True Innovation Is Missing On The Samsung Galaxy S23:
The Galaxy S23 Ultra variant, which has a new 200MP primary camera as well as other enhancements and improvements, was undoubtedly the star of the show at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 last week. Following the Ultra come the Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23, neither of which received much attention or substantial new features.
Galaxy S23 Series Is Officially Arrived In India:
The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is officially arrived in India, and the new flagship phones cost even more than the latest iphone 14 series. However, the new premium phones by Samsung lack one important feature that has saved people’s lives who possess the most recent iPhone version – satellite communication.
Not only do those phones lack the 200MP camera instead, they have the 50MP sensor used on last year’s Galaxy S22 but the S23 & S23 Plus appear to be on the small end of the creativity stick, with just a few changes.
While the back cameras remain unchanged and there are no big cosmetic changes, it would be misleading to suggest the Galaxy S23 offers nothing new. Notably, Samsung has abandoned Exynos in favour of the phone’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 proprietary processor.
S23 Ultra Variant Has More RAM:
We were able to run some early runs of the Galaxy S23 Ultra benchmark, so it managed to outperform the A15 Bionic-powered iPhone 14’s Geekbench multi-core scores. Even though the S23 Ultra variant we tested has more RAM, we’d anticipate a comparable outcome with the S23.
In much more ways than one, the new Snapdragon CPU is excellent news for the S23. Unlike Apple with the launching of the iPhone 14, Samsung has used the same silicon in all 3 of its new models. This implies that the $1,199 Ultra and $799 S23 phones have approximately the same power output.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC that powers the new Samsung Galaxy S23 series supports this capability, while the flagship does not. In an interview with CNET, Samsung MX CEO TM Roh stated why the firm did not include this functionality on their 2023 flagship phones despite having the ability.
Qualcomm has stated that premium phones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC would be able to interact with satellite systems, allowing users to call emergency services if they are stranded in distant, rural, or offshore places. The chipmaker collaborated with Iridium to provide phones with access to its weather-resistant L-band spectrum through satellites.
Because Qualcomm indicated that the Snapdragon Satellite function is presently being deployed in certain countries and would only be accessible in the second half of 2023, the absence of this capability should not make much of a difference for users. This simply implies that not all individuals will be able to take use of it. There is currently no word on whether the Samsung Galaxy S23 series will gain access to this function in the future.
The CEO did say that Samsung is focusing on giving people a better experience in other areas, such as increased security, stronger sensors, and expanded 5G coverage. The Samsung Galaxy S23 series has a starting price of Rs 74,999 in India. This is more than the price of the latest iPhones. Flipkart has the iPhone 14 advertised at Rs 72,999.
Despite the fact that the initial selling cost of the iPhone 14 is much higher, Samsung has attempted to preserve the pricing disparity. The iPhone 14 was first released in India, with a starting price of Rs 79,900. The One-plus 11 5G will be revealed in the coming days, with a price tag of less than Rs 60,000 in India.
Inadequate Innovation:
But I can’t get over how similar the Galaxy S23 looks to its predecessor. As previously stated, the back cameras on the two phones are identical, with the exception of the customary enhancements in poor light photography and a new astro hyperlapse mode for photographing the stars over lengthy periods of time. (We’ll have to put it to the test to see whether it works as stated.
In terms of design, Samsung did not try to reinvent the wheel, and the S23 differs from the S22 in just a few ways. The old S22 model’s rectangular box surrounding the cameras has been removed from the new phone.
The display size & refresh rate are likewise comparable, as shown in our Galaxy S23 versus Galaxy S22 comparison. Aside from the new chip, the other improvements are so minor that they are overpowering. The battery has been increased in size from 3,700 mAh to 3,900 mAh, while the front camera has been upgraded from 10MP to 12MP.
Even the One UI 5.1 software that comes pre-installed on the S23 offers few noteworthy features. Bixby Text Call is one of them; it allows users to respond to callers using text messages, and caller replies are also translated into text. This is a pretty handy function, and we wish there were more of them on the phone. We wish Samsung had made an attempt to provide us with AI-based capabilities similar to the Google Pixel 7 series’ Photo Unblur.
As Apple did with the iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 14 Pro releases, Samsung provided more substantial changes to its more expensive phone – in this instance, the Galaxy S23 Ultra. As a consequence, the basic Galaxy S23 model was devoid of any eye-catching features. Yes, the new S23 is better than the previous S22, but the improvements aren’t significant enough to entice an existing S22 customer to convert to the S23 phone. It might be different whether you’re using the S21 or an earlier Galaxy model.
It makes you question whether phone manufacturers have any motivation to release new gadgets every year. Perhaps a better way would be to stretch out each new release, like Apple did with the iPhone SE, so that when it comes, it really represents an improvement.