Shooting for the stars: Samsung Galaxy S23+ review

Last month, I’d reviewed the Samsung Galaxy S23, and since then I’ve been attempting out its upgraded sibling the Galaxy S23+. Yes, I do know they give the impression of being the very same, and I can let you know the really feel and work just about the very same too! So, what’s actually the distinction? And which one is a greater bang for your buck?

Samsung Galaxy S23 versus Galaxy S23+ – Which one’s higher for you?

With solely a handful of variations between these high-end smartphones, let’s take a look at which one is healthier bang for the buck.Video Credit: Mahananda Bohidar, Bijoy Ghosh, Siddharth Mathew Cherian & Darshan Sanghvi

Aesthetics

Design-wise, there are not any main departures from final yr’s Galaxy S22+. Only the digital camera’s contour housing has been performed away with. The smartphone within reason protected with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, each on the entrance display and again cowl.

If you’re somebody who loves having extra display area with out a cumbersome type, then S23+ is the one for you with its 6.6-inch AMOLED show and a compact grip. The tremendous AMOLED show – the similar one as the Galaxy S23 – is clearly fairly good, vivid, vivid. And, an absolute pleasure to observe content material on.

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Camera

Both the telephones have the very same digital camera setup – 50 MP major + 10 MP telephoto lens +12 MP ultra-wide – and the pictures taken with it look spectacular. Pictures taken at night time, though not the sharpest, nonetheless look good and vivid. The selfie digital camera can also be the similar 12 megapixel, which renders respectable selfies with fairly correct pores and skin tones.

Performance

It shares a processor with the Samsung Galaxy S23 – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 cell platform customised for Samsung, which is blazing quick. The processor and the RAM capability on each are the similar. There is a distinction in storage variants although. Unlike the Galaxy S23, you get a 512 GB variant in the Galaxy S23+.

Like the different Galaxy S23 telephones, this one additionally helps real-time ray tracing, on the video games that at the moment assist this characteristic. The system comes with 4 generations of OS upgrades and 5 years of safety updates.

Battery

You do get a bigger 4,700 mAh battery, and quicker charging on the Galaxy S23+. This simply stored me firm for 1.5 working days. However, the S23 additionally simply lasts for greater than a working day, with hotspot on. So, both manner, you wouldn’t have to essentially fear about the telephone dying on you on each fashions.

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Verdict

There’s a good bit that the Samsung Galaxy S23+ has in widespread with the Galaxy S23 – a quick processor, a vivid AMOLED show, the total digital camera setup, in addition to the RAM capability. The distinction in battery capability, charging velocity and a much bigger display additionally, for my part, doesn’t justify the 20k worth distinction between the two fashions.

Say I wasn’t evaluating it to the base mannequin, the Samsung Galaxy S23+ as a standalone system seems to be elegant, performs flawlessly, and takes some gorgeous photographs. However, the widespread shopper may nonetheless discover themselves shying away from this selection simply due to the price ticket.

Samsung Galaxy S23+

Pros: Great digital camera, longer battery life, vivid show

Cons: Expensive, no main design upgrades