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Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus with 6.6″ FHD+ AMOLED display, One UI 5.1, 50MP camera launched
Samsung has announced its flagship Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphones at its Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco, as it had promised.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus smartphone packs a 6.6-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X flat display with a 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate. It features a triple rear camera with a bumpless design.
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The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 nm SoC, featuring an in-display Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and running Android 13-based One UI 5.1.
Talking about the camera, the phone equips a 50-megapixel Dual Pixel primary sensor with OIS, a 12-megapixel Ultra Wide Lens, and a 10-megapixel Telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and OIS. There’s also a 10-megapixel Dual Pixel front-facing camera.
The smartphone support 8K video recording at up to 30 frames per second with the primary camera and 60 frames per second with 4K mode with a front/back camera. In low light conditions or at night, you can capture better pictures and videos.
Galaxy S23 Plus smartphone comes with IP68 for dust and water resistance. It has a 4700 mAh battery with support for 45W fast charging, and also features 15W wireless and reverse wireless charging.
The smartphone has Ultra-wideband capabilities (UWB), Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.3. The dimension and weight of the smartphone are 157.8×76.2×7.6mm and 195 grams respectively. It is available with 8GB RAM and 256GB/512GB storage at the starting price of $999.
Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S23 FE on October 4, the same day as Google Pixel 8 launch. Ahead of the debut, US pricing of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S23 FE has been revealed.
According to MySmartPrice report, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE could come with a price tag of $599 in the US. This would make it $100 more cheaper than the S21 FE, as part of promoting it as the best budget flagship of this year.
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This year’s FE smartphone doensn’t pack the same chipset as the flagship models. Rumors say that the S23 FE will be equipped with Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, availability country-wise.
Google’s upcoming Pixel 8 handset reportedly starts at $699. Hence, the Galaxy S23 FE’s lower starting price could help Samsung capture those consumers who don’t care too much about camera performance.
Shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 are approximately 10% higher than last year’s models. If 7 million new products and 3 million units of legacy models are shipped this year, the number will reach 10 million units for the first time in history.
According to the info, shipments of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 were found to be 8-10% higher than the shipments of their predecessors. In terms of shipment volume by model, Z Flip 5 accounts for 60-65%, and Z Fold 5 accounts for 30-35%.
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Component partners of Samsung say that the number of parts ordered for the two recent models did not change significantly or decrease slightly compared to expectations.
Earlier, it was expected that the Korean tech giant would order 12 to 13 million units of parts for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 by the end of this year. However, recent reports revealed that there may be a decrease of about 1 million units.
By the end of 2023, Samsung Display is likely to supply nearly 70 million units of OLED for the iPhone 15 series to Apple. The company’s OLED volume by model is estimated to be in the low 20 million units for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, 9 to 10 million for Pro, and ~ 30 million for Pro Max.
Among the four iPhone 15 models, the 15 Pro Max OLED estimate, which Apple plans to produce the most, is four times higher for Samsung than for LG Display. Industry watchers say that Samsung Display’s iPhone 15 Pro Max OLED volume is in the mid-20 million units, three times that of LG Display.
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The prevailing view is that LG Display will have 15% more OLED volume than Samsung Display (9 million to early 10 million units). Those who see it differently predict that Samsung Display will secure around 20 million units of 15% OLED, which will be more than LG Display.