Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 512GB

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – International

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 – USA

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – International

1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – USA

Speed

HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G

LAUNCH

Announced

2023, February 01

Status

Available. Released 2023, February 17

BODY

Dimensions

163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Weight

234 g (8.25 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

DISPLAY

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)

Size

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm² (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (1×3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 740

MEMORY

Card slot

No

Internal

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

UFS 4.0

MAIN CAMERA

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

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

Features

Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

COMMS

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

MISC

Colors

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Models

SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS

SAR

1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 855.00 / € 1,097.46 / £ 849.99 / ₹ 124,999

TESTS

Performance

AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9)
GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 67fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.6 LUFS (Very good)

Battery life

Endurance rating 126h