Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Platform

GPU
Adreno 740
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1

Memory

 
UFS 4.0
 
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
Card slot
No

Main Camera

Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Quad
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Selfie camera

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Single
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

Display

 
Always-on display
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Resolution
1440 x 3088 pixels (~501 ppi density)
Size
6.8 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

Body

 
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
 
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Weight
234 g (8.25 oz)
Dimensions
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Battery

Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Type
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
 
3.5mm jack
No
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

 
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Misc

Price
Models
SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS
Colors
Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red

Comms

USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Radio
No
NFC
Yes
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Launch

Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Announced
2023, February 01

Network

Speed
HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
 
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
 
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
4G bands
LTE
 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
 
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
 
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
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