Samsung Galaxy S23 vs S23 Plus | Unboxing & Comparison
Summary
TLDRManny reviews and compares the Samsung Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus smartphones, examining their similar premium specs like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and IP68 water resistance, but different sizes with 6.1-inch and 6.6-inch displays. He shows sample photos and videos shot on both phones with largely identical triple rear cameras, praises their sleek durable designs and display quality, and benchmarks performance which is slightly faster on the larger S23 Plus. Manny says they offer familiar Samsung software, plenty of storage, good battery life, fast charging, and highlights tips, tricks and features in his separate guide.
Takeaways
- 😊 The video compares the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus side-by-side, going through their design, display, software, performance, battery, cameras and more
- 📱 The S23 has a 6.1 inch display while the S23 Plus has a larger 6.6 inch display, both with Dynamic AMOLED 2X screens
- ⚙️ They have the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, but the S23 Plus benchmarks slightly higher due to better efficiency in the larger frame
- 🔋 The S23 has a 3900mAh battery while the S23 Plus steps it up to 4700mAh for better battery life
- 📸 The rear camera hardware is the same as last year - 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x telephoto - so don't expect huge photo improvements
- 🤳 The selfie camera is upgraded to 12MP with auto focus and shoots up to 4K video
- 🎥 They can both shoot up to 8K 30fps video and 4K 60fps from the rear and 4K selfie video
- 💵 Pricing starts at £849/$799 for the S23 and £1099/$999 for the S23 Plus in the UK/US
- 🌈 New color options include Cream, Green, Lavender and Phantom Black in matte glass backs
- 👍 With the Snapdragon chipset, improved displays and better battery life, they look to be solid upgrades over the S22 series
Q & A
What are the key differences between the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus?
-The main differences are the screen size (6.1-inch vs 6.6-inch), battery capacity (3900mAh vs 4700mAh), and dimensions. The S23 Plus is larger overall but they have the same chipset, camera hardware, software, RAM options, and charging specs.
What chipset powers the Galaxy S23 series?
-All three phones in the Galaxy S23 line, including the S23 and S23 Plus, use the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
How much internal storage do the S23 and S23 Plus offer?
-They offer 256GB or 512GB internal storage options. There is also a smaller 128GB version available for the regular S23.
Do the Galaxy S23 models support external storage?
-No, unfortunately there is no microSD card slot on either model for expandable storage.
What display features do the phones have?
-They both have 6.1-inch or 6.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution and 48-120Hz adaptive refresh rates. They also support HDR10+ content.
What camera hardware and features are included?
-The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus reuse last year's camera hardware, including a 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, and 10MP 3x telephoto camera. They offer the same shooting modes and 8K 30fps video recording.
How good is the battery life expected to be?
-Early indications show improved battery efficiency from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Exact battery life remains to be thoroughly tested but capacity has slightly increased as well.
What colors can you buy the Galaxy S23 series in?
-The color options are Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender for all models. The Cream and Green colors look particularly attractive.
How durable and water resistant are the phones?
-They both feature Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on front and back with Armor Aluminum frames. They are IP68 water and dust resistant.
How do the speakers compare between models?
-They both have stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support. The S23 Plus speakers are louder and more powerful due to the larger body size.
Outlines
😃 Introducing the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus phones
The paragraph introduces the new Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus phones from Samsung, stating they will be compared side-by-side. The S23 has a 6.1-inch screen while the S23 Plus has a larger 6.6-inch screen. Both are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and offer high-end specs and features.
📱 Display, software, performance and battery details
The paragraph compares the display technology, software, performance benchmarks, and battery capacity between the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus. The S23 Plus scores slightly higher in performance testing. Both phones have good battery upgrades and fast charging.
📷 Overview of camera hardware and video capabilities
The paragraph outlines the recycled camera hardware from last year's phones used on the S23 and S23 Plus, including a 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide and 10MP 3x telephoto camera. It shows photo and video samples highlighting quality. Front camera is 12MP on both.
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Keywords
💡Galaxy s23
💡Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
💡Display
💡Camera
💡Battery
💡Storage
💡Performance
💡Design
💡Software
💡Price
Highlights
The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus come in Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender color options
The S23 has a 6.1-inch display while the S23 Plus has a larger 6.6-inch display
Both phones have an IP68 water and dust resistance rating
One UI 5.1 software is featured on both phones, packed with Samsung-exclusive features
No microSD card slot on either phone, but eSIM support is included
Displays support 48-120Hz adaptive refresh rate and HDR10+ content
The S23 Plus speaker is louder than the regular S23
Both phones powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with 8GB RAM
S23 battery increased to 3900mAh, S23 Plus now has 4700mAh battery
Camera hardware is recycled from last year's S22 series phones
Photo quality seems similar between S23 and S23 Plus so far
Capable of 8K video recording at 30fps
Selfie camera shoots 12MP stills and up to 4K video
Priced at a premium over last year's models
Stay tuned for full, in-depth reviews of the S23 and S23 Plus
Transcripts
all right so I feel like myself and the
rest of the techniques here on YouTube
have covered Samsung's Galaxy s23 Ultra
to Absolute death so it's time to show a
bit of love to its slightly less
expensive siblings the Galaxy s23 and
the Galaxy s23 plus one of them's big
one of them's not quite so big they're
both powered by that beefy Snapdragon
hn2 has also found crammed inside of the
s23 ultra and they come back in some
pretty premium specs but also a rather
Hefty price tag so let's whip them out
the box take you on a full-on tour and
do a side-by-side comparison and for
more on the latest and greatest Tech
please do plug subscribe and ding that
notifications Bell cheers so first up
and I get the feeling this bit won't
take long once you get in these teeny
boxes well you get your choice of
Samsung Galaxy s23 smartphone you've got
a Porky pin device to stick your sim
inside you've got a quick start guide
and some other paper Guff and a USB
cable and yeah as usual that's it no
frills no Flair no plastic covers or
actual adapters or anything there you go
that was easy all right so here we have
the Galaxy s23 and the s23 plus no
mixing these two up because there is
quite a sizable difference between them
they are very much the little and large
of the smartphone World Galaxy s23
pleasingly hand friendly at 6.1 inches
one of the all the compact handsets
you'll be able to bag yourself in 2023
compared with the 6.6 inch Galaxy s23
plus more of a standard smartphone size
but once you get past those different
dimensions the design is very similar on
the s23 and the plus they both feature a
perfectly flat display rounded in the
corners and those edges on completely
flat they are ever so slightly rounded
they actually feel quite comfortable to
clutch but especially the regular s23
with its pleasantly miniature form even
I with my stubby fingers can just about
use this thing one-handed you'd actually
have a dedicated one-handed mode on both
of these blowers too and both the s23
and that plus model are pretty Hardy
buggers as well you've got gorilla glass
from victus 2 up front protecting that
display and around on the Ascend II and
sandwiched in between those two plates
of glass is some armor aluminum and the
good news is that Victor's 2 screen and
rear end has definitely done the job on
the Galaxy s23 Ultra a couple of weeks
on still no scratches anywhere on that
thing and that includes the armor
aluminum frame as well so touch wood the
Galaxy s23 and s23 plus should also stay
completely Mark free so stay tuned for
my full review to find out now
thankfully while it is glass around back
Samsung has at least gone for a matte
finish which seems pretty resistant to
grimy greasy fingerprints just give
these blowers a bit of spit and polish
occasionally and they'll be looking box
fresh I've got to admit I did prefer the
design on last year's Galaxy s22 series
with that lovely camera cutout section
in comparison just having those camera
lenses pork straight out of the ass like
this just looks a bit Bland still I do
like the colors that Samsung has gone
with you can pick up both of these
blowers in the same Hues Phantom black
cream green and lavender the cream and
black models are perfectly nice this is
the cream Galaxy s23 Ultra just for
comparison purposes look at how much of
a monster it is it's so much bigger even
than the plus the lavender has its
charms as well but I really like the
green I think that's my favorite new
Galaxy color goes quite nicely with my
desk plants and both the regular Galaxy
s23 and the s23 Plus Pack plenty of
recycled materials as well as you can
kind of feel like you're saving the
planet by upgrading and they're both
ip68 water industrial resistant so now
let's have a Shifty at the software and
unsurprisingly it's identical on the
Galaxy s23 and the s23 plus you're
basically running the latest greatest
Android 13 with Samsung's very own one
UI 5.1 launcher slathered on top if
you've used a Samsung smartphone in
recent times you'll know exactly what to
expect one UI packs in lots of Samsung
exclusive features most of which are
basically just replicas of stuff you
already get in Android you've got
Samsung Health you've got an internet
browser you've got something to control
at your smart home goodies you've got a
voice assistant albeit one that's not
quite as good as the Google Assistant
and you've got lots of extra bonus bits
chucked on top of Android so for
instance the mods and routines section
that's a damn good way of automating
lots of stuff on your smartphone you've
got some borders always on display
options absolutely tons of widgets but
anyway I've already discussed the best
bits of one UI 5.1 in my full Galaxy s23
tips and tricks guide that is live right
now 17 minutes of absolute Delight it's
difficult check that out if you want to
know more about the software and both
the regular Galaxy s23 and the s23 Plus
offer a choice of 256 or 512 gigs of
storage plus there is a smaller 128 gig
option for the Samsung s23 however as
you'll see if you yank up in the SIM
tray on either of these blowers there's
no room in there for micro SD memory
cards on the two SIM cards and both
Galaxy s23 phones also support e-sim if
you'd rather go that route now when it
comes to the display Tech the only
difference between these two Samsung
blowers is the size you've got a 6.6
inch AMOLED display here in the Galaxy
s23 plus model compared with the weenie
little 6.1 incher on the regular s23 but
both of them boast a full HD Plus
resolution 2340 by 1080 pixels so
technically the Galaxy s23's display is
sharper than the plus size model either
way you're getting a gorgeous picture
certainly on the max style brightness
you'll have no trouble seeing exactly
what is going on even on a very sunshiny
day you got full support for HDR 10 plus
content on here but no love for Dolby
Vision on either phone and I've got to
say that supported it's your content
looks absolutely stunning such lifelike
images and even though it's not quite as
crisp here on the plus model it's still
perfectly sharp fine details packed into
every frame Samsung has packed in the
Advanced Vision booster feature as well
which can tweak the color and contrast
of that display more effectively to suit
the ambient Lighting in your room so
everything is nice and clear and easy on
your peepers and you've also got an
Adaptive refresh rate on both of these
Galaxy s23 blowers which ranges from 48
Hertz all the way up to 120 hertz so if
you just kick him back with a movie or
just browsing some photos for instance
it will drop down to those lower levels
whereas if you're playing a game that
supports 120 hertz refresh it'll be
boosted all the way up and both Galaxy
s23 phones sport a stereo speaker setup
complete with Dolby Atmos and Bluetooth
5.3 support but just how good all those
speakers is there a clear difference
between the s23 and the plus model let's
find out so first up the regular Galaxy
s23
and now the plus model
here this week and as always one UI 5.1
is as dense as that musk fella packed to
the pits so yeah perhaps unsurprisingly
the Galaxy s23 plus has the more
powerful stereo speaker output because
it's got more room to work with
certainly louder on that maxed out
volume although still not amazingly
blasting you in the fierce powerful at
least neither is particularly tinny once
you do max out that volume you've got no
headphone jack action on either so it is
Bluetooth streaming all the way if you
want to get some headphones or speakers
on the go and here's that awesome tips
and tricks guide I was telling you about
definitely go check that out after this
video of course so let's Glide our way
onto performance and Samsung has stuffed
the same chipset into both the Galaxy
s23 and the s23 plus it's qualcomm's
latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and that's
backed in both of my review models by
eight gigs of RAM which is kind of
meager compared with what some Rivals
are stuffing inside of their phones
we're talking like 12 16 gigs but
whatever but interestingly even though
it's the exact same chipset power on
both the Galaxy s23 and the s20 three
plus they got the exact same amount of
memory I have found that in geekbench 6
the plus consistently outperforms the
regular Galaxy s23 not by a huge margin
by any means but as you can see a slight
uplift in the single and the multi-core
scores and I've run this test multiple
times now there's always a slight uplift
so presumably it just comes down to the
Snapdragon not being quite as efficient
in that more compact frame but the
general everyday performance nice and
smooth on both of these smartphones and
yes if you are a gamer the Snapdragon 8
Gen 2 can easily handle even the most
demand unfair out there like gentian
impact even when you boost it all the
way up to the maximum graphical settings
just to be absolutely sure of course I
did Smash my way through a good but
again chin on both the regular s23 and
the plus model as well and yeah even
with an hour ish of action on both of
these handsets they both copped
admirably no noticeable drops in those
frame rates and they both sit relatively
cool as well but of course please do
come back for my full in-depth Galaxy
s23 and my s23 plus review to see how
that performance holds up over time with
everyday use and yeah Samsung does offer
up a basic gaming mode on all of its
Galaxy smartphones which does give you
the priority mode so I can dedicate all
the resources to the game and make sure
you're not Disturbed in the middle of
some really frantic Action Now Samsung
has managed to increase the battery size
in both of these Galaxy s23 blurs even
though the dimensions remain more or
less the same as the previous
generations you've got a 3900 milliamp
hour cell in the regular s23 and a 4700
milliamp hour cell here in the Galaxy
s23 plus so yeah fair enough only a
small increase in the capacity for both
of these batteries but bear in mind that
the previous s22 generation that I
reviewed here in blighty was powered by
a Samsung exynos chipset that turned out
not to be particularly energy efficient
in comparison the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has
been holding up really well on that
front so I'm hoping the change in
chipset as well as the slightly
increased size for the battery means
greater longevity for both of these
blows in particular the Galaxy s23
because the s22 plus was fine anyway
that s22 from last year my God if you
lost to the date you were lucky either
that you just left it wedged firmly in
your pocket all day long and it's the
same wired and wireless charging Tech on
both these handsets as well so not
particularly nippy when you do plug them
in but to be fair especially here on the
s23 it's not a massive battery anywhere
so it won't take long to charge so let's
finish up this unboxing with the squint
at the camera Tech and while the Galaxy
s23 Ultra sported all new hardware
around back unfortunately here on the
regular s23 and s23 plus it is recycled
camera Tech from last year so what we're
dealing with here is that self same 50
megapixel shooter from last year once
again with Optical image stabilization
and both Galaxy s24s also dish up a 12
megapixel Ultra wide angle shooter if
you want a more pulled back view of the
action as well as a 10 megapixel
telephoto shooter and that's with a
three times optical zoom and here's just
a few sample shots that I've snapped
with the Galaxy s23 and s23 plus in my
first 48 hours that seems to be no
discernible difference in the photo
quality between the two as you'd expect
as it's the same hardware and software
and I can't really know as much
difference compared with the previous
generation to be honest in low light
definitely not as good as that Ultra
model and any moving subjects will often
come out blurry as well but anyway stay
tuned for a full in-depth review to see
how the Galaxy s23 and s23 plus camera
Tech really Stacks up and you've got the
same set of bonus modes on here as well
including a bit of portrait Shenanigans
which as you can see uses the telephoto
lens by default and all the usual extra
Samsung bits as well including the
obligatory food mod you got a night mode
as well for those low light shots
although this is active by default in
Auto mod you got the single tick which I
rather like if you've got kids or cats
or whatever and you can also access the
expert raw mode directly through the
camera modes now and with this you've
got the option of shooting in 12
megapixels or using all full 50
megapixel bits of action from that
sensor so I can't even form some anymore
and if you like to shoot a bit of video
well that's one area where Samsung's
smartphones usually Excel and as usual
it's in full HD by default you can boost
that up to Ultra HD 4K at 30 or 60
frames per second and you've now also
got the option of shooting AK at 30 FPS
and again here's just a quick look at
some of the sample 8K footage that I
shot using the s23 and the s23 Plus in
the first or 48 hours and again stay
tuned for my in-depth review for a full
analysis and last up flip around to the
front the Galaxy s23 and the s23 plus
both serve up a 12 megapixel selfie
shooter with a wide angle action look at
that such a difference it makes and the
selfie camera seems to hold up well even
in a really bright light and in dim
light as well as able to do a good job
of locking onto your face and keeping
you sharp bit too much detail if
anything in fact and call blimey
Governor if you want to shoot a bit of
Vlog action with that selfie Snapper or
you can shoot up to 4K resolution video
at 30 or 60 frames per second again bit
of a blind audio pickup perfectly
acceptable as you would expect and there
you have it my lovelies there's my
unboxing and full tour of the Samsung
Galaxy s23 and s23 plus and as you can
see beyond the dimensions and the
obvious increase in battery capacity not
exactly much between them at all all
that and maybe a couple hundred quid as
well I guess so what do you reckon are
you tempted by either these lovely
Samsung handsets which one would you go
for and why stay tuned for my in-depth
reviews I'm already got my SIM card
slapped into the regular s23 and I'm
hoping to bring you a review of the
Galaxy s23 plus at some point too in the
meantime please do slap your comments
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