Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review - 120 Days Later - Was It a Mistake?
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
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I have been using the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra for a LONG time of ... 5 months. IN the tech world, that is VERY long, and in this video, I want to a deep dive of what I love about the S23 Ultra in the form of PROS and also what I wish was better in the form of CONS.
Let's dive in.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to S23 Ultra Review
00:41 Display
2:07 Sound and Speaker Quality
2:39 Microphone Quality
4:02 Battery Life
4:45 Customization
5:54 More Customization
6:29 Uniquely Powerful Features
7:47 Powerful S-Pen Functions
9:29 Camera (Photos and Videos)
12:10 Design and Build Quality
13:00 CONS
14:36 Ending
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Switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the S23 Ultra a few weeks ago. Not missing the iPhone at all lol
What☠️
You don't have 14pm & s23 Ultra
But if you Android fan toxic
I switched from they iPhone 13 Pro Max as main phone, i'm still using both
My pro max 14 Had much better battery life ,hate this ultra 23
@@a-ronholscher8529you don't even have the s23 ultra stop lying
The battery is a big improvement over the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
The S23 Ultra really is a superb phone.
Yes u are totally right... i love this phone!! I am really curious to see what the next flagship phone will be like.. Can Samsung top this???
I'm incredibly happy that I spend almost same money for S22 ultra Exynos last August 🎉
Battery is mindblowing. Halfway thru work by 12:30PM I would be at 50% with the S22 Ultra. I took the S23 Ultra off the charger at 6AM and still had 58% by 3PM yesterday.
@@LE_NOMAD90 ikr!!
1 yr later.. new phone release and beat s23 ultra. Again, new sentences from them 😂. Human, never get enough or satisfied.
I just switched to the s23 ultra from iPhone. I have always been worried that if I switched to android I won't get the same feeling I got when I had iPhone. But I am actually blown away with how premium this screen is, how these speakers seem to be louder and more clearer in my opinion compared to the 14 Pro Max I had, the battery on this device is excellent, everything is so smooth with no bugs or glitches like I was getting on my iPhone. I can definitely say I'll be with Samsung for the long run.
With that model, you bet... That phone is insane. I was thinking switching from android (I had a Xiaomi 12) to iPhone (was thinking of getting a 13 pro max) but after searching and looking, the S23 ultra is insane.
@@DavidB1124 your best bet is to just get the s23 Ultra. The S23 Ultra is a beast compared to the 14 Pro Max I had.
I mean, what kind of glitches did you get? Look like you can’t even afford an IPhone 14 pro max, there’s no bugs, the system is smooth as hell, more secure etc. total bs what u said.
@7lthus951 Do you really wanna see the proof of my purchase on T-Mobile? I had the 256GB Deep Purple 14 Pro Max and yes there was bugs and glitches every day I used the device. Constant app crashes, keyboard would bug out from time to time, the camera would bug out, and there was lag while using the device itself. I have been with Apple for years, every Pro Max other then the 11 Pro Max also had the XS Max, 11, 12 mini, and 6s Plus. I have never seen a crappy iPhone as the 14 Pro Max was.
@7lthus951 So don't sit here and judge a book by its cover cause you have no clue what people can afford. If I can afford a $1200 flagship Samsung then what makes you think I can't afford an iPhone? You sound dumb right now bro.
S23 Ultra was the best "mistake" I ever made. Traded in my S22 Ultra for $250. The flatter screen, battery life and processor are amazing. It refuses to die from 100%.
Me too my best mistake lol i got it for about 600 by trade in $800 credit
@@Topdgun GOOD!!!
Best mistake 😂
Really don't see anything worth upgrading to the S23, if i were you, i would just wait for the S24 or new phones from next year, 2024 will be the year where new phones are going to impress us & make a whole new huge difference
But you do you, you got that extra cash money, so why not
@@LE_NOMAD90ur mistake was buying s22 ultra
Galaxy S23 Ultra is the latest and the greatest that is out there right now in the market and nothing compares to it! I switched from iPhone 12 to the S23 Ultra and am very happy with my decision - the S pen and Dex are features so useful for my daily productivity. This is some serious piece of tech, you can even answer calls without picking the phone up and the battery backup lasts much more than a day. Excellent experience with Samsung this time!
Truly the best overall Android phone available. I am so blown away how good it is. My best phone ever.
Excellent review - I've had this phone for 6 weeks and I'm still learning about its capabilities. All the pros and cons you mentioned are right on. Kudos to you.
Please can you get me one please. In still using a Tecno spark 4
@@oneanime8682yes im SURE he'll buy you one
You want a new Porsche Cayenne, too?
The s23 ultra is the best phone I've ever used and owned coming from the s10 plus and why i gave the a53 to my mother. The Samsung s23 ultra is better than the iPhone 14 pro max and Pixel no comparison, and I've used all 3. For those of us who know tech, we always knew Samsung was way more fun to use with more capabilities than the iPhone. I used to be an apple sheep many, many years ago, and then I transitioned and never went back. I remember apple phones being the most boring limited phones I've used. The only thing I use on my old iPhone 6s is the imessage period. Even using the 14 pro max irritates me because my s23 ultra does way more. Also, the camera is way better than the iPhone and more fun unlimited features. IPhone sometimes give the perception of better battery because it doesnt do anything basically. Now, with the pixel, I don't prefer the operating system, but I respect the pixel camera. Only gripe I have is the missing micro SD card. When it comes to those things like edge panel multi tasking, and 10 x perfect clarity, UHD 60 and hdr 10 video , all those unlimited features are close to perfect. The s23 ultra is the most value for the money, no comparison!
Agree with the micro SD card, it is very good if they had retain this one feature on the samsung phone. But what can we do if that is the manufacturer's preference in creating this techy phones nowadays😊, they increase the phone memory by eliminating the portable memories😂(SD card).
It's greed for cloud storage and upselling 1tb
@@morm2173ame here i came from the s10+too the s23 ultra is a beast of a phone you can Do everything unlimited functions and if there is something you can,t Do there is always an app or developer options for IT
Never been so happy with a phone until I sold all my apple products and got the s23 ultra absolutely love this phone so much it's perfect to me so happy I left apple I am much more happier 😊
I’ll be joining you when the S24 comes out.
I recently got my s23 ultra about 2 weeks ago. All i can say is it is a great device that lasts all day. I did immediately order a glass screen protector and and spigan case same day delivery. I waited to use the device until it came in a few hours tp my door and honestly made me not worry about the device nearly as much it feels like a tank, yet light.
Where did you get your screen protector from?
Most quick charging phones employ a dual battery for rapid charging. With perhaps specialized charger for that purpose. For samung to do that it requires a significant internal design change.
Excellent video. Always run to your videos when I get a new phone. Really liked your smoke video wallpaper, but didn't have much luck finding it.
I get up to 2 1/2 days of battery life life with moderate usage, settings all mexed out. As for battery charging speeds in a 1 hour time frame, no issuse with that at all. The build quality is 💯 and performance......no complaints. However the cost is very high at CAD$1800+ for the 256GB model
My guess is that, by now, how many chargers do we have? We buy what we want that usually isn't OEM so I can understand why accessoires are no longer included. If we buy the ultra, you can bet we are buying our own preferred aftermarket products that are better. I hated to give up my 512GB micro card from the Note 10+ but an issue I had with one app was fixed by moving the books from the micro card into internal storage. I did get a micro card reader with a C connection. It isn't meant to be permanent but it helps take away the pain of not behaving external memory. I realize now that removable memory can be limiting to the performance of the phone which is why it has been eliminated from high end phones. My opinion, of course. :)
Yea lack of micro SD card is my biggest gripe with s23 ultra
i ve recently upgraded from a A32 To a S23U and it is amazing
You covered alot. Thank you. I just traded in my Note 20 Ultra (which made me cry a little) for this phone because I essentially only paid a couple hundred bucks to make the trade. I had no idea how astounding this phones features are. I do wish you got a starter case and screen protector. However, I have had a Samsung since the S7 and I don't recall ever getting those things so I order them at the same time order the phone. As far as the charging goes, I always thought they charged quickly. Apparently I must have had bad phones to compare to LOL. I do like the fact that if you are gaming on your phone, can have a feature where you can by pass the battery and feed power to the chip directly. I am not sure if that is something available on other phones.
Last samsung phone for me was note 8, I went to Huawei and xiaomi... now I came back to samsung s23 ultra today, I was sooo letdown with no charger, screen protector and slow charger considering what I got with xiaomi and Huawei in the past. Totally agree with him and subbed 👍
One of the best product reviews I've ever watched. Thanks for posting!
Thank you Saki. I always appreciate your opinion.
Some reviewers hardly use the phone and people go by their reviews. Later on, they discover issues that were not specified on the videos.
great work mate, what case are you using mate
You left one of the biggest items that you neglected to touch on in this review of this expensive phone was the stereo speakers and their sound quality. I currently have over 5200 songs stored on my phone and wanted to know how those speakers sound. Many cell phone users do play music over there phones and I'm amazed that you left that out of this supposed in depth review.
I have the Samsung Galaxy S9 Note - It has an Edge Feature. Does this one also have the capability to Swipe on the Edge and a menu comes up with your most used apps?
Thank you Foto your video Mr. Saki. Till march this year I uesed my Samsung Galaxy Note 10 +. And since march this year I use the Samsung Galaxy S 23 Ultra. What great jump Forward. Batterie life, photo quality and the Speed of the cpu. The qualcom CPU ist so much better, than the Samsung exynox. Greetings From Munich, Bavaria.
Hey Saki when I download the Expert Raw camera it does not sinc with the camera, it downloads as a separate app, is there a fix for this?
This very good news, I really appreciate did you find out when S24 ultra is coming out. I like getting next year with 1tb internal drive. Anything I know about it? 😊😉❤️
Take care
12:00 the thing i like the most about the night shot is all the shadows it adds in the pictures in all different directions
I came from an s10+ and upgradet to the 23 ultra its a beast of a phone you can do everything battery is insane feels super premium and the display is the best ive seen yet not to mention the insane camera and s pen
Hay !! Saki, good to have you back, I haven't seen you for quite a while.
Does assuming that the live background on your phone drains battery faster? I’m on an iPhone now and looking to switch.
What case do you have on the phone?
What themes are you using??
Are the wallpapers in the video in the Galaxy store?
Can you please tell me what case that is that you are using ,I'm looking for a white case .
Thanks
Thanks for the video could I ask where did you get the Egyptian wallpaper from?
I Still rock my Note S10+ ( I made over 48'000 Pictures so so far with this phone, I use it for Nature Photography, Huskys, Snowboard, Bike, Landscape etc. and edit them with Lightroom) I want this Phone since release, but I decitet to buy a new Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon Comp Bike to replace my 13 Year old Scott Genius that I use daily and hold on a little longer to my Phone.
It was an easy decision to invest in the Bike but a very hard one NOT on top of that buy the Phone 😉
Cheers
What is the access panel below the power button for ?
Using both the Pixel 6 Pro and the S23 Ultra, the Pixel gives me greater point and shoot confidence because sometimes focus on the S23 ultra can be a hit or miss especially when you're walking, on a ride, and you just want to grab a quick focused shot. Picture quality wise it's good. But an unfocused image can ruin even the best processed images.
Had to retire my pixel 6pro!! It has a hard time doing daily task!! Glad yours is still going good!! Just picked up the s23 ultra and it's night and day in performance!! 👊🏼
Major weakness of Samsung phones is their poor performance capturing moving subjects. This phone costs too much to tolerate that.
Great content. I love my s23 ultra.
To add to the things they could give you for the price, would an SD tray be so terrible?
SD card Data transfer speeds are too far behind
At launch thay did give a free memory upgrade
Yes
The video wallpaper is fenomenal!
Thanks I bought it after your reviews. My CONS unless I'm app challenged, although my wife says I am 😁. We can't set reminder from within the text message app. You have to do it with the reminder section for all apps. And it's not accurate on time if set to 10 min, it goes off after 7 or 13 min and can't use the same sound for reminder. I used it alot for parking meters. Now I set my alarm instead of my parking app sending me the text message with time left. Haven't found other option around to avoid tickets.
Another good review. I prefer avoid super fast charging because it will degrade your battery much quicker and you run the risk of overheating or worse. I fly R/C Planes, we fast charge the LiPo's as a result they have a much shorter usable life. Why are all reviews hooked on low light photographs? I rarely take night time photos and when I do I want them to be a faithful representation of what I am seeing.
Very good point about fast charging. The Chinese brands that have pushed the envelope here do seem to direct heat to the charger itself but 45W is plenty for me and honestly I tend to slow charge my phone whilst doing other things anyway. I'll keep doing that when I probably get an S23 Ultra soon, but I do have the 45W Samsung charger from the A70 so if I do need those speeds for a faster top-up I can get them.
Pro: Spen,Dex,6,8 beautiful display, many good looking custom designs, Good Update support,Good Camera, Good feelings when holding this phone, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, not too much edge but this is only my opinion, very good battery life (8-9 hours)
Cons: Slow charging, no charger in the box, Price Tag is okay but no charger included, little bit heavy but not as the 14 Pro Max, I think personally the cases from Samsung are not so nice,
Yeah not much cons in m experience with this phone. Only that the battery life is worse since the June update. End of the Day the almost perfect phone of this year...
Could you please tell me if notifications sound is coming only from bottom speaker? Even in settings/sounds in preview, notification sounds are coming only from bottom speaker
Excellent review! New subscriber. ❤️
does it have a file manager app to manage mp3/mp4 files??
Great video Saki.
Good timing. I am looking at upgrading my phone in the next couple months.
Hello Saki from Sakitech! Have a Question to you which app you use for wallpapers your screen is simply Awsome and Galaxy s23u is Best of the Best !
Love the pyramid wallpaper, where can i get that?
Nice review! Subscribed
Can I ask one question Sakitech I have a Nokia 8.3 5g phone running on Android 12 it carries to many bugs on running Android system the notifications choke it no day goes by it fills up with notifications too many bugs and software problems with operating system but Google 1 is very clean is the Samsung s23ultra on Android 13 a better operating system just wondering
I bought this phone a few weeks back and I'm enjoying it. I've nowhere near scratched the surface of it's capabilities as of yet. I do love my iPhone 14 Pro. I'd never trade it up so i have both.
I wanted asked who used it for long How parctical is it in hand while using considering the big size because I'm a fan of it but not of big phones 😢 ?
Samsung just flexed their muscle 💪 with the S23 Ultra.... Hopefully, Apple will have a worthy response with their new iPhone Max version. I just sold my iPhone 14 Pro Max. We all know Apple is so limited, but people love the simplicity of iPhones. Honestly, it's not even a contest. The S23 Ultra is the best phone in the world.
I’m making the iPhone to s23 switch tomorrow, and I’m kind of nervous, is this the right move?? I’ve had iPhone since the 4..
Great video (as usual).....Upgraded from a Note 20 Ultra 5G to the S23 Ultra 5G just for the camera and it has been spectacularly successful. Was always disappointed with the camera quality of the Note 20. Used the S23 as my only camera during a trip through Europe in late '23 and the quality across the ~17k photos is overwhelmingly breathtaking.
What's the case you are using on it
Just a quick question, guy!! Is the finger print scanner visible in bright light?
also a shutter speed issue with blurred photos of a moving subject and very noisy low light video in all camera modes and front facing camera
Trading my samsung zfold 4 for this phone hopefully im not making a mistake. My battery life and camera isnt the best on the fold looking forward to the s23 ultra
You are definitely making a mistake. I get great battery life on my Z Fold 4 and the Camera is awesome. After having a Fold there is no way I will go back to a candy bar phone.
Can you provide the link to buy your phone case please 😊 white one
😂 Hej Sakitech i have the S22 ultra in green color and love my phone but yes the S23 ultra is very nice and if I hadn't bought the S22 ultra last year, I would have bought the S23. And as others mention here, Samsung also offers very long support these days on the Samsung Galaxy series and also on some other Samsung mobile models which is very good. I upgraded from the S10 plus to the Samsung S22 Ultra last year and I don't regret it I'm looking forward to Android 14 and One UI 6.0 very nice features are coming take care Sakitech and have a nice day.
I just traded in my s22 ultra and got the 512gb sky blue s23 ultra for $329 .. within 5 days of sending old phone in it was approved for the $750 trade in credit directly from Samsung. Fast and easy process . So good I just bought the watch 5 pro today and traded in my watch 4 classic for $230 ..
@@AustincoleMcMichael Hej nice yes Samsung have very nice trade in deals take care and have a lovely day.
Great video 👍👍
I want to know what I could get for my iPhone 📱 13 Pro Max and also the app ecosystem Vs. Apple. I am truly bored with my iPhone but also wonder about apps on Android
I love the battery on this. I no longer charge daily. I charge when it needs it.
I can deal with the charging times but I would really like to see the micro-SD slot return and stop forcing people to get cloud storage.
Will be getting my S23 U tomorrow. Retiring my Pixel 7 Pro. Had Pixel phones since the Nexus and want to try something different. Hopefully I wont be disappointed
Its a beast of a phone unlimited capabilities
Just received mine today.
I still got the note 9. About to update to the ultra 23.😊
I traded my Note 9 for the S23 Ultra. Nothing wrong with the Note 9 and I'm still wondering if the $$ I paid was worth the upgrade. There is a lot of AI built into this S23 and I'm not really sure that I like it. Those photos of the moon use AI to 'fill in the details'. Good Luck !!
Hi
Good job
I have a question
I like this phone but hate curved screen, is it tolerable? I mean is it too much curve?
Its definitely not an issue unlike the first curved screen
Im definitely gonna get this fcker this saturday. super excited.
One other con is the curve screen, I switched from s22U to s23+ just because of the screen
The s23u's screen isn't as curved as the s22u, it feels flat with a case on.
I've had mine for about 3 weeks. Worth every cent so far.
Isn’t it to big?
@@Lordperceval1616 a bit.
You have forget that you could become Superuser(ROOT) in Android. This way you could disable all unnecessary actualization and have same performance from day one to day you replace it for something else because you are tired of using same phone for 3-4-5 years straight.
Additionaly S23 Ultra and any other former NOTE phones allow you to keep screen clear by doing all tasks with help of s-pen only... I advice to use soft tips only, in hard tips a grain of harder than screen material might be trapped and act as sand paper(guess how I known).
in my opinion, you missed one of the most important parameters and that is performance, yes at the beginning they are always fast, but what about in half a year or more. So I want to ask you if you felt any loss in performance or if the new processor is so good that it will be equal to the iPhone 14 pro even after a few months
Every year IPhone slows down every apple device (mostly phones) and Samsung doesn’t so you’ll be better off with Samsung because apple slows down devices and got a lawsuit and STILL IS DOING IT
Got my s23 ultra 2 days ago and I'm loving it
Hows has the battery life been?
@@kb2696 awesome
Thanks 4 the info"
I still have s22 ultra I'm waiting to upgrade next year s24 ultra you have a point about Samsung not giving us the charger case an screen protector in the box I feel the same way about that an chargering speeds
This video made me decide to stick with the Iphone 14 pro max and move to the Iphone 15 pro max soon.
I was actually surprised to learn earlier that since the 22 series there is no more samsung keyboard. My one gripe! Now its google messages, but does it use the google keyboard also?
What are you talking about? S23 still has Samsung keyboard.
Love my S23 ultra but after today's June software update, my fingerprint scanner icon has disappeared from my lock screen 😢
I know this is a issue but its odd that it doesn't affect all phones, mine has been OK.
Can you describe the features it has for the handicapped person who finds it extremely difficult to scroll up or down and left to right. I have Parkinson’s and my hand would freeze when I have to tap something on the phone. I cannot even speak because my jaw muscle are stiff. So i mumble and therefore I cant dictate anything. I love photography so I am going to get myself a S23 ultra but i had been using a iPhone all my life. It’s very easy because of i cloud ,if i take picture o my phone it immediately get downloaded to my i pad and my computer. I wont be changing my i pads r my computer so i don’t wat to loose that feature can join i could with a Samsung.please advise.
Whats with soft images? Most of them looks like water painting when zoomed in
Where can I get the all white phone case ?
Stock leather case from Samsung.
People are always amazed when I make or receive a call with the call background video
What version is Blue Tooth on S23 Ultra
Long term Samsung user, with s22 ultra and the z fold 4 being my daily driver.
With military discount at 200.00 off, and trading in my s22 ultra, I just got the s23 ultra for 249.00!! Best yet, I got the red version!!!!!! It comes in 4 days!!!
Been with apple since the 3gs, just changed to the s23 ultra and its astonishing good. Not going back to apple.
Wish the screen was matte or i could find a screen protector that was. The thumb recognition or eye does not work with my screen protector. There does not seem to be a decent screen protector. Camera is good, sound is good......I love this phone.
that was pretty good! thank you!
And further when I use my camera on the iPhone and i want to zoom i have to change the optical capability through the numbered disk and for me to do that take time and i miss my shot.
I got this phone brand new 700 i got a c to c charger with it glad i waited !!
S23 ultra don't support 4k dex over usb c to hdmi cable
Thought I would leave this out here in case any1 wanting to know this, just got the new s23 ultra a day back, was plugging it in to my pc monitor to watch a movie and view some holiday pictures using usb c to hdmi cable and the maximum resolution option on dex settings is 1080p. This is very surprising to me because my old note 20 ultra supports 4k on the exact same simple setup (usb c to hdmi cable).All Huawei models support HDMI also.
Edit: Found out the new Samsung Galaxy all of them doesn't support this anymore
I’m still using s22 ultra. Any news on s24 release date?
02/17/2024 🎉
I've had a Note 9 for several years. Decided it was time to trade it in, while I could still get a decent value.
I got $800 off in trade-in, on the s23 Ultra, making it a sweet deal!
My s23 is on a FedEx truck, being delivered today; I can't wait!
Hi, I have a note 9 in excellent condition where did you buy and trade in I’m wanting the s23 ultra galaxy phone … if you don’t care too.. thanks …MJ
My carrier is ATT, and the offer was made on their website. @@margaretjasper1905
@@margaretjasper1905
I hope you didn't miss the Black Friday deals.
I think other reviewers downplay secure folder and dex
How does that fast charging effect total battery life?
Was a S22 ultra Exynos mistake?
watching from my S23ultra ❤