Samsung Galaxy S23 Rumors and Leaks: Which Ones Are Legit? - PCMag

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 is 1 of our favourite smartphones released successful the past year, which has america excited to spot what Samsung has successful store with the Galaxy S23. As usual, there's been nary shortage of leaks and rumors starring up to Samsung's authoritative announcement, but they're not each reliable. We've scoured done the web to find the reputable ones that could really happen.


The Galaxy S23 Will Launch successful January oregon February

Unfortunately, we haven't heard immoderate reliable rumors regarding erstwhile the Galaxy S23 volition launch. Still, we tin usage erstwhile Galaxy releases to fig retired erstwhile Samsung mightiness denote and merchandise the caller phones.

The Galaxy S22 household of devices launched successful February, truthful we expect a akin clip framework for the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra. A artillery for a telephone matching the Galaxy S23 Plus showed up for certification successful South Korea successful September, according to SamMobile(Opens successful a caller window), which matches the timeline for a February release.

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The Samsung Galaxy S21 was announced connected Jan. 14, 2021, and went connected merchantability connected Jan. 29, truthful we can't regularisation retired a January motorboat for the S23. According to the Korean tract ETNews(Opens successful a caller window), Samsung whitethorn look to propulsion the phones retired arsenic soon arsenic 3 weeks earlier than the Galaxy S22, which would enactment the instrumentality retired successful mid to precocious January.

Whether January oregon February, we're assured that we'll spot the Galaxy S23 wrong the archetypal 2 months of 2023, truthful get your wallets acceptable if you're successful the marketplace for a caller Samsung phone.


The Galaxy S23 Has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Chip

Samsung has traditionally powered its S enactment of phones with the latest Qualcomm silicon successful the US. Qualcomm conscionable announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, and we judge it'll beryllium the spot powering the phones.

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Outside the US, we should besides spot the Qualcomm spot successful the Galaxy S23, arsenic noted leaker Ice Universe tweeted(Opens successful a caller window) that European versions of the telephone volition usage the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which is fantabulous for uniformity.


The Galaxy S23 Will Look Familiar

We aren't expecting Samsung to reinvent its plan philosophies with the Galaxy S23 household of devices. Instead, the telephone volition apt beryllium akin to the Galaxy S22, though determination could beryllium incremental differences.

According to OnLeaks and SmartPix(Opens successful a caller window), the Galaxy S23 volition measurement 5.7 by 2.7 by 0.29 inches (the S22 was 5.75 by 2.78 by 0.3 inches), and the S23+ volition beryllium 6.2 by 2.9 by 0.29 inches (the S22+ was 6.20 by 2.98 by 0.3 inches). So that means the size of the phones is much oregon little unchanged from the S22.

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Ice Universe(Opens successful a caller window) leaked the dimensions of the S23 Ultra. It volition measurement 6.43 by 3.07 by 0.35 inches, somewhat longer and wider than the Galaxy S22 Ultra's 6.42 by 3.06 by 0.35 inches. If these measurements are accurate, the Ultra volition beryllium the aforesaid thickness arsenic past year.

Renders of the S23 and S23 Ultra person emerged acknowledgment to OnLeaks(Opens successful a caller window), and neither telephone looks to person changed overmuch implicit the S22 phones. The hole-punch camera and level show stay connected the basal model, though Ice Universe suggests the bezels could beryllium larger than the erstwhile generation's phone.

Regarding colors, Ross Young(Opens successful a caller window) claims that the telephone volition travel successful beige, black, green, and airy pinkish (though determination could beryllium others).

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The Galaxy S23 Screens Will Be Unchanged

Again we crook to noted leaker Ice Universe(Opens successful a caller window), who tells america that the screens for each 3 devices volition beryllium the aforesaid sizes arsenic their predecessors. The basal exemplary Galaxy S23 volition travel with a 6.1-inch 1080 by 2340 display. The much costly Galaxy S23+ volition diagnostic a 6.6-inch 1080 by 2340 display, and the S23 Ultra volition travel with a 6.8-inch 1,440-by-3,088 screen.

For those doing the math, those numbers perfectly lucifer the screens offered connected the Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra. There could beryllium insignificant changes to the displays, specified arsenic brightness oregon opposition ratio, but the halfway specs volition stay unchanged.


The Galaxy S23 Will Have Upgraded Cameras

The biggest and possibly astir breathtaking rumor astir the Galaxy S23 cameras is that the Ultra volition get a 200MP superior sensor, arsenic reported by ETNews(Opens successful a caller window). This is simply a monolithic leap from the 108MP lens connected the existent Galaxy S22 Ultra. Ice Universe(Opens successful a caller window) added that the phone's 200MP sensor could get 0.6μm sized pixels and a f/1.7aperture, which is besides a bully improvement.

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Side-by-side photos with the S23 Ultra's 200MP sensor and S22 Ultra's 108MP lens (Credit: Ice Universe/Weibo)

Rumors connected the superior lens for the Galaxy S23 and S23+ person been quiescent truthful far, truthful we'll person to hold for immoderate caller leaks to spot what Samsung intends to bash with determination for its much budget-friendly models. The deficiency of leaks suggest we won't spot overmuch successful the mode of changes, though we tin clasp retired anticipation that the 108MP sensor from the S22 Ultra makes its mode to the S23 and S23+. GalaxyClub's sources(Opens successful a caller window) assertion that determination volition beryllium nary important changes for the different lens. The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus volition person a 10MP telephoto camera. The Galaxy S23 Ultra volition clasp its 10MP 10x optical zoom camera.


It'll Be Here Soon

The Galaxy S23 is coming, 1 mode oregon another. As we get closer, we expect galore much rumors astir the phone. We'll support this station updated arsenic we get person to the merchandise of the S23 with the latest rumors and leaks, truthful you cognize what to expect.

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