The Korean company “Samsung” revealed at its annual conference the company’s latest findings of various products, the most important of which are the Galaxy S23 series phones, which included “Galaxy S23” and “Galaxy S23 +” (+ Galaxy S23) and “Galaxy S23 Ultra”, and the specifications of the devices did not depart from what was circulating in terms of leaks before the conference.

In this quick report, we provide a full summary of the "Galaxy Unpacked" event, during which the Galaxy S23 series of phones was launched, along with a group of other devices.

Galaxy S23 series phones

Samsung has come a long way in the field of smart phones, and has been able to compete with “Apple” for the throne of the smart phone industry for many years with the Galaxy “S” series phones, from the Galaxy S series to the Galaxy S22 series.

That is why we are not surprised that the Galaxy S23 phones are almost identical to the “S” series from last year, with slight differences in specifications.

And as usual, the cameras get the most attention.

The most prominent change in the field of design for this category was the share of the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 + phones, as Samsung adopted the design of the cameras that we saw in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is to install the camera lenses directly on the back of the phone without the presence of a surrounding space, as we find in all other phones.

The Korean company maintained the curved corners in the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ versions, with sharp edges in the Galaxy S23 Ultra version.

The Korean company also introduced new colors, which are black, green, cotton and purple.

Samsung also relied on the “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2” chip in all Galaxy S23 phones, and this means that Samsung decided to completely dispense with the “Exynos” chips.

Experts believe that Samsung made this decision due to the modest performance provided by those chips, and its continuous failure to confront the Snapdragon chips, in addition to the thermal problems and high battery consumption that it was suffering from.

Samsung also modified the name of the chipset to become “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 For Galaxy”, as it includes a main CPU core with a frequency of 3.36 GHz (instead of 3.2 GHz in the regular chip), and the graphics processing unit “Adreno 740”. (Adreno 740) at 719 MHz (instead of 680 MHz).

In general, the second generation Snapdragon 8 chip without modifications guarantees 25% better graphics performance compared to last year's chip, with energy savings of up to 45%, in addition to increasing the speed of performing tasks based on artificial intelligence by 4.35 times.

It is also reported that Samsung has allocated memory of the type "UFS 4.0" (UFS 4.0) instead of "UFS 3.1" (UFS 3.1) for all phones except for the version with a storage capacity of 128 GB, which will provide a difference in performance in every way. to be sure.

As for the last thing that unites the three phones, it is the new protection layer from “Corning” called “Victus 2”.

The “Galaxy S23” series comes to be one of the most powerful Android phones in the arena, which may even compete with phones dedicated to games, thanks to the super-fast Snapdragon 8 second-generation chip for Galaxy.

Specifications of my Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+

The Galaxy S23 comes with a 6.1-inch screen and a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels with a frequency of 120 Hz and 8 GB of random memory, which are the same specifications as last year’s Galaxy S22 phone.

The good news is that the battery capacity of the Galaxy S23 has been increased from last year's Galaxy S22 to 3900 mAh (instead of 3700 mAh in the Galaxy S22), which is still considered a small capacity, especially with a 120 Hz screen.

The Galaxy S23+ comes with the same previous specifications and is identical to the regular version, with some differences represented by a larger screen size of 6.6 inches, a larger battery with a capacity of 4700 mAh (which increased from last year’s version, which had a capacity of 4500 mAh), and finally comes with random memory And large storage capacity.

Unlike the new design of the cameras in the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 +, it will be very difficult to differentiate them from last year's phones in the Galaxy S22 (Reuters)

Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ cameras

In terms of imaging, Samsung hasn't changed that either, as the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ still offer a 50-megapixel main sensor with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide secondary sensor and a third 10-megapixel telephoto sensor with optical zoom up to "3 X" (3 times). ) and support for double zoom up to "10x".

Other than the new design of the cameras in the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 +, it will be very difficult to differentiate it from last year's phones in the Galaxy S22.

Specifications of the Galaxy S23 Ultra phone

The Galaxy S23 Ultra stole the spotlight during the party, as the largest phone in this category comes with a new 200-megapixel camera sensor, which allows the collection of a large amount of light, and thus a greater ability to capture unique night photos.

It is noteworthy that the same sensor was added in competing phones such as the “Xioami 12T Pro”, but Samsung presents it for the first time in its new flagship phone.

And with the presence of the latest Qualcomm chipset in this device, it is expected that the Galaxy S23 Ultra will be on the top of the best photography phones in 2023.

As for the other cameras on the phone, they are identical to the other versions, which are a 12-megapixel ultra-wide secondary sensor, a third sensor dedicated to 10-megapixel zoom with optical zoom up to 3 times, and a 12-megapixel Ultra Wide sensor with Double optical zoom up to 10 times.

Perhaps one of the strange decisions that Samsung made regarding its new phone is to reduce the resolution of the front camera, to 12 megapixels instead of 40 megapixels in the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Samsung explained that it has developed night photography, or as it calls it “Pro-grade Nightography”, in its new phone, using both the new sensor and artificial intelligence, which provides impressive results, especially with regard to the photography mode known as Night Portrait.

As for shooting videos in night mode, Samsung uses the “Adaptive VDIS” feature that reduces noise using artificial intelligence, making low-light photos clearer.

Samsung also added an Astro Hyperlapse mode to capture the movements and paths of stars.

It will also allow shooting RAW files with a resolution of 50 megapixels, to enable photography professionals to fully control the images captured on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

Samsung also improved the optical stability "OIS" (OIS) in its new phone, to 3 degrees instead of 1.5, double last year.

This means that shooting videos on the Galaxy S23 Ultra will be more stable than ever.

Next to the second-generation Snapdragon 8 chip and the new camera sensor, the Samsung phone comes with similar specifications to last year’s version. We find a huge 6.8-inch screen with a resolution of 1440 x 3088 pixels (QHD+) with sharp corners and less curved edges for those who prefer flat phones.

Also, do not forget that the Galaxy S23 Ultra comes with a “Spen” pen, to be the second successor to the “Galaxy Note” series.

The phone also comes with the same storage capacities of up to 1 terabyte of internal storage and up to 12 GB of random memory, with a huge 5,000 mAh battery and 45-watt charging speed.

Samsung launched its new Galaxy S23 phones at the same prices as last year's S22 phones (Reuters)

Galaxy S23 series phones prices

Samsung provides the Galaxy S23 at a starting price of $ 799 for the version with a storage capacity of 8 GB / 128 GB.

And while the Galaxy S23+ starts at $999, the Galaxy S23 Ultra starts at $1,199, so the Korean company has maintained the prices of its new phones this year.