Samsung released the Galaxy S23 series of flagship mobile phones of the year earlier this month. Although the most eye-catching is of course the S23 Ultra, the other S23+ has a price advantage and is equipped with a 6.6-inch large screen. Let’s see how it performs.
▲Samsung Galaxy S23+
The packaging box of Samsung Galaxy S23+ can be said to be extremely simple. You can see the silhouette of the phone on the box surface. Except for the phone body, there are only instructions, Type-C charging cable and SIM card pin, and nothing else. Since various manufacturers are pursuing this kind of “environmentally friendly” packaging one after another, everyone may be used to it, but the mobile phone supports 45W fast charging, which may require users to pay an additional $890 for fast charging, or the current official pre-registration event has a gift.
▲ There is a silhouette of the mobile phone in the box.
▲ Open the top cover and the phone is covered with a protective sticker.
▲The mezzanine only has the manual, the Type-C charging cable, and the SIM card pin.
Speaking of the phone itself, the biggest difference between the appearance of the Galaxy S23+ and the previous generation is that the entire set of camera modules starting from the S21 has a bulge design, and it has been changed to a full-flat back cover design similar to the S23 Ultra, making the design language of the three phones different. Closer. And the shape change is necessary, otherwise others will not be able to see that you have changed to a new phone.
S23 and S23+ still use metal polished middle frame, which is different from the integrated design of S23 Ultra. Although the polished middle frame looks pretty eye-catching, it is unavoidable to worry about scratches. It seems that the protective case is installed on the inevitable. The Galaxy S23+ sent for testing is the epiphyllum white version. Its white back cover is made of glass, but it is treated with a frosted coating to prevent fingerprints and slippery hands. It feels very good. In addition, the mobile phone also supports IP68 waterproof and dustproof function as before, which can resist the damage of accidental water immersion in life. In addition, the mobile phone uses an under-screen fingerprint reader, and the actual test response is fast and the accuracy is high.
▲Using an independent lens design like Ultra, there is no longer a whole camera module.
▲There are volume keys and sleep key on the right side.
▲ There is a horn on the top.
▲The bottom has a SIM card slot, Type-C jack and speaker.
▲Support dual card dual standby, but does not support microSD card expansion.
▲The selfie camera adopts a perforated design.
▲The borders of the screens are almost the same, and there is no obvious chin.
The button layout of the phone is similar to before, with the volume button and sleep button on the right side, and the SIM card slot is placed next to the Type-C jack at the bottom. The sleep button is placed under the volume button. The advantage is that the fingers are easy to reach, and it is easy to wake up or sleep, but the price is that the volume button is a bit high. If you want to use the volume down button as a physical shooting button, you will feel uncomfortable. , and sometimes the sleep button is pressed by mistake, or the lens is covered by fingers. If you want to solve this problem, you can make good use of the “floating shutter button” function that Samsung mobile phones have, and customize the virtual shutter button at a convenient position for you.
The 6.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen of the Galaxy S23+ has a resolution of 2340 x 1080 and a peak brightness of 1750nits, which can still be displayed clearly in daylight. At the same time, it supports an adaptive refresh rate of 48~120Hz, and the display of dynamic images is also smooth and natural. In addition, the mobile phone has the function of Vision Booster, which can automatically adjust the color tone and contrast of the screen according to the intensity of the light source. In addition, as a flagship mobile phone, the mobile phone is also equipped with stereo speakers, and the effect of the trial movie has a sense of presence, even if the volume is amplified, the sound does not break.
▲The screen color display is delicate.
▲The 120Hz update rate shows that the dynamic picture is quite smooth.
▲The main interface and drop-down menu interface.
▲Support 120Hz update rate, the system can set the connection device.
▲Galaxy Themes can purchase themes. The purpose of the side keys can be set.
▲The advanced function can set the laboratory function. Smart suggestions can provide information or add activities according to usage habits.
▲Video brightness can be set, and dual accounts on Sheping platform can also be set.
▲In the laboratory, functions such as floating windows and split screens can be set.
▲The picture editor can set functions such as removing debris, focusing color and applying style filters.
▲As long as you circle the object you want to eliminate, you can eliminate it, but the effect depends on the complexity of the photo.
Benchmark
The Galaxy S23 series all use the 4nm process “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy” mobile platform tailored by Qualcomm for Samsung. It is reported that the performance of its CPU, GPU and NPU has increased by 30%, 41%, and 49% compared with the previous generation. . In addition to running benchmark software tests, there are also 3D games for trial play. The process is smooth, and there is no case of body heating. The processor temperature is about 50 degrees, which is ideal.
The S23+ is available in 8GB+256GB and 8GB+512GB versions, with a battery capacity of 4700 mAh and supports 45W wired fast charging. In the actual trial video, playing Netflix movies through Wi-Fi for 2 hours consumes about 14% of the power, and playing “Yuanshin” for half an hour consumes about 8% of the power. In addition, when I go out with the S23+, most of the process is taking pictures (about 50 photos) and sharing Wi-Fi. After 3 hours of use, the power consumption is about 20%.
▲Antutu test score.
▲GeekBench test score.
▲3DMark test score.
▲PCMark test score.
▲Battery test, under the optimized screen update rate setting, the battery life reaches 14 hours and 22 minutes.
▲Storage device reading and writing test, the sequential writing and reading speeds are 392.05MB/s and 1.01GB/s respectively; the random writing and reading speeds are 39.39MB/s and 28.57MB/s.
▲ 5G network speed test.
camera test
In terms of cameras, the Galaxy S23+ uses similar configurations in terms of camera specifications. It uses a three-lens main camera. The standard lens is 50 million pixels and supports OIS shock resistance. The focal length is 23mm when converted from 35mm to the previous generation. Personally, I think it is a bit too wide-angle. , but due to the 3x lens, there are more changes in use. If combined with digital zoom, the camera can be used for up to 30x zoom shooting. In addition, the 13mm-equivalent ultra-wide-angle lens and the 69mm 3x telephoto lens have been increased from 10 million pixels to 12 million pixels, and the size of the photosensitive element has also increased, which can theoretically improve the night scene effect.
In the actual test shooting, with the blessing of Dual Pixel focusing technology, the camera’s focusing response is very fast, and due to the powerful computing power, night shooting can be completed quickly. In addition, the system AI will also enhance night scene portraits and make independent adjustments for hair, eyes, and skin. As for the hair color in the photos, it is always more colorful than the real scene, especially in the scenes of blue sky and green land, the saturation is high, which makes the photos look more pleasing.
▲The shooting effect of super wide-angle lens (0.6x) and standard lens (1x).
▲Telescope (3x) and 10x zoom shooting effect.
▲50MP and 12MP shooting effects.
▲Compared with normal shooting (left) and turning on the night scene mode (right), there are obvious magazine particles in the general shooting of the night sky, and the right picture is more pure.
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summary:
The experience of S23+ after a few days of trial is quite good. It has a powerful hardware configuration, and it responds quickly when running various programs, and there is no heat problem. In addition, it has a large screen and a high-capacity battery. It is indeed convenient to use, at least not as long as the S23. Not enough worry about one day of application. As for the camera, each of the S23+ configurations has its own use and high practicability. It is not a bunch of “make up” multi-lens on the market. If I have to be a little picky, I personally think that the standard lens is too wide-angle. If it is set to 28mm for street capture, it will be more suitable.
However, the Samsung Galaxy S23+ is a bit awkward in terms of positioning. It is not as popular as the highest-end S23 Ultra, and its price advantage is not as good as the S23. Moreover, the price difference between the S23 Ultra and the S23+ is not as high as expected. It is also the 256GB ROM version, and the difference between the two is only 7,000 yuan ($33,900 for S23+ 256GB/8GB, $40,900 for S23 Ultra 256GB/12GB). Since they have spent nearly 34,000 yuan on mobile phones, they may ask themselves why they should stop pinching and buy the highest-end Ultra. Personally, I think the price separation between S23+ and Ultra may be more obvious, otherwise it will be difficult to attract users to choose S23+.
From a performance point of view, the Galaxy S23+ and the S23 Ultra use the same processor, and the performance should be the same. The only difference between the two is 4GB of RAM. In fact, the running score performance in Antutu is only 1.233 million and 1.208 million, the difference between the two is only 2.07%. Purely from the perspective of performance, this 2.07% may not be worth 7,000 yuan, but if the Ultra has a larger screen, S-Pen operation, flagship appearance and 200 million pixel lens, etc., I believe the answer is obvious.
