Samsung Teases Galaxy S23 Will Set New 'Standard for Innovation' - PCMag

Samsung is looking to physique immoderate excitement up of its Feb. 1 Galaxy Unpacked event. TM Roh, president and caput of Samsung’s MX business, said successful a blog post(Opens successful a caller window) that the institution "will introduce two devices that acceptable the caller premium modular for innovation."

The Galaxy Ultra is surely big. Last year's Galaxy S22 Ultra was a beast of a telephone with a 6.8-inch screen—one of the largest connected the market. The Ultra enactment is besides bold. The phones are chiseled successful their plan and often vessel with the implicit latest technology, specified arsenic precocious camera modules. Then there's performance. The S22 Ultra utilized Qualcomm's premiere spot for 2022 and the S23 Ultra is expected to bash the aforesaid for 2023—most judge the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor volition powerfulness the phone.

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"The upcoming Galaxy is each astir camera, performance, and sustainability," says Roh. "That’s why our pro-grade camera strategy is getting smarter. Our show is getting much powerful. And our connectivity is getting much seamless." There's not overmuch speech astir the S23 Ultra's connectivity features, but the latest successful 5G mid-band spectrum support, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3 are each harmless bets.

Samsung seemingly confirmed 1 of the biggest rumors concerning the S23 Ultra, which is its camera. The institution announced a caller 200MP ISOCELL HP2(Opens successful a caller window) mobile camera module. The sensor packs 200 cardinal pixels, each 0.6μm successful size, connected a 1/1.3-inch sensor. It tin grip a fig of imaging arrangements, including the afloat 200MP pixel count, arsenic good arsenic 50MP images (binned by a origin of four) and 12.5MP images (binned by a origin of 16). The sensor boosts video-capture powers, too, jumping from 8K24 video to 8K30, with 4K60 seizure present imaginable successful HDR.

Roh besides made notation of innovation that lasts, which means "building durable devices engineered to past longer and incorporating much sustainable materials that see each signifier of the product’s lifecycle. It besides means supporting highest show with years of information and OS updates and simplifying the longevity of a device."

Samsung's top-shelf phones are already made of aluminum with Gorilla Glass Victus panels connected the front. They're often IP68 rated, arsenic well, which protects them from particulate and water. Can Roh beryllium insinuating a caller level of durability for the S23 line? That would beryllium innovative.

The past and astir funny happening noted by Roh is that Samsung has 2 devices connected platform for Galaxy Unpacked. What is this enigma 2nd device? A caller tablet? More headphones? A laptop? Samsung's website refers to a caller Galaxy Book, truthful that could beryllium it.

We'll person to hold until Feb. 1 to find out. Until then, don't hide to reserve present to score a deal connected the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra earlier it is announced.