Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Long Term Review: No Regrets?

So now that the dust has settled, it's time to tackle this beast of a phone, the #GalaxyS23Ultra

It's the best #Samsung flagship in years, but it arrives at a time where a lot of other brands, especially from China, are bringing some serious heat, with slick designs, faster charging and bigger camera sensors.

So is the S23 Ultra still the no-brainer recommendation that previous Ultras have been? Let's find out in our 2-month #review!

0:00 Intro
0:30 Design / Build
1:47 Performance
3:14 Software / S Pen
6:43 Cameras
10:07 Conclusions

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[Pomacat]

I like the battery life on my Ultra. In North America I would say it's the better phone to have for a all around experience.

[AllenKey]

I got my 23 Ultra today, moving from iPhone 12. Pretty overwhelmed by customisability and depth of features. What stands out to me is the speed and fluidity of it, the sharpness and brightness of the screen and yes, the camera. Yet to try it outside in daylight but I know what it's capable of. Also, it's a heavy phone! Not inconveniently so, just 'chonky'

[brumbloke]

I usually get bored with a new phone after few weeks but 8 weeks with the s23 ultra and I'm still excited about it. The free 256gb has been a blessing as I never have to monitor my phone's space.

[SujonNilp]

I am S23 Ultra User,
S23 Ultra is a Beast !!

[HenrikoMagnifico]

I just can't justify spending that much on a phone if it loses it's value by 50% in just two years

[JacquesDupuis]

I've had the S8+, S10+, S21U, and this S23U is by far the sweetest and best I have ever had. I changed every two years, but now, this one will be a 3 to 4 years phone.

[technogeek]

Best decision Samsung made was to use snapdragon Gen 2 processor in all markets. Getting rid of exynos

[ArthurZakaryan]

Curious, maybe someone in the comments would know if the EU spec S22 Ultra and the Pixel 6/6 Pro phones chipsets, both being Exynos, if they share any similarities. I mainly ask cause I didn't notice these issues of the phone warming up doing random tasks with my Pixel 6 like Alex mentions he encountered with his EU Exynos powered S22 Ultra.

[jirawatingkhawara]

Excuse me, do you use vivid or natural display mode?

[icentuche]

Best Camera and Smartphone out right now period.

[matheusguedesbaguiar]

Samsung really smashed the competition. Amazing phone, the grey and light blue (only at Samsung site) both are beautiful. Dream phone!

[pjasonq]

I got an S23 ultra a few days ago and I love it! I used to have the S10e which was a great phone but it was time for an upgrade ;-)

[keepitshort]

Can I use a dash charger of 18 watts for the time being it's my OnePlus 6t charger, I know it will take alot longer but is it safe to do so while I enable fast charging ?

[RichardRatner.]

Yyyeess! Big love Alex, kindest regards, Richard U.K

[KhalRevan]

if i have the s21u should i upgrade to s23u or wait for the new flip?, i kind want to try the flip but i'm not sure

[Syed-sj]

Hellow!! 🌼
Please do a review of s23 the lil one.. 💛
🙏🙏

[mere_mortl]

Will probably wait for the 24 ultra to upgrade from my NOTE 10+

[DavidWilson-fret]

The routines feature really is one that can very easily be overlooked and forgotten about, or seem just plain uninteresting and probably not at all useful. I had an S21 for year and a half and never used it, but now, for some reason, on the S23 Ultra I took a deep look into it and was impressed with that can be done, and how easy it is to the point I have a few routines set up that I use daily.

[chriswest]

I choose the base s23 for the compact form. It's the perfect phone for me 👍

[Mrpint]

Yes, Samsung have stretched the limits with what they can do with this camera hardware - one inch sensors next year maybe 👍