The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will keep the rectangular design of the Galaxy S22 Ultra and focus on other improvements. At least that’s what the normally reliable tipster assumes Ice Universe out. According to them, the next Ultra will be 0.1 mm or 0.2 mm wider, but retain the 8.9 mm depth, the 5,000 mAh battery and the 6.8-inch display with 1,440 x 3,088 pixels.
The boxy shape suited the Galaxy S22 Ultra, since it also accommodated the built-in S Pen in addition to the large battery. A technical change in the Galaxy S23 Ultra will certainly be a new chipset, probably the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 from Qualcomm. The advances in the user interface will be reflected in Samsung’s One UI 5.
Another big issue is the new one 200 megapixel camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP2. It might use 0.6 µm pixels. The rest of the cameras are said to remain the same – 3x, 10x and ultrawide, with possible adjustments to the respective sensors.
Twitter user Serjon Akkadi sees at least some aspects in a different light. He assumes five significant updates to the Galaxy S23 Ultra:
“1. Hugely improved battery life 50% better than the S22 Ultra.
2. Thinnest symmetrical bezels ever.
3. 80 watt charger to charge the phone from zero to a hundred in regarding 30 minutes.
4. Adding AppLock outside of the secure folder for the main area.
5. Shutter lag is greatly reduced.”
Considering that loading speed has been Samsung’s biggest weakness for years, an upgrade here would be an obvious choice. A 50% longer runtime, on the other hand, sounds unlikely since the predecessor lasted quite a long time. And even with the brand new one Galaxy Z Fold4 only a 4,400 mAh cell is installed. Such jumps would only be conceivable if Samsung significantly increased the battery capacity.
