At a glance
From £1,249
● Android smartphone
● 6.8in Quad HD+ AMOLED display
● 256GB - 1TB storage
● Quadruple camera system
● 200MP main camera
● 8K video recording
Samsung’s flagships have been the cameraphones to beat for quite a while, but with the devices getting better with every iteration, it’s perhaps fair to say that each new version is only a slight improvement on the last.
As such, the S23 Ultra, which follows on from last year’s S22 Ultra, doesn’t evolve the device too much, though once again it contains an array of excellent features which should be very appealing to the enthusiast photographer.
The big news is a jump in pixel for the main camera, with the S23 Ultra being the firm’s first to boast a 200MP sensor – a boost from last year’s 108MP device. As we’d expect, images are not output at 200MP by default, although you can shoot in super-high-resolution mode if you really want to. Thanks to pixel binning, the standard 12MP resolution is what you’ll see and expect for almost all of your shots.
In front of the 200MP sensor is a stabilised 23mm equivalent f/1.7 lens, while there are three more cameras also available to choose from. There’s an ultra-wide 12MP, 13mm equivalent f/2.2 combination, and
