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PRICE 256GB/8GB, £1,041 (£1,249 inc VAT) from samsung.com/uk
The S22 Ultra (see issue 331, p46) was a big shift. The first Samsung phone to fuse the style of the Galaxy S series with the functionality of the Galaxy Note, it brought a fresh impetus to stylusbased phones. Physically, the S23 Ultra is a much more subtle change; I needed Samsung to point out that it had reduced the radius of the curved display edges to provide a greater flat area on which to use the S Pen.
Head to samsung.com and you can choose one of its exclusive colours: sky blue, graphite, lime and red. Buy from elsewhere and you’re restricted to black, cream, green and lavender. Cutely, the cap of the S Pen matches the body colour of your choosing.
An aluminium alloy frame accompanies the Ultra’s usual IP68 certification against
