Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

200 MP

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Network

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Launch

Announced

2023, February 01

Status

Available. Released 2023, February 17

Body

Dimensions

163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Weight

234 g (8.25 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised) Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)

Size

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 740

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM UFS 4.0

Main Camera

Main Camera Numbar

Quad

Main Camera MP

200 MP

Main Camera

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR, HDR10+

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Models

SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS

SAR

1.12 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.96 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)

Price

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Tests

Performance

AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9) GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1) 3DMark: 3790 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

1274 nits max brightness (measured)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.6 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)

( NEW ) Active use score 13:24h Battery ( OLD ) rating 126h

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