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Because of scratches? It's better to have one, even if it's a plastic one because you'll not see anymore the minor scratches.
Question What do you think about the S23U so far? (first thread)
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fil.lujan
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I'm excited, I have the S22U and preordered the new 23U, I'm a bit weary since it's unlocked, Wondering if it will work the same as if I had gotten the T-Mobile software based version. But 512GB for the price of the 256 I couldn't pass. I was a bit sore of the trade in value only being at $500 for my device. Guess it's a skip year for wicked deals like they've normally done???? This is the first year I'm getting a screen protector since it was free from purchasing the device. I'm excited to get it though.
The U1 (Unlocked) model works just as good as the T-Mobile version. You just get a lot less carrier bloatware.
fil.lujan
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Oh great, Thank you. I was told by the reps that I'd not have wifi calling, visual vm or have lots of errors with it. Appreciate your reply!
WiFi Calling will work perfectly fine. T-Mobile uses the stock implementation that Google created for Android, which is also present in the U1.
If someone already has S23/S23U in their hands, check it for PWM.
This is easy to do:
1. Brightness set to 50%
2. Take a ballpoint pen and wave it in front of the smartphone screen. If it "doubles" - PWM is here.
Thank you.
More about PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) :
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This is easy to do:
1. Brightness set to 50%
2. Take a ballpoint pen and wave it in front of the smartphone screen. If it "doubles" - PWM is here.
Thank you.
More about PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) :
Samsung Galaxy S22 review - One of the best compact Android smartphones
The 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 houses an octa-core Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC and an integrated Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU. The IP68 certified smartphone also comes with 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, a triple camera with 50 MP and 3x optical zoom, and an AMOLED display with up to...
fil.lujan
Member
Is having this PWM a good/bad thing?If someone already has S23/S23U in their hands, check it for PWM.
This is easy to do:
1. Brightness set to 50%
2. Take a ballpoint pen and wave it in front of the smartphone screen. If it "doubles" - PWM is here.
Thank you.
More about PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) :
Samsung Galaxy S22 review - One of the best compact Android smartphones
The 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 houses an octa-core Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC and an integrated Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU. The IP68 certified smartphone also comes with 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, a triple camera with 50 MP and 3x optical zoom, and an AMOLED display with up to...
So i played with the s23 ultra for one hour today and I was surpised (in a bad way):
I don't know if it's a problem of software but the camera gave me some bad results... I didnt believe it (i was wrong).
The pictures was so bad: really noisy et in the same time with movement blur everywhere. And the gallery app was sooooo long. Oo
I receive mine monday and if it's the same with this one, I can't keep it... it's a hard disappointment for now.
I don't know if it's a problem of software but the camera gave me some bad results... I didnt believe it (i was wrong).
The pictures was so bad: really noisy et in the same time with movement blur everywhere. And the gallery app was sooooo long. Oo
I receive mine monday and if it's the same with this one, I can't keep it... it's a hard disappointment for now.
Fl1nt91 i was so wrong
Play with it some more and change the default setting and try the options and compare. I believe you can take pictures with 200 mp, 50mp and 12mp. There is an option to choose which one you want to use for the main camera.
I tried all these mode with all aperture (even pro mode).
The worse was 200 mpx...
The 50 mpx was ok but with noise and mvmt blur on element.
The 12mpx was ok but nothing more than my s21+
It was really bad, i hope it was just a software problem. I receive mine monday I can try some more.
Sad to hear, I have enormous expectations on this device.
Mine will arrive on Monday and I'll see...
Like i said... i see just software problem in this... I need to try more.
But 200 mpx dosnt seems to do anything in this.
We'll have to investigate in low light photography too and with the next update.
fil.lujan
Member
So far I'm impressed from the camera. I went for a night shot, having a great expectations of the 16x pixel binning. I used Samsung Expert Raw only, shooting in ISO 100 mostly, on a tripod, with a remote control, at 12 MP to make use of the pixel binning. I processed the dng files in Lightroom. My overall impression is that the pictures are oversharpened somehow, even if I set the sharpening to 0 in Lightroom. That is for the main camera, which is supposedly the best. The dynamic range however seems excellent. Not so on the 10x zoom camera, where I had to combine two exposures, because on the main exposure highlights were blown. To have such zoom power in your pocket however is nice.
What I'm less than impressed is that there is no built-in intervalometer with bracketed exposures. I had to manually press the remote control every time. Curiously the pen remote doesn't work with Samsung Expert Raw, but fortunately my Bluetooth remote works.
Now I realize that this a phone camera only, but still I can't understand why there is no bracketed exposures feature. There are other camera apps with it, but will they support 16-bit RAW files? I doubt it, but we'll see.
I am debating cancelling my preorder after seeing some comparisons where it was not the blow out I was hoping in terms of camera. In fact, the selfie camera I tend to always prefer the look (not resolution but look) of the S22 Ultra.
I like that the animations are smoother though but hardly worth an upgrade just for that lol
I like that the animations are smoother though but hardly worth an upgrade just for that lol
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7After 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 !
I own a S22 Ultra Exynos and wasn't really thinking about upgrading but ii'm so hyped right now that i have to get this masterpiece ! So tonight i will buy it... Gosh i'm weak ah ah
6So 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.
- The screen/panel is supposed to be the same as the S22 Ultra, but it feels even better !
- External speakers are just really really good with nice bass, it's loud and clear !
- it's smooth as f*ck (thanks to the SD 8 Gen 2 who just killed and burried the Exynos 2200 ah ah)
- I played a little bit with the camera and i already felt the difference : Every shot feels like a piece of art ah ah
- I played non stop with it (to reinstall all my apps, settings, pics/videos and stuff) for about 5 hours non stop and the battery was almost not draining, it's just day & night with the S22 Ultra (i was forced to disable 5G and 120hz because it was draining too fast the battery and i mean, what the purpose of having a premium smartphone ii we can't use all these great functions... But now, i can without worrying about the battery).
I could go on and on but to resume, i think we hold between our hands the most perfect and achieved smartphone ever release by Samsung; It's gonna be a best seller i"m sure !6First 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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