Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
72 out of 100
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

TechRank Score Good choice

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.6" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
⚡ Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
◉ Camera 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)
◆ Battery 4700 mAh
✦ OS Android 16
◌ Weight 195 г.
72 TechRank
Overall score

Good choice

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
◇ Connectivity 83 ▣ Display 79 ◉ Camera 75
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 79
Good score
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Camera 75
Good score
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Performance 70
Good score
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Gaming 49
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 73
Good score
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Connectivity 83
Very high score
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Overall score 72
Good score

+ Strengths

  • Яркий и энергоэффективный AMOLED-дисплей с пиковой яркостью 1750 нит
  • Камера способна обеспечить качественную съемку благодаря отличному автофокусу и хорошей стабилизации
  • Прочный корпус с усиленными рамками, который сертифицирован по стандарту IP68
  • Поддерживает быструю 45-ваттную зарядку с беспроводной на 10 Вт
  • Сканер отпечатков пальцев для разблокировки экрана работает работает без нареканий
  • Фронтальная камера снимает заметно лучше, чем у предшественника
  • Оболочка One UI предлагает большой набор возможностей, включая поддержку DeX

− Things to consider

  • Процессор начинает быстро терять производительность в результате сильного нагрева
  • Небольшая разница в скорости зарядки между 25 Вт и 45 Вт
  • Не поддерживает технологию DC Dimming
  • Адаптер питания в комплекте не идет
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Display 6.6" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
⚡
Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
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Camera 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)
⌁
Battery 4700 mAh
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Display

17 specifications

Type
Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.6 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
393 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Да (24-120 Hz)
Max advertised brightness
1200 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
1750 nits
HDR support
Да, HDR10+
Display protection
Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio
89%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
sRGB color gamut
97.4%
PWM
240 Hz
Response time
1 ms
Contrast ratio
∞ Бесконечная
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Design and build

10 specifications

Height
157.8 mm
Width
76.2 mm
Thickness
7.6 mm
Weight
195 g
Water resistance
IP68
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
White, Black, Gray, Green, Фиолетовый, Желтый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в дисплее
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Performance

12 specifications

Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max clock speed
3360 MHz
CPU cores
8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache
8 MB
Manufacturing process
TSMC
Transistor size
4 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon
Graphics
Adreno 740
GPU cores
1536
GPU frequency
680 MHz
FLOPS
~2089 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

19 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
8934
Single-core score
2064
Multi-core score
5334
CPU
581203
GPU
446806
Memory
272465
UX
443849
Total score
1744323
Stability
66%
Graphics test
22 FPS
Graphics score
3712
Section 1
23 FPS
Section 2
20 FPS
Section 3
18 FPS
Web score
14728
Video editing
7866
Photo editing
33422
Data manipulation
12880
Writing score
18951
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Memory

6 specifications

RAM capacity
8 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Memory card
No
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Software

5 specifications

Operating system
Android 13 (С обновлением до Android 16)
UI skin
One UI 8.0
System size out of the box
42.5 GB
OS updates
4 years
Security updates
5 years
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Battery

12 specifications

Capacity
4700 mAh
Max charging power
45 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Да (10 W)
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Fast charging
Да (57% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:05 ч.
Web browsing
10:37 ч.
Video playback
15:54 ч.
Gaming
06:37 ч.
Standby
128 ч.
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Main camera

18 specifications

Sensor type
50 MP
Photo resolution
12 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 3x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
Up to 30 fps
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 120 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX564
Sensor size
1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inches)
Pixel size
1.4 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

4 specifications

Bokeh
70
Preview
72
Zoom
126
Samples
Photo samples for Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus by DxOMark
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Front camera

11 specifications

Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size
1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

21 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5.3
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Да, DP 1.2
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
1
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
LTE Cat*
20
2G networks
GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G networks
UMTS 6/5/8/34
4G networks
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

8 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Февраль 2023 years
Sales start date
Февраль 2023 years
Successor
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
Head SAR
0.57 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.4 W/кг
Sensors
- Датчик Холла - Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
No
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

50 MP
Sensor resolution
50 MP
Photo resolution
8160 x 6120
Zoom
Оптический, 3x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
Up to 30 fps
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 120 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Photo resolution
50 MP
Aperture
f/1.8
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size
1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Pixel size
1 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Photo resolution
10 MP
Aperture
f/2.4
Focal length
70 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size
1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inches)
Photo resolution
12 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX564
Sensor size
1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inches)
Pixel size
1.4 micron
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

12 MP
Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size
1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Performance Max clock speed 3360 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Performance Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
Performance L3 cache 8 MB
Performance Manufacturing process TSMC
Performance Transistor size 4 nm
Performance Neural processor Hexagon
Performance Graphics Adreno 740
Performance GPU cores 1536
Performance GPU frequency 680 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 8934
Benchmarks Single-core score 2064
Benchmarks Multi-core score 5334
Benchmarks CPU 581203
Benchmarks GPU 446806
Benchmarks Memory 272465
Benchmarks UX 443849
Benchmarks Total score 1744323
Benchmarks Stability 66%
Benchmarks Graphics test 22 FPS
Benchmarks Graphics score 3712
Benchmarks Section 1 23 FPS
Benchmarks Section 2 20 FPS
Benchmarks Section 3 18 FPS
Benchmarks Web score 14728
Benchmarks Video editing 7866
Benchmarks Photo editing 33422
Benchmarks Data manipulation 12880
Benchmarks Writing score 18951

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