Galaxy S23 vs S23 Ultra Buyers Guide!

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Screen differences
02:33 Physical differences
02:54 Price difference
03:36 Performance differences
04:39 Battery life
07:17 Charging speeds
07:51 Storage options
08:17 RAM differences
09:15 Camera differences
11:59 SPen
12:37 Heat
13:19 Which should YOU get?

The Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Galaxy S23 Ultra. Both phones are equally as amazing as each other, but which one should you buy? Currently, there is a $400 dollar difference between the two, and for those $400 dollars - it might be better to just buy the S23 over the S23 Ultra.. BUT, in some cases, it's best to just save a little more and get the Ultra. In this video I'll try and help you determine which move is the smart move.

[kristybeer]

I ordered the 23+. My mother ordered the 23 Ultra. It was too big for her so I swapped thinking "yay! Free upgrade!" Two days later I asked for my 23+ back. The size is wonderful. Bit bigger than my iPhone 14 Pro, yet still lighter, the flat screen and rounded corners are just so much more comfortable in the hand. The Ultra is gorgeous but so so so heavy and big, and the corners make it uncomfortable to hold. I literally can't tell the difference in screen quality and the battery life is still insanely good on the 23+ and it hasn't even finished learning my usage patterns yet. OneUI is fantastic on the device and I'm LOVING this phone. Listen to Mark. Unless you HAVE to have the SPen, do yourself, your wallet, your hands and your pinky finger a favour and order a S23 or S23+.

[specar]

I'm normally a fan of smaller phones, but I had to go with the ultra. Couldn't turn down that battery life.

[asymex]

Matter of preference. The moment I saw the reveal, I fell in love with the design and compact size of S23. Coming from S10+, I'm kinda over it with the curved display.

[pogo]

Bruh. You cut to the chase in like 7 seconds and then enjoined the interested to continue for the deets. You deserve an honorable mention and recognition of your fine service my good man! Liked. Subscribed.

P.S. You are obviously a defeater of migraines and face-palming and I salute you.

[Moyaiville_Productions]

Thank you for doing this.. Glad someone did a base model vs a Ultra comparison.. So we can see the difference between the 2.

[luisarsuaga]

I've just replaced my S20 for an S23+, and everything has been great, but I'm missing a few things. The S20 was lighter and felt more comfortable in hand. Although I prefer a flat display, I'm missing the curves of the S20 because it made the phone look more premium and futuristic. Also, colors were more vibrant on the S20 for some reason. The display of the S23 looks a bit more washed out by comparison, despite being on the vivid color profile. I'm pretty sure that with a little bit of time, I'll get used to all of these minor gripes.

[retroman]

I went with the S23 ultra 12/512. The battery is amazing. It's been 20.31hs since last full charge. Screen time on is 2.47hs, screen time off 17.43hs & 69% left on the battery. My last phone was the S20+ 5G, also great phone but the 23 ultra smashes the S20 with battery time. I keep the screen refresh on at 120Hz on the S23 ultra, I couldn't do this with my S20+ as it killed the battery so fast. I like the big phones so I'm happy with the size as my S20+ was only 0.1" smaller, so I don't notice much. But I can feel the ultra is bigger & also much heavier. I can't wait until I learn all the cool features on the S23 ultra. This is going to be a fun phone & I'm totally 100% happy with it.

[rolins]

This video has just confirmed what I had noticed, the Ultra in video and even often in photos, has this tendency to darken the foreground and overlight the background (almost overexpose), while on the standard S23 the balance is almost perfect.

It's clear that it's a software problem, if not even a choice on the part of Samsung's engineers, but frankly, I hope they will fix it very soon with an update.

[mqproductions]

Honestly, I never needed big Samsung phones. I've had some Notes, I had the S21 Ultra and currently have the S22 Ultra but this base model S23 is so nice. If I do decide to upgrade I'm going for the small Sammy mostly because the battery life is right where I need it to be.

Small phones are just more comfortable too.

[mengal]

I was using Iphone 14 pro; switched to Android and bought S23 Ultra. A great phone but not very easy to carry through out the day due it's size. Bought S23 and loving it since. Beautiful phone, amazing display, perfect size and good battery.

[Techvoyage]

Mark, I also changed from large phones to smaller phones. Feels nice not to think about it being in my pocket. It may be age.

[raodarshan]

I personally perfect phone s23
I am using s23 ultra. It's too much irritating phone size and no need s pen
S23 it's best go for it

[mbc]

I thought the S23 Ultra was too big. You just confirmed it. I ordered a black S23 with 256 gb of storage. It's also "Black Friday" around here so prices are a bit lower. Upgrading from an S20 FE 5g. We are in the Exynos zone so, before the S23 series, the flagships were Exynos only, the S20 FE 5g beging the only Snapdragon. The S23s were Snapdragon so I'm pretty sure it's the best time to upgrade for me.

[jenniferdavid]

Wow. This was the most helpful comparison between two phones that I have ever seen. I really appreciate the breakdown of the specs in a way that I can understand. I am now going to trade in my Google Pixel 3 for a Samsung Galaxy S23! Woot Woot!!! Thanks Mark!

[IvanRakilovsky]

Great review 👍. One of the best I've seen.

It's already 2024 and I'm still considering getting a Galaxy S23. I don't want to get the S24 which comes with Exynos in Europe when I can get this one cheaper and with Qualcomm SOC.

[rhythmgroove]

What an awesome and honest review by far that I've watched on YouTube. We need more humble and genuine reviewers like you. Keep it up!

[krskadave]

yeah, I've got the S23 and also have a S22U...I'm liking the little phone just because it's way easier on the pocket, in terms of price, but especially in FITTING in the pocket. I've been blown away by the battery on the little phone too. Easily lasting me a day. Save yourself some money and get the little phone. You will definitely not be disappointed. Better than the little S22, which I had when it came out and that phone was disappointing in terms of battery life.

[osricvale]

Totally agreed with you. I got the ultra ans I can't even hold the phone properly. Always slipping and gives hand pain. It's too thick wide and heavy. Also corners are not comfy at all on ultra. I am thinking to sell and get smaller one. Also cuz of taxes ill save about 700 usd by doing that.

[adoublej]

I’ve finally made the switch to the Samsung Galaxy s23 plus I’ve also got two iphone 14s but the Samsung Galaxy s23 is definitely worth it I’m so happy that I’ve got the s23 and I’m loving this phone ain’t trying to get rid of it going to keep the s23

[crabjoe]

If your just going to have one phone, I'd 100% agree. I've currently got a S22, iPhone 14 Pro and have the S23 Ultra on order. Between the S22 and iPhone 14 Pro, I like the S22 better. It's mostly because of weight. Another reason I like it better is because the iPhone 14 Pro is buggy. What I dislike about the S22 is the battery life and it not having more than a 3X optical zoom.

As for the reason I ordered the S23 Ultra... it's because of the hype. I got sucked into it. I've never liked large phones and I felt that 6.1 inch was even a bit too large. And with the they way every review I've seen talk about this S23U, I just had to get it.

I guess I'll know soon enough if I'll be happy with the S23 Ultra. If not, I can always fall back to one of the others...