Samsung Galaxy S23+ Review: Completely Underrated!

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00:00 Intro
01:25 Past phones
04:11 What I like
05:45 What I don't like
08:08 Ending

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[mcmouse]

I also play Youtube in the background while working. As such, my battery life on iphone was dreadful. Android seems to handle the youtube app much better and I can run it in the background for hours on end. Love your videos! Feel better!

[Cucuska]

I love that you included Apple's walled-garden approach to connectors and software. Reviewers seem to skip over those things all the time.

[arondyte]

The S23 Plus is a great all rounder stand alone device for most platform agnostic folks who don’t need an S Pen. Also since Samsung is a more established hardware manufacturer, they probably also have better and more accessible after sales support in case something goes wrong (as compared to a Google Pixel). The only thing really bad about it is the amount of Samsung bloatware.

[arigvi]

I like this type of review. Although it's not objective, it does give you an idea of what a phone would "feel" like if you own it.

[steveroysston]

S23 Plus rocks! Flagship feel without the flagship price. Gorgeous display for movies and browsing, the processor lets me multitask like crazy, and the camera captures stunning photos and videos, even in low light. Plus, the in-screen fingerprint sensor unlocks it in a snap. Just a heads up, some screen protectors can be finicky with the sensor. I grabbed a fingerprint-compatible one from Gadgetshieldz and now it's flawless!

[zargis]

Upgraded to S23 Ultra (from S10) this year and the battery life is just unbelievable, 10-12h SoT is just nuts.

[HashimHS]

I don't like Iphones because of the ecosystem. What makes things worse, is that Iphone accessories are overpriced and the Iphone software is tailored to favor their own accessories over others. That means for example, I'll have to buy an airpods that I don't like rather than buying a sony xm4.

[franklincommunitychurch]

I used the iphone 14 pro max for about a month, and I agree with you, epecially about the size. It was just too big and too heavy; also, the large camera bump made it seem very top-heavy. I got used to the dynamic island, but couldn't get used to the size and weight. I picked up the s23 plus, and I love it. It feels so much better, both in the hand and the pocket. Even though it has roughly the same size screen as the 14 pro max. The cameras seem equal; some shots and videos I liked the iphone better for, and some the Samsung. Both give me all-day battery, and, since I charg it at bedtime, that is all that matters to me. As a plus, the s23 was a good deal cheaper, and had double the base storage.

And don't even get me started on the lack of USB-C...

[Tomtot]

The main reason I went for a Pixel is because I run Graphene OS and therefore don't rely as much on Google services and their intrusiveness. I also prefer their OS but hardware wise, I have to say, Samsung is leading, especially now that they're using Snapdragon worldwide.

[josephoduor]

As much as reviewers are unhappy with the S23 series because of the similar design to the S22, IMO Samsung actually fixed the issues that matter to consumers i.e., performance fluidity and battery life. Next they should give users the freedom to delete one of the samsung-google duplicate apps. No need to have two photos apps, two messages apps, etc.

[lurkmerchant]

I used to have iphone13mini and I absolutely loved it, ALMOST every aspect of it. What put me off were 1. photo quality 2. compatibility issues with PC.
Why apple has to make everything different from all the other company is puzzling, but iphones are more solidly built.
I eventually let go of 13 mini, decided to keep SE though, because it still works great.
My samsung a3 2017 was still working fine, but decided to let it go because some important apps don't work on the Android version anymore.

So I've got myself s23 and s23 plus for my husband during Black Friday sale.
Battery of s23 is rather lacklustre but everything else is amazing. s23 plus though. It's perfect for my hubby. Screen is large enough, awesome everything including battery.
Both phones charge up pretty quickly. I'm very happy about my decision.

[akrav]

Josh if you are going to review phones, I would like to hear your thoughts on the One plus 11. I appreciate your honesty about Samsung and Apple, good video.

[cristianforescu]

I recently bought the S23 Ultra 512/12GB . Sad about the demise of the mSD card, but I transffered all my 116GB of photos since 2015 ( from Samsung S5 era ) till 2023. What bothers me is that everyone praises the storage speed of the S23 Ultra. When transferring the mentioned 116GB I stumbled upon the required time needed ( hours ) to transfer from Samsung T5 on USB3.1 gen 2 10 GbS attached to my computer to the S23 U . saddly only a couple of hundred MB on seq write, What about your S23 storage speed ?

[veys]

Actually Samsung Apps are pretty good. I use many of them. My favorites are Samsung Music, Internet (excellent Dark Mode), Samsung Pass, E-Mail app and Samsung Notes. They are good.

[dom]

Welcome back Josh! hope you are feeling better !

[muthukumaranc]

Great review! I would LOVE to know about your life journey!! Those types of videos bring immense value to us!!

[krebsgewehr]

Iphone is going to be supported in windows soon. It's a little limited but if you have tried dell's phone connection app it's a lot like that. I think the iPhone 15 might be worth it if they go to usb-c but the max is massive and I couldn't do it.

[BriefNerdOriginal]

As I trust your judgement in reviewing laptops, would you review the desktop mode on the S23+ ?

[ChiaDai]

Having exactly the same experience / perspective for iPhone, would love to see your comparison / experience sharing for pixel vs samsung