snapdragon, do you think we will have a fully functional gcam porting?
how is the situation, now that google use a different chip on pixels?
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P30 what? Huawei P30 Pro, Huawei P30 Lite, or just Huawei P30? Now I think if s23u has a snapdragon it might get a fully working gcam port.
highlightshadow said:
Had very little intention of moving back to Samsung this year originally, I moved away from Samsung last year mainly due to Exynos.
Went to Oppo Find X5 Pro last year and was mostly happy with it but Oppo's biggest weakness right now is the OS
Had quite a few issues over the months with apps issues, google pay, stability, battery life. I really wanted to like it but overall performance was just not there.
Now we have global usage of SD8G2 i think will prove a massive move for Samsung in more than 1 way.
Yes us Exynos regions finally get the flagship device we pay for and on an equal footing with everywhere else ... but i think this move will help with their software side too ... no longer do they have to main 2 code-bases for the S series. So i think the optimisations and enhancement they normally do will have an even better impact now.

Looking forward to getting mine in 10 days
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I hope you'll have a smooth and great experience! Battery life, google pay shouldn't be a problem on s23u! 😄 Performance will be WAY better too!
 
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notnoelchannel said:
P30 what? Huawei P30 Pro, Huawei P30 Lite, or just Huawei P30? Now I think if s23u has a snapdragon it might get a fully working gcam port.

I hope you'll have a smooth and great experience! Battery life, google pay shouldn't be a problem on s23u! 😄 Performance will be WAY better too!
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Huawei p30 cause i wanted small, but I bought for my gf the P30 pro. There aren't much differences in camera performances although.

Widley considered one of the best android ever produced, still a beast for photo quality and battery life.
Huawei was really 2/3 generations ahead.

Anyway, is a pre ban model, so no problem with Google services :D
 
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I have my S23 Ultra 512GB for about 8 hours now.

First impressions are little underwhelmed. I suppose I expected the bee's knees...

The new portrait mode have an artificially looking blur effect. Fortunately it can be removed entirely. Also Samsung Expert Raw is now incorporated in the Camera app itself. It has a Multiple exposures mode, which I see for the first time. It takes up to 9 exposures, but I'm yet to try it out.

The biometrics face recognition is hit and miss for now.
 
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bgtip said:
I have my S23 Ultra 512GB for about 8 hours now.

First impressions are little underwhelmed. I suppose I expected the bee's knees...

The new portrait mode have an artificially looking blur effect. Fortunately it can be removed entirely. Also Samsung Expert Raw is now incorporated in the Camera app itself. It has a Multiple exposures mode, which I see for the first time. It takes up to 9 exposures, but I'm yet to try it out.

The biometrics face recognition is hit and miss for now.
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is ther a screen protector?
 
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    After reading all these 13 pages and many reviews online (but i prefer users feedbacks as it's more real and meaningful for me than press or Android tech reviews) and i gotta say Samsung seems to kill it this year !
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    So i' bought mine yesterday in a store for 150€ eh eh (couldn't wait any longer ah ah) and jeez... Samsung definitely released the ultra we're all waited for ! I mean, i was thinking coming from an S22 Ultra that i will not see so much differences but i was so, so wrong :

    - The phone feels really premium and i loved that they curved the edges a little less, flater screen is best forr me.
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    First thing, I absolutely love the flatter screen, nearly completely flat. Can't wait for them to go all the way so we can buy regular screen protectors again.

    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.
    Front facing isn't bad but it's a letdown that they dropped the 40MP front facing. I know MP doesn't necessarily indicate the quality of the image but it's definitely a lot less consistent.

    Fingerprint scanner is a mixed bag. Every time I upgrade I feel like I need to retrain my brain how to activate it. It doesn't feel consistent between upgrades even if you register it perfectly and at different angles.

    Battery is definitely improved. In my use case I'm getting about 20% more battery by the end of the day. Wish the battery was bigger.

    Heat-wise it seems this year it doesn't get as warm. S22U would get warm under extended workloads. While setting up the S23U i didn't even notice a change.

    Speakers seem clearer, maybe a bit louder.

    Screen looks great as always. Wish we got adaptive resolution as well but maybe some day.

    Packing is super lackluster. I'm not talking about the materials but that tiny image of the phone on the big front of that box? I feel like for the money the presentation could have been more. And more can be less, look at last year, it wasn't much but how they designed the front art made it feel premium.


    Sidenote and irrelevant to the phone itself, I was so happy to see this year that my rugged case and screen protector played nice. Screen protector aligns perfectly and the case doesn't tug thanks to the flatter screen.
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    Wifi and phone signal seems to be stronger, I'm getting service where I didn't before

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