Samsung Galaxy S23

Full Specifications
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Availability

Officially announced Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP) $800
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Design

Dimensions 5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight 5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size 6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) 1531 (Good)
Bright Min 0.9 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime
4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold
3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU Adreno 740
Memory 8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion not expandable
OS Android (14, 13)
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PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single 2023
GeekBench 6 Multi 5180
3D Mark High 3807
3D Mark Low 2079

Battery

Type 3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate: 6h 3min
Browsing: 15h 21min
Gaming: 8h 1min
Video: 8h 6min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera 12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Sensor name: Sony IMX564
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera 12 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 64 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash Dual LED
Video recording 8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR
Front 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score: 137
Photo score: 139
Video score: 134

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 5.3
WLAN a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB Type-C
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones No 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
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Regulatory Approval

FCC approval Date approved: Jan 17, 2023
FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR Head: 0.95 W/kg
Body: 0.88 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $860
International
Differences from the main variant:
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
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Overall User Rating
1 person recommends this phone.
Build quality
9.2
Camera quality
9.4
Performance
9.6
Display
9.8
Battery life and charging
6.8
Value for money
7.7

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