Samsung Galaxy S23 review: The small S23 smartphone makes the biggest leap

[Redaktion]

The Galaxy S23 is the smallest smartphone in Samsung's premium range, but takes the biggest step forward this year, closing many of the hardware gaps found in the larger models and even increasing battery capacity. Read on to find out more.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-S23-review-The-small-S23-smartphone-makes-the-biggest-leap.700018.0.html

[Sategi]

PWM on 240hz = no buy

[What a disappointment.]

Yeah, this is a no go and Xiaomi 13 is too expensive for what it is as well. Seems like Snapdragon Gen 2 phones are overall a disappointment. Better to either wait for cheaper Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 devices which are rumored to be just underclocked Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or Snapdragon Gen 3 which seems to be another substantial performance leap.

[Q]

Samsung bloatware = nobuy

[Greg]

Some manufacturers have realized that dropping the audio jack was a mistake.

I am very impatient they also realize that a SD card slot is a must have for people who swap between phones depending on what they have to do.

Because there is no universal phone -small enough, large enough, thin enough, cheap enough, powerful enough, long lasting enough, etc.

[NikoB]

fake shots with "AI" - theregister.com/2023/03/13/samsung_fake_moon_pics/

[Abc]

We once again see that TSMC made chip lasts 20% longer on the same performance level than Samsung made chips. So while the upcoming A54 5G will manage to catch up in performance to the now 3 years old SD 778G, it is going to have 20% less battery doing so. So in other words still a disappointment.

[Sergey]

Hello.

Reviews on this site are very helpful, but one very important section looks a bit misleading and not easily comparable - PWM test.

It only says about frequency, but not about how to read graphs and difference between min/max brightness like on videos on youtube where it is measured with radex.

I compare s23 PWM review with s21:
s21:
The panel relies on pulse width modulation (PWM) for brightness control, which works in a low frequency range of up to a maximum of 245.1 Hz at display brightness levels below 99%. This can be bothersome for users with sensitive eyes.

s23:
Like all OLEDs, that of the S23 also flickers. This occurs at a very constant 120 Hz at minimum brightness. The luminosity increases a little (> 3%) and becomes a constant 240 Hz with a very even cycle curve. This indicates permanent DC dimming and should be easy on the eyes. No temporal dithering was detected.

So it seems that it states the same, but with different conclusion about eyes strain.
Moreover, if to look at graphs, it seems that galaxy s22 do the job much much better for brightness >= 75% than galaxy s23.

Could you expand PWM section and make it more comparable between reviews?

Thanks,
Sergey.