Samsung Galaxy S23 review

One of the best compact phones in the world just got better - the Samsung Galaxy S23 is faster, sturdier, better connected, and with more battery juice. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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Timestamps
00 Intro
0:30 Design and build quality
1:22 Screen specs
2:11 Stereo speakers quality test
2:32 Under-display fingerprint scanner
2:38 Storage options
2:47 Android 13 and UI
3:26 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (for Galaxy) performance
4:15 Battery endurance and charging test
4:59 Camera specs
5:10 Daylight image quality, rear cameras
6:24 Low-light image quality, rear cameras
7:58 Selfie camera image quality
8:18 Daylight video quality, rear cameras
9:08 Low-light quality, rear cameras
9:35 Conclusion
10:11 Selfie camera image and video quality

[jason]

Finally a base s23 review. I'm only seeing Samsung s23 ultra reviews on YouTube. Thanks GSMarena

[extra]

The flat screen and shape of the s23 is so much nicer than the ultra

[MrSolvalou]

I already have the S23, super happy with it, TSMC fabbed SD 8 Gen 2 makes all the difference

[kayobazoni]

This is probably the first regular S model in years that hasn’t disapointed in any category. I intend to exchange my iphone 11 for it in the near future

[wernerklop]

I have the S23 now for 8 days and the battery life is so good, very impressed with it. It does not fast charge like the oppo for instance but it does not matter as You can do the whole Day with the battery. Overall it is very fast en even I am not a huge Samsung fan due to the S21 had very poor battery life they did a very good job with this one. Love the Phone.

[nighthood]

compact, very very compact. I truly want one ..
Powerful at gaming and camera.
Seeing that clear display without notch is just perfect

[sinnerplays]

Short, concise, clear. That's the reason I like this channel 👍🏼

[PMitchell]

2:38 UFS4.0 is likely the most consequential upgrade this year, I'm surprised it's just mentioned as if it's an afterthought. Faster storage will make a bigger difference in the real world for a normal user than anything related to the refresh rate, processor, or chipset that all of the reviews obsess about.

[brandon]

Finally, a review that explicitly states no macro. That was the deciding factor for me, I don’t need macro for anything but I use it enough that it’s important to have.

[Alan.n]

Waiting for my S23. The increased battery and theSDG2, should make the S23 the perfect size of phone for many!

[lvill]

If you want a 5-year phone, Samsung is your go to. You can even extend the life of your phone afterwards by using LineageOS ☺️
That, I say is eco-friendly.

[williamk]

I just picked this I am in love and for 85 a month it's worth it time to fiddle got this instead of the Samsung a15!!!! I love my new Samsung galaxy!!!! My first time using a galaxy and three sets of camera got a case and screen protector it is so worth

[itseu]

Yeah I've had my phone for 4 years now, I think this is the perfect phone to upgrade to (coming from an S9)

There are so few good compact phones nowadays

[Steven-qpj]

I got this s23 [original and not the fe] on the 5th of christmas holiday month 2023 to give it a try ~ as i previously had only huawei and samsung smartphones before I tried an iphone 13 in 2021 and thought it was a headache device ~ so i got this in black color and it's been very
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[vladmihai]

this will sell well. especially thanks to the much improved battery

[lilgirly]

Bought this today with 256 gigabytes, one of the best flagship phones so far and for daily use, thank you for the vid

[gpcouto]

Had the s23 ultra for almost 8 months, sold to a photographer friend, and got me a s21 fe 8Gb exynos version. It is a good phone, better than a54 IMO, but now waiting for the s23 vanilla, got a little tired of having huge and heavy phones. I miss the s10e/iphone 11 size. It's a pity that only Asus have 5.8 inches around.

[PMitchell]

We need review videos to start comparing to models from 2-3 years ago because nobody upgrades from last year's model anymore.

[ChadH]

S22 here, I'm going s23 for the better chip and battery. I'm keeping my s22 as a back up, sold my pixel to help cover some of the cost. Phones are about the only thing i spend my money on.

[Bischarch]

Got this S23 256gb for same price as Xiaomi 13 256gb in my country! My very first ever flagship phone! So good! I will keep it for 3 years+ .
By the way here is my choices for compact phones around same price
S23
Zenfone 10
Xiaomi 13
Iphone 12
Pixel 7
Sony Xperia 5 iv