Samsung is just a few months away from introducing the Galaxy S23 series at its next Unpacked event. We’ve already seen a few purported renders depicting the phone’s design, which appears to be a blend of the Galaxy S22 and the floating camera lens aesthetics of the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
It’s a welcome design change, but it appears that the visual refinement will come at the cost of a rather modest upgrade under the hood. Leaker Yogesh Brar has shared the rumored key specifications of the standard
The only key upgrade is the new SoC (system on chip), as Samsung is said to swap the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 inside the Galaxy S22 with the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 silicon for the
Google will happily eat Samsung’s lunch.
The only other upgrade happens in the battery department. The
Samsung Galaxy S23
(rumoured)– 6.1" FHD+ sAMOLED, 120Hz
– Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
– Rear Cam: 50MP (OIS) + 12MP (UW) + 10MP (Tele)
– Front Cam: 10MP
– 8GBRAM
– 128/256GB storage
– Android 13, OneUI 5
– 3,900mAh battery, 25W wired, 15W wireless charging— Yogesh Brar (@heyitsyogesh) October 18, 2022
However, it looks like the charging speeds will remain abysmally slow, yet again, especially when compared to fellow
The camera department also carries forward the Galaxy S22’s imaging heritage. The latest leak predicts a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 12MP ultrawide-angle snapper, and a 10MP telephoto zoom shooter. Selfie and video calling duties will be handled by a 10MP lens.
Better than Apple, yet faces a Google-sized boss
Samsung’s reported chip upgrade, battery capacity bump, and fresh design are still generous when compared to the iPhone 14, which barely got any upgrade love from Apple. However, Apple’s not the best brand to emulate, especially when the real competition in the
The biggest threat, however, comes from Google. The company’s smartphone strategy in the past couple of years has really been impressive. With the Pixel 7 series starting at just $599, Google is aggressively shrinking the breathing space for any entry-point
Assuming Samsung keeps the asking price of its base flagship intact at $800, the
For an extra $100, the Pixel 7 Pro will cast its giant shadow over the
Plus, market trends suggest that Apple — despite its criminally lazy upgrades — is eating into Samsung’s market share, and not the other way around. Meaningful upgrades have been the key selling point of Samsung phones, especially when weighed against iPhones, but the
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