Samsung Galaxy S23+

The Samsung Galaxy S23+, also known as S23 Plus, is the big friendly brother of the S23. In addition to a bigger screen, the S23+ has a bigger battery, is available with more memory and you can charge it faster. But it also shares a lot from the S23. What exactly we are happy to explain to you here.- Samsung Galaxy S23+ cons
* Another tad more expensive

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: One Chip To Rule Them All

If you look at the front of the Galaxy S23+ and take a look at the specifications, you will immediately see that this is not a major update. Difference
is there but needs some explanation. And to us the clean task of bringing it. For example, there is a new power source. Samsung always secretly released two version of its Galaxy S series. One version with its own Exynos processor and one with Qualcomm's latest processor. That first version ended up in Europe and the latter in Asia and the US. For years, Samsung maintained that both versions were evenly matched and more or less equally powerful. Not so. Each time, the Qualcomm version beat the one with its own Exynos chip. But that difference is no longer there this year. Because finally the rest of the world is also getting the faster version. To be exact, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy. A slightly modified version, especially for the S23 series and you notice it. Especially those who have had to work with the Exynos chip for years, this feels like a big step forward.

Same design for every Galaxy phone

So things have happened on the inside but there are changes on the outside as well. But before that, you have to turn the S23 Plus around. Namely, the camera layout is different. Gone is that corner that was used as a platform for the trio of cameras. The 50MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide-angle and 10MP telephoto camera each now lie separately on the glass Gorilla Glass Victus+ back. Still, this layout is nothing new; in fact, we see it on almost every other Galaxy phone. So there is now more similarity between the series. The downside, however, is immediately that your S23 Plus does not stand out as much on the whole.

Main Samsung Galaxy S23+ specifications

• 6.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with smooth 120Hz display and sharp FHD image
• 50+12+10MP camera system with 120° wide angle and 3x optical zoom
• 12MP selfie camera with enhanced night mode
• Powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy-processor with 8GB of RAM memory
• Available with 256 and 512GB of non-expandable storage
• Spacious 4700 mAh battery with faster 45W wired charging
• Released with Android 13 + One UI 5.1 (promised updates to Android 17)
• Waterproof housing with IP68 rating partially made of recycled materials

Camera with improved night mode

Samsung wanted to further focus on improving camera performance with the S23+. For example, a larger sensor enables it to shoot better photos in the dark. This Nightography camera takes sharper low-light photos with more detail. The selfie camera also performs better in the dark due to Dual Pixel technology that combines information from two pixels for better exposed photos. And the help of AI, also called artificial intelligence, also helps tremendously in this regard.

Bigger battery, even faster to charge

And then there are the numerous small improvements that add up considerably to a better phone. Consider, for example, the larger 4,700mAh battery, considerably faster charging at 45W and the version with 512GB of storage. Samsung is also using more recycled materials. For example, the glass is now 22% recycled glass and the film on the back is made of 80% recycled PET film. The paper box consists of completely recycled paper. All in all, nice improvements to enjoy your device even longer. Also because Samsung is still releasing updates for your S23+ through Android 17.

Pro and cons Samsung Galaxy S23+

• Palpably faster
• Significantly faster charging
• Available with 512GB
• Improved night camera