Galaxy S23 / Ultra Impressions: Cruise Control!

Samsung's flagships for 2023 are a small bump up with new chips and new cameras. If it ain't broke...

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[sydguitar]

I definitely think we've reached a point in smartphones where yearly releases aren't necessary and maybe every other year should be released

[gladdy]

I appreciate your honesty. At this point, I think we'd be ok if they released a new phone every 2 years

[MsMRkv]

You know the improvements are tiny when even the Galaxy S21 ultra could pass as a 2023 flagship.

[joeshifvon]

I purchased the S22 ultra last year after having the galaxy s8 for almost 6 years. I am blown away, and still blown away by the quality of the phone, and the cameras. My coworkers are constantly blown away by the performance of the cameras. I hope to get another 5 years out of this phone, and I am sure I will. Awesome job Samsung!

[aasishwarsaravana]

I think the quote “If it aint broke, dont fix it” holds quite well with the new series, but i really hope the repairability of the phone gets a bit easier.

[rikshep]

Would love to see a comparison video of the s20ultra, s21ultra, s22 ultra and s23ultra to see how much they have actually improved over the last few years

[NiltonMeira]

The Flickering is likely due to the refresh rate variation going from 48Hz to 120Hz. If you look closely, it only flickers when the image sits still (likely at 48Hz), but once you interact with the display, swipe, click on something etc, the flickering stops, probably going to 120Hz when you do it.

[MrTheg]

Lol I really like this gets uploaded same time the offical launch.. saves me watching all that, straight to the point

[mellbellsringing]

I understand why most people aren't excited (there's moreso improvement than innovation this iteration) but I'm upgrading to the Ultra from an S10+ so I can't help be a tiny bit hyped 😆

[ysainttlaurent]

crazy how this phone looks exactly the same as the last one, the green it’s kinda clean tho

[Adam_np]

One thing you didn’t mention is how for the first time ever Samsung put the snapdragon chip in their phones in all regions, instead of having exynos in the eu and snapdragon in the us. Mrwhosetheboss mentioned this in his video, and overall it’s really great to see them finally fixing that mistake

Edit: I get he isn’t from the EU/UK, but this is common knowledge, and I’m sure he just hadn’t heard yet when he made the video. I was just mentioning it in the comments to build on all of the other improvements of the s23 ultra compared to last year, since this is probably the biggest improvement of all.

[XzXmullvadXzX]

Still rocking the S20 Ultra and it is still great. Feel like since the S20 Ultra, there haven't been any reason to upgrade. I upgraded from the S10+, and that was noticable. 120hz, 5000mah battery, the great camera, super snappy. And it still performs like that! S20 Ultra will probably be in my pocket for a good while more. Then I am thinking of trying out a Pixel phone.
Written on my S20 Ultra, I love you ❤️

[PMitchell]

It would be really nice if there was some quantitative measure of signal quality, call quality, microphone performance, and speaker performance. All of those are more important to me than the negligible differences in processors and camera chips.

[Holy_Hobo]

I've been saying for a while that phone companies need to switch to a 2-3 year gap between new releases. It makes the difference actually noteworthy and not incremental for another $1000+, saves on e-waste, less FOMO, and makes the company have more time to perfect a better and more flashy release, saving money, more purchases, less material/Ewaste.

[perihankaragozluyardmc]

2023 is really turning the tables now that Amazons LPA33X hit the road. After all these years of barely reading anything good I was usually just shutting down any type of media as much as I can but this brings back good lights and it should give hope to some of you that no matter what is going on in the world at the end something good comes to surface

[andrewjpalla]

The best part about a new Samsung S-line release was that the previous year’s model got a massive discount (wherever it was still available) now with the S23 being essentially the same as the S22, it may mean that the S22 keeps its price a little longer.

[Sylvain_code]

2:43 "shutter lag". This is due to the software waiting to see if you're going to swipe your finger on the shutter button (to take an animated picture) or if it was just a tap. All recent S2x have it.
The good news is it can be turned off: in the Camera Assistant module (from their store - part of Samsung GoodLock), enable "Quick tap shutter" and voila.

[Clear]

The fact that the camera is integrating with social media finally is a game changer.. That's been holding a lot of people back from making the leap to getting Samsung phones

[kfc]

Recently got a Galaxy S23 (256 GB). It's amazing, fast, bright & loud. The battery & charging is great too...No need to upgrade for the next 5 yrs

[saddamvicly]

Glad that I bought S22 Ultra last year. Just a minor changes except the 200 MP Cameras, for me that's great, but S22 Ultra's camera already awesome. 😉