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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: overkill never looked so good

Once again, Samsung has made one of the best smartphones you can buy. The S23 Ultra is powerful, sleek, built-tosurvive and generally everything you could ever want from a phone. And yet, it's going to be a device that very few people should buy, because the S23 Ultra is excessively expensive, kindly asking you to fork out a minimum (yes, minimum) of £1,249.

It's the sort of price that begs two big questions. One: can a smartphone really be worth this much money? And, two: if you are willing to spend your life savings on

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