Samsung Galaxy S23 vs S22 | What's Changed?

Comparing Samsung's Galaxy S23 with the old S22, with a hands-on review of the camera tech, specs and other features. A full unboxing and review of the Samsung Galaxy S23 is incoming but here's a run-through of the changes and upgrades. Spoiler alert: beyond the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, it's mostly the same hardware as the S22!

The camera sensors haven't changed up around back, with the Samsung S23 once again offering 50MP, 12MP and 10MP shooters - the latter being ultra-wide and telephoto lenses. However, compared with last year's smartphones, Samsung reckons the Galaxy S23 can take better low light snaps. And the selfie cam has been upgraded to a 12MP sensor, with improved HDR abilities. Check back for the full review to see how much of an impact the image processing updates have made!

The Samsung Galaxy S23 is another compact handset with a 6.1-inch display, but it packs Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for beefy performance. Here's hoping the battery life is better too, with a slight capacity boost and that energy efficient Qualcomm chipset.

What's your thoughts ahead of my full unboxing? Pre-orders open now, and the UK release date is Feb 17. That price is £849 for 128GB, and £899 for the 256GB model.

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs S22 Chapters:
0:00 - It's official!
0:35 - Design
1:32 - One UI 5.1 & features
2:10 - Display & audio
3:05 - Performance & battery
4:28 - Cameras
6:31 - Byyyeeeeeee

[xdsnakeop]

Bro his wallpaper always suprise me. 😂

[benroutledge]

The last time I upgraded and there was a big obvious change was when I went from the Galaxy S6 to the S8. I then went to the S10 and didn't notice too big of an upgrade at all. I since jumped to the S21fe and decided I'll just wait a good few years until something other than a change to the camera bump comes out.

[doraadore]

Let's be real here. The most important question is. Is it worth that much? I don't believe so. The entire phone industry went off the rails. Today, this is a camera with a SIM card rather than a phone. Who needs 8k? Even now, 70% of households lack 8K televisions. So there is no need for this. Who requires 200 MP images? Everybody creates images on the fly. Perhaps we have two or three days a year to test all the other features, but in the end, hardly nobody uses this. Prices are becoming absurd, obscene, greedy, and disgusting. Samsung has not really convinced me with this model till some fresh innovation occurs.

[darrelmilner]

Looks like I'm sticking with my S22 👍

[Arylist]

It would be funny if someone tried removing the camera housing of the S22

[GOINFINITI]

I mean its quite obvious it is not a "drop your current phones" sales pitch to S22 owners, but rather an invitation to rest of us to go with Samsung this time as their new customers.

[SaucyPrime]

Why do I feel like s23 design is far worse than s22?💀
S21 had the best design ngl

[deliteskolkata]

2:19 TechSpurt promoting Bollywood movie “Selfie” ahead of release! 😄🔥

[ricoyou]

Slightly "new" battery, new processor ...the rest same package...Not an "exciting" launch!

[m.b.]

It's crazy how 6.1 inches is considered compact for a phone now. I am still on the fence about whether to go base, Plus, or Ultra, but the smallest version has a slight lead in my interest at this point, with the Ultra slightly behind.

I'm going to hold off until Samsung offers some better trade-in deals before I make a decision.

[muhammadsheharyarkhan]

You should also place the wallpaper in the link for every smartphone that you review.

Love your reviews keep it up

[vladmihai]

the biggest upgrade for s23 is the chipset....even compared to the snapdragon 8 gen 1, it is a huge improvement thanks to the tsmc 4nm process.
compared to exynos 2200, it's no discussion.

[philip]

With 2 year mobile phone contracts the norm I'd be interested to see a comparison of the S23 to the S21. Is the upgrade worthwhile? Great video as always 😃

[CosmicBho]

i love this guy. Someone doing a base s23 detailed overview instead of just drooling over the ultras. Plus, I like his reviews, they are good. Keep it up, brother.

[Pugwash.]

My last upgrade was from a Note10+ to a S22 Ultra. That was a little jump for most things I use daily although the camera leaped up. I don't think the S23 Ultra will tempt me.

[patchy]

Exact same dimensions? I was hoping it might be a tad smaller.

[RecklessTurtle]

Finally they get rid off that silly Exynos nonsense. On the other hand, no need to get this S23, just look out for S22 discounts. It is practically the same phone. I suspect 2023 will be a pretty bad year for Sammy...

[Zacks]

I prefer the camera house design on the s22. Has a bit more of a personality to it.

[mnielsen]

I bought my S23 (the small one) the day it hit the shops in Sweden, and I'm loving it, sold my Zenfone 9 and Pixel 7, this will be my "for ever phone" for a while. 👍

[paulc]

Just received my new black S23 256gb yesterday after trading in my S21+. Although about 1cm smaller in height, the S23 feels and looks a lot better and great in the hand, very pleased and glad I made the upgrade / change. Did wonder about getting the S23+ again as thought would miss the bigger screen size, but glad I didn’t, really like this phone.