Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - 1 Year Later! // Best Phone of 2023

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra but 1 year later! It's probably the best all around phone for 2023 with a really strong feature set. Hopefully this revisit helps you out.

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[EARLy]

If you have the S23 ultra, there is little to no reason to upgrade to the next gen, this phone is perfect

[GREATAWAKENING]

You said it best. This phone does not feel like it's aged at all. I grabbed the S23 Ultra when it was released and it's working like I just got it. It's not slowing because of a processor that can't keep up and the software updates keep it optimized and the camera is great.

[hhhmmmmmmmm]

Finally, someone with the courage to pick just one phone of the year.

[i_roverlust]

I shifted to Galaxy S23 Ultra from iPhone & its the best decision ever 💯

[phothewin]

When I try to rank the best phones this year, I keep coming back to the fact that the S23 Ultra is almost a year-old and it still holds up very well against phones that were released in the 3rd quarter. It's such great value for a great package overall.

[divtan]

I use a IPhone 14 and my mother uses an S23 Ultra, compared to that my phones feels like shit the phone is gorgeous and samsung has definitely nailed the s23 series, i am very fond of using my mothers phone its just so beautiful, its a work of art samsung has done. The cameras are good too expect videos are better on my iphone and s-pen is a cherry on the top i love using the Ultra its just a better phone and i keep coming back to it Thank you and love ur Videos

[B-MARTINEZ]

This phone just feels classy, high end quality and that screen is insane

[Mo.Jo.]

I've had my Note 9 for 5+ years now and its still going strong as it was the latest and greatest when it was first released. Sure, the lack of security updates and slowly seeing less and less updates from my other apps has concerned me but I'll keep using this phone until it gives out or i really need to upgrade. I'm not a power user and nor do i play games on my phone, so just happy that i don't need to waste resources to upgrade every year/couple of years. The one advice i would give anyone wanting to keep their phones a long time is to always maintain their batteries between 20% - 80%. I never had software support on my Note 9 to help me do that, but i did it consciously from the day i unboxed my device and 5 years later i still get ALMOST a full days worth of use before needing to recharge.

[ashmitgautam]

My S20+ broke recently and I got the S23 Ultra on a Christmas sale. Despite the S24 Ultra around the corner, if you can get a S23U on sale, you won't regret.

[whodatdere]

Just bought this beast a month ago. (upgraded from an S9) It does not disappoint. I am not a small guy so the phone was not hard for me to one hand operate for the most part. Haven't used the pen for more than 5 seconds. Like all my phones, a screen protector and otterbox are a must within 5 minutes of owning it.
As an old schooler, I do miss the SD card expansion and the 3.5mm jack... Heck I still miss my IR blaster from the S5.
All the camera features are still a head scratcher, but they are growing on me.

The other plus is being able to remove a lot of the "bloatware" that previous versions would not allow.

[leechburglights]

I seriously just walked into a T-moble store today and transferred my service from my Straight Talk Samsung Galaxy Note20 to this, a Galaxy S23 Ultra. I traded in my Note20 for this, one-for-one. My Note 20 still was amazing after almost 3 years, never a problem. My company is consolidating and updating our phone plans and it was noted that my monthly service charge would drop while giving me more data. Took forever to transfer everything from the old phone to this one. I expect to have this phone for 2 years before getting an upgrade. Hope it holds up as well as the other Galaxy series I've had like the Gaxaxy 4, 6, 7, and Note20.

[darionmcclinton]

I love Samsung's Ultras, and I do miss them. I downgraded to the plus models because I just couldn't deal with the size

[adegbenroagoro]

I got mine 2 days ago after using my faithful Note 10 Plus since November 2019.Very pleased with it so far and expect it to serve me as well as the former phone. Had to get the 512 GB model since it lacks an SD card slot

[michaelruben]

Just bought it (Samsung S23 Ultra) lavender edition 20 December 2023 in Samsung official store... absolutely love it 🤠👍

[isaose]

Just picked mine after upgrading from the s20 that I've been using for about 3 years. The weight and size were a big shock to me. Battery life is way better...

[kristijanpilato]

I have the S22 ultra Exynos version, but will get the s24 ultra with the SD gen 3 proc. I think the difference in battery life will be very noticeable

[TitusRex]

I agree. I have it since launch and I have no desire to change. It feels good as new. And there's no better alternative right now.

[Mordotz]

Also had a Samsung. Currently have the S10+. Looking to upgrade next month or so when S24 Ultra launches hopefully. But not gonna lie.. the iPhone 15 Pro Max is damn tempting as well

[driven]

I upgraded to this from my Note 10+. (I loved that device). This is a worthy successor. I suspect I'll have this for a few years as well

[wburki]

I bought my s23 ultra in November and I am still amazed at the screen resolution and overall build quality. It is the best phone ever!!