Week 5 in review: The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is official

This week finally put an end to the series of Galaxy S23 series leaks after nearly ever week since last summer either had some or was completely dominated by them. That also means that the Galaxy S23 series offered almost no surprises, which takes away some of the fun. We were able to get the new Galaxy S23 Ultra in time to do a quick camera shootout with its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 Ultra. We compared the new 200MP camera to its 108MP forebear, as well as the 3x and 10x zoom cameras of new and old. The new main camera on the Galaxy S23 Ultra snaps sharper images with noticeably higher...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 series hot take

Samsung’s first major Unpacked event for 2023 came and went and after what feels like years of talking about the Galaxy S23 series, they’re finally here, officially. We’ve had a few days to play around with the trio and gather a few thoughts about them. This is our hot take on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is better in all the important ways On paper, the Galaxy S23 Ultra isn't a very impressive update over the Galaxy S22 Ultra. In real life, the Galaxy S23 Ultra even looks very similar to its predecessor. But it's a much better phone...

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Weekly poll: Samsung Galaxy S23 series – pre-order or pass?

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is here and it brings a fast new chipset, a 200MP camera with a new sensor for the Ultra, bigger batteries for the other two and, for some regions at least, new prices. Samsung Galaxy S23 series infographics The pricing for most regions was announced on Wednesday, details for India came in the day after. While North America avoided the price hike, the rest of the world did not. But everything is getting more expensive and Samsung compensated the price bump by doubling the base storage for the S23+ and S23 Ultra. That’s fair – or is it? In case you...

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IDC: Tablets sales slightly declined in 2022, Chromebooks fell off a cliff

IDC's full-year 2022 and Q4 2022 market report on tablets and Chromebooks is here and the results are not ideal. Overall, the tablet market shrunk by 3.3% throughout 2022, but posted a flat growth of 0.3% for Q4 of the same year. After a strong 2021 year with insane 180.5% growth, however, the Chromebook market was bound to normalize and it recorded a 48% decline in shipments for the full 2022 year and 24.3% fewer units in Q4 2022. The main driving forces of the market in 2022, as usual, were Apple and Samsung. Apple is still the leader with 49.2% market share in Q4 and 38% throughout...

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Samsung Galaxy S23+ in for review

Having already welcomed the Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra in our office, it's now time to complete the set with the Galaxy S23+. As we pass the phone to our review team we figured we’d share a peek at the middle member of the S23 family. Except for a redesigned camera bump, updated Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a modest bump in battery capacity, the Galaxy S23+ follows the formula of its predecessor. Without the contoured camera island the back feels more minimalist – basic, even. But although we have the exact same camera setup, we hope to see an upgrade to image quality enabled by the new chip...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra benchmarks - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy examined

This year it finally happened the new Galaxy S series runs a single SoC across the globe. No more Exynos versions, there's only Snapdragon. But that doesn't mean the new Galaxy S23 series doesn't stand out from the crowd. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 running under the hood in all S23 phones is actually "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy". That's because the CPU and GPU are both overclocked and offer slightly higher performance than the other phones with the same chipset on the market. But how much of a difference does it make? The SD 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy sports the same CPU configuration with...

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