\nSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
\nScreen size
\n6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (120Hz adaptive refresh rate, LTPO, down to 1Hz, 1,750 nits peak brightness)
\n6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (120Hz adaptive refresh rate, LTPO, down to 1Hz, 1,750 nits peak brightness)
\nScreen resolution
\n3080 x 1440
\n3080 x 1440
\nSoC
\nQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
\nQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Samsung Exynos 2200
\nRAM
\n8GB\/12GB (LPDDR5X)
\n8GB\/12GB (LPDDR5)
\nStorage
\n256GB\/512GB\/1TB, non-expandable (UFS 4.0)
\n128GB\/256GB\/512GB\/1TB, non-expandable (UFS 3.1)
\nRear cameras
\n200MP (f\/1.7 aperture, 24mm lens, 0.6um pixel size, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS)
\n12MP (ultrawide, Dual Pixel AF, 120-degree FoV, f\/2.2 aperture, 1.4um pixel size)
\n10MP (telephoto, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, f\/2.4 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, 70mm lens, optical zoom 3x)
\n10MP (telephoto, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, f\/4.9 aperture, 1.22um pixel size, 230mm lens, 10x optical zoom, 100x Space Zoom)
\n108MP (f\/1.8 aperture, OIS, 0.8um pixel size. Produces 12MP images with 2.4um pixel size)
\n12MP (ultrawide, Dual Pixel AF, 120-degree FoV, f\/2.2 aperture, 1.4um pixel size)
\n10MP (telephoto, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, f\/2.4 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, 70mm lens, optical zoom 3x)
\n10MP (telephoto, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, f\/4.9 aperture, 1.22um pixel size, 230mm lens, 10x optical zoom, 100x Space Zoom)
\nFront cameras
\n12MP (f\/2.2 aperture, 26mm lens, Dual Pixel PDAF)
\n40MP (f\/2.2 aperture, 80-degree FoV, 0.7um pixel size, PDAF)
\nBattery
\n5,000mAh, non-removable, 45W wired charging, 15W Qi wireless charging, 4.5W Wireless PowerShare
\nCharger not included
\n5,000mAh, non-removable, 45W wired charging, 15W Qi wireless charging, 4.5W Wireless PowerShare
\nCharger not included
\nDimensions
\n163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9mm
\n163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm
\nWeight
\n234 grams
\n228\/229 grams
\nConnectivity
\n5G, LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C
\n5G, LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C
\nSecurity
\nIn-display fingerprint scanner (ultrasonic)
\nIn-display fingerprint scanner (ultrasonic)
\nOS
\nAndroid 13
\nOne UI 5.1
\nAndroid 12
\nOne UI 4.1
\nPrice
\n$1,199.99\/$1,299\/$1,399\/N\/A (1TB)
\n$919.99\/1,019.99\/1,119.99
\nBuy
\nSamsung
\nSamsung
\nSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Design
\nTo some people, the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S22 Ultra may seem identical as far as the design is concerned. Well, they\u2019re not. They do look very similar, but once you grip both phones, you immediately notice the differences. First and foremost, the sides of the Galaxy S23 Ultra are flatter in comparison. They\u2019re not flat, but they\u2019re flatter, and that actually makes the phone more comfortable to hold, at least to us.
\nThe top and bottom sides on both phones are flat, and overall, they do look very similar. Both phones have curved displays, with a centered display camera hole, and extremely thin bezels. It is worth noting that the Galaxy S23 Ultra\u2019s display seems to be even less curved than the Galaxy S22 Ultra\u2019s, but we don\u2019t have any exact data on that. The camera layouts on the back do look very similar, but you\u2019ll notice some differences in sensor sizes.
\nBoth devices do have an S Pen silo at the bottom-left corner, and both phones are quite slippery. Chances are you\u2019ll want to use a case here, regardless of what phone you\u2019re using. They\u2019re also quite large, and heavy. They\u2019re about the same dimensions, there\u2019s less than a millimeter difference in terms of height and width, while the thickness is the same. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is slightly heavier.
\nBoth phones are made out of metal and glass. They combine an aluminum frame with glass backs. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the back, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra includes the Gorilla Glass Victus+. Both devices do feel premium in the hand.
\nSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Display
\nThe Galaxy S22 Ultra had one of the best displays in the business, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra continues that legacy. The two phones are on par when it comes to displays, pretty much. They both include a 6.8-inch QHD+ (3088 x 1440) Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Yes, their refresh rate is adaptive, as it goes from 1 to 120Hz. Both displays also support HDR10+ content.
\nGalaxy S22 Ultra
\nWhen it comes to brightness, they\u2019re on par in that regard as well. They can get up to 1,750 nits of brightness at their peak. The screen-to-body ratio is quite high, at around 90%. The Galaxy S23 Ultra does have an advantage when it comes to protection, though. Its display is protected by the Gorilla Glass Victus 2, compared to the Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the S22 Ultra. That\u2019s by no means a reason to upgrade, but the Victus 2 offers slightly better impact protection.
\nIt is also worth noting that both panels are curved, but the Galaxy S23 Ultra\u2019s seems to be slightly less curved, to the naked eye. We don\u2019t have any specific info, though. Both displays are outstanding. They get immensely bright, and they\u2019re really smooth and also sharp, needless to say. The viewing angles are excellent on both panels, while the colors are vivid, and the blacks are deep, as you\u2019d expect.
\nSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Performance
\nLet\u2019s get the spec side of things out of the way first. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, it\u2019s essentially the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a higher clock speed. On top of that, the phone comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash storage. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Exynos 2200 in Europe), while it includes up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 flash storage. Just for transparency, we used the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Galaxy S22 Ultra, not the Exynos 2200 version.
\nThe Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is a really nice spec bump compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and not only in the performance department. It offers considerably better power consumption, and Samsung also included a proper vapor chamber this time around. Top it all off, faster RAM and storage is also included compared to the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
\nWhen it comes to actual performance, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is rock solid thus far. We really haven\u2019t been using it for long, but based on initial impressions, it\u2019s great. It does feel slightly smoother than the Galaxy S22 Ultra, though the S22 Ultra also performs admirably still, so\u2026 yeah, that was to be expected. We\u2019ve tried out a couple of games thus far, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra did a good job. We\u2019ll talk more about the details in our full review, of course, we can\u2019t really make any conclusions at this point.
\nSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Battery
\nBoth of these phones include a 5,000mAh battery on the inside. The battery life results are not similar at all, though. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra provided us with 6-7 hours of screen-on-time, usually, somewhere in that range. The Galaxy S23 Ultra looks far more promising. It handed a heavy workload like a champ during our initial day of usage, and truth be said, we have high hopes for it.
\nNot only did we get a great initial result, but we\u2019ve communicated with other reviewers, and they\u2019re getting great results too. It\u2019s too early to tell, though, of course. We\u2019ll have to wait for a bit longer, to see how will it behave over the period of a couple of weeks. We\u2019ll share far more information in our full review, but for what\u2019s it worth, the initial numbers are truly great. In all honesty, even a bit surprising.
\nWhen charging is concerned, well, basically nothing changed from the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Both phones support 45W wired (PD3.0) charging, along with 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging. A charger is not included with either phone, so you\u2019ll have to get your own. You will get a charging cable, though.
\nSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Cameras
\nThe Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra includes a 200-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide unit, a 10-megapixel telephoto camera (3x optical zoom), and a 10-megapixel periscope telephoto unit (10x optical zoom, 100x Space Zoom). The Galaxy S22 Ultra has a 108-megapixel main camera, but the rest of the cameras look the same on paper. The performance, however, is not the same, and that was quite surprising. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Samsung\u2019s software seems to be making a considerable difference, here, plus some hardware inclusions, things are not entirely identical.
\nGalaxy S23 Ultra
\nDuring our initial comparison, the Galaxy S23 Ultra performed better in almost every way. Shots from the main camera looked great on both phones, but the colors seem to be better on the S23 Ultra. You can also get more detail when you zoom in these shots, which is not surprising thanks to 16-in-1 pixel binning. The ultrawide offered a slightly better color balance too. When you go for those higher zoom levels, things get interesting, though. The Galaxy S22 Ultra managed to provide more detailed shots of signs, for example, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra was miles better when it comes to shooting people. It offered much, much better skin tones and was considerably sharper in such shots. We do need to do more tests, though.
\nIn low light, the Galaxy S23 Ultra wins, easy. It simply provides more vivid shots, that are also sharper at the same time. The Galaxy S23 Ultra even handles HDR situations much better, not to mention light reflections. It was quite surprising, as the difference was considerable. The Galaxy S23 Ultra does come with better OIS, with more range of motion (two times more), so that probably has something to do with it. On top of everything, it also takes pictures faster, which was one of our main complaints with the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
\nEven the video is considerably better. The video was one of Samsung\u2019s main focus points with this phone. It definitely benefits from the faster focusing ability of this new sensor, and the real time noise reduction as well. On top of that, it does a much better job in low light, when it comes to video, of course. Based on our initial tests, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is a major improvement in the camera department compared to its predecessor.
\nAudio
\nEven the audio is better this time around. The spec sheet may not share much detail about this, but Samsung did decide to upgrade the speakers. They\u2019re now louder, while you\u2019ll also notice more bass, and depth. They\u2019re tuned by AKG once again.
\nYou will not find a 3.5mm headphone jack on either phone, but you can always utilize the Type-C port at the bottom for wired connections. If you prefer a wireless connection, the Galaxy S23 Ultra comes equipped with Bluetooth 5.3, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra offers Bluetooth 5.2.
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