Agree with most points except for not having 120 hz. That's one of the best and most satisfying new tech and experience on the newer phones

thank you for giving this much in-depth attention to the base S23. I'm not interested in the Plus or Ultra, but it kinda feels like that's all that ever gets reviewed, whether because it's the top-of-the-top or because that's all Samsung will send out to reviewers.

I've made the decision to get the s20 over the newer phones because it has more features than the newer phones in some areas. Overall the s20 is still a very competent phone.

Having a s20 fe, with the sd865 processor, on it's original firmware, is such a blessing for me. It still runs as fast as the day I bought it, after a screen and battery replacement. I can confidently say, I don't see any phones that will tempt me to upgrade for at least another 2 years

Still got the S20 FE and honestly it's great. I was looking to get a backup phone for traveling and that was the only reason I was thinking about upgrading.

I went from a S9+ 2018 to a S23 Ultra. Drastic upgrade. Probably won't upgrade for at least another 4 yrs. And anytime a reviewer compares a Android to iPhone they lose my attention immediately. If I wanted a iPhone, I'd invest in one. Love my S23 Ultra though........

"120 hz is just a marketing gimmick" bruh moment

Honestly your bit about being thankful for not having a SD card slot was not a smart segment. SD cards that are fast enough for recording 4K footage are not expensive or hard to come by. It is simply a downgrade not to have a SD card slot. Paying 40 euros for 256 gigs on 4K capable SD card vs paying hundreds of euros more for the same extra capacity of internal space is not something to be thankful for.

They took away people's choice when they removed the SD card slot and that was only to charge more for bigger rom space on the phone. Yes the SD card is slower then system rom, but they should have left that choice to the consumer.

I had the S10 for 3 years and a half. I absolutely loved it. It has soooo many features and it felt to new and slim. Only reson I bought a new phone was bc it froze 10 times a day, the screen had black blobs and battery life was horrible. I bought an S23 a week and a half ago and it is great but I still need to fall in love with it. It has less features (no headphone jack, no heartrate sensor) but I hope to enjoy it for years coming. Still very happy tho, I'm staying an S-line user

Yeah I just got the S20 plus and I love It just updated to android 13 which has so many nice options. I bought it renewed off amazon Very pleased

s20+ still very perfectly usable in 2023. dont really want to give up the SD card expandable storage and i dislike the boxy design in recent iterations....

Finally upgrading to the S23 from my S7 after 6 years (and it was old when I got it), only because many of my apps have stopped, or will stop soon, supporting my operating system... Thanks for the informative S23 review, helped my decide!

Great video!!! bravo both for the effort and the detailed review. I'll hang on to my S20 for at least another year, still an overall great phone despite mediocre battery life.

Well, I switched to S23 from my old S20FE 5G, and I can say it is a huge upgrade, not only the speed but also the battery life, plus the brightness of the screen etc

I like your chilled vibe, you’re not trying too hard to impress/entertain, subbed man

S20+ to S22Ultra transition, and it's a noticeable difference... but not a groundbreaking difference. The night shots and photos on the 20+ were fantastic and it was very similar in screen size, where if it weren't for a luxury of funds and availably I wouldn't bother changing.

Gonna wait for the S24 lineup as my S9, S9+, and Note 9 are still fantastic. Thanks for the video....Cheers!

damn you're good at your job dude, this is the most thorough phone review I've ever seen. Keep it up man!

was looking to upgrade from s10 to s23 for the longest time but couldn't afford it and went with a54, definitely regret it, no relevancy and newer OS can replace what a real flagship feels like. I genuinely believe the cameras on my s10 were better! should've saved up for the s23 :/

I have to disagree with the Micro SD card take. As someone that uses Galaxy A52s and only has USB 2.0 support. It seriously sucks to have transfer anything pics/vids to a computer cause it can take several hours that even that the micro SD card itself is way faster. Also biggest reason is storage. 256 is good but it means I need to transfer all stuff to a computer every 6 months or so cause that's how fast my storage gets used up. I also prefer to keep my pics/vids on device cause I usually edit them or need to send it to people so have direct access to it is needed. So the Micro SD card is mainly used as secondary storage while the internal is primary. Also cloud services like Google Photos have limits. Back when google photos was unlimited I was a genuinely good solution and lower quality wasn't a big deal but now says it's quite hard to survive off 15gb of storage while also hoping you fill it up cause then your Gmail account just gets locked cause it can't receive messages because the storage is full for some reason. So the excuse of "Have another directory being annoying" is quite pathetic as thst's literally a feature of the phone. If you don't want your pictures going there just don't use it or don't add a microSD. Leave it empty. Cause already internal storage options are expensive enough to get a higher tier while Micro SD were the perfect cheap alternative

This was absolutely an amazing video! Especially for me because I have an S20 and I’ve been debating on upgrading instead of fixing my motherboard’s sim card reader. I thought I would’ve liked the slightly smaller screen. Thank you for such an amazingly well produced video by quality picture, sound, and information! 🎉❤

Went from an s20fe to an s23 plus. Battery life is pretty poor on my s20fe compared to the s23 plus but it’s still snappy if not gaming or doing anything that taxes the soc

First video I've watched about phones that didn't sound like a sales person; the honesty and sincerity was much appreciated. Finally learned something that actual helped. Thank you Sir, your video is the best I've watched before deciding on which phone will work for me.

threw my phone down a year ago and 2 weeks ago my screen got unresponsive in the middle third. Bought the S23+ for more storage and larger battery. And love it. Not the biggest upgrade. So if anyone has a S20 keep it. But Camera and chip are really much better

Great comparison. Still enjoy my S20 since the cameras are not that important to me. Personally I find OneUI far more flexible than iOS for simple things such as volume and brightness control when using one hand operation +. I get frustrated when I use my wife’s iPhone. Slick device but lack of customization irritates me.

I got an s9 and im thinking about getting a s23 because I want a phone I wont have to upgrade for at least 4 years.

I have the S20 and I absolutelove it! But one feature I would like to have is adaptive refresh rate display. The battery goes down so fast without it.

Bro, i am watching this on s9 plus, it still works like a charm

Have the S10 lite for almost 4 years. Great phone.

I own a refurbished "Cosmic Black" s20Plus, I personally think it is a better phone than the S23, or S22...because of all the features it retains. Mine just got an upgrade to Android 13/OneUI 5.1....and I'll have this phone for a few more years I think.

Never trust a reviewer who says 120Hz is a marketing gimmick. You say you are a developer, such comments doesn't suit you bro. It is your personal preference to use 60Hz but higher fps is always wayyyyyy better.

The s23plus don’t even have 1440p display, not worth it. IMO

you actually convinced me not to buy a new phone. i am planning to upgrade from S20+ to S23 but I think i will pass now. lol. Thank you for this video!

Great comparison!! I just miss the screen on time on S20, baterry life for me it's very important. Thank you.

Very good comparison for the two! Thank you! I go for the S20

Considering upgrading from S20 FE to S23. I've had the FE for 3 years and only problem I have is the battery but other that this phone has been brilliant

i agree.. my Note9 broke down last year so I bought a second-hand S20 snapdragon edition. its great so far and I dont see good reasons yet to upgrade. its light and small, 120h display, high res, photos looks great with ultrawide, etc.. updates are cool but i dont think it is necessary. saves me a lot of money too. when S24 comes out, maybe I will consider buying S23U when its less than half the price 😅 phone depreciation is crazy fast.

still rolling along with my S20+ and honestly I can't see upgrading at this time, unless it was to the 23 ultra (which is not what this comparison is lol). My battery is holding up well so I feel like it has a good year left in it. We will see what the 24 brings perhaps. Great review...subbed :)

i've got the s20FE for about 2,5 years now, and listen. The battery is good I'm getting 6h of SOT, the cameras are good, and overall this phone isn't lacking whatsoever. But i think i will buy either the Z fold 4 (or 5 when it's cheaper), or the S23 ultra. For me the s23 doesn't have that much differences to upgrade.

Ask people in the 'Exynos' region if they would prefer a S20 with an Exynos 990 over a S23 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2!

I like the s21, s22 design. But i had to upgrade from my s21+ to s23(6.1inch) is because of the battery life and camera.

Great to see you back with a video review! You’ve been too long away! Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about the new Samsung phone.

I was considering upgrading from the S20 FE, so this video was essentially perfect for what I needed

With no sim card in the s20 standby improves significantly so it has to be something related to the modem

You were making a lot of sense until you said you disable 120hz as it's a marketing gimmick. 100% disagree. 60hz is fully jarring!

I'm still actually rocking my S10+

I am thinking to upgrade from S20+ to S23. I have the Exynos Model sadly so even though it is a plzs Model the Battery is not bad but also not really good. I hope the smaller S23 with far more efficient Snapdragon will be better.

I finally decided to get the S23 Ultra. I had the S20+ and I gotta say, the S23+ feels like a downgrade, mostly. Lower-res screen, no Micro SD port, pointier edges, the cameras are just so intrusive for the feel in the hand. Of course, it has better cameras and a more powerful chip, but at that point I felt like upgrading to the Ultra, as it retains the resolution my previous phone had, and the higher capacity means I miss the Micro SD port less.

How to turn off animations as claimed here? Keyboard animate up is the most worth ditching.

Still using my S10+ since 2019, and it’s fine

So I had a S20 for like almost 4 years now, almost since launch, but last week I got the "white screen of death" (saw a lot of people getting the same thing on the S20 models), tbh I'm a little bit sad cuz the phone was still really good, without lag or anything and now I'm upgrading to the S24 and I wish I can keep the new S24 more than I kept the S20.

Didnt realize how great of sepcs the s20 had. I went from s10e to s21fe and wish I went s20 instead! Great review! Just subbed!

Thanks for this video. You just answered a question that's been bugging me for a few days.

I agree with most of points except 120hz refresh rate and micro SD card support. 120hz display is super smooth. You can definitely feel the difference when you go back to 60hz. 120hz makes the phones feel more responsive and scrolling experience is fluid. Since it's adaptive. It only uses 120hz when you interact with it. Rest of the time when there is no interaction it switches back to 60hz. Micro SD support is a good thing to have. You mentioned that recording to SD card and exporting is slow. You can change camera settings to use internal storage. You can use SD card for other files where read and write speed isn't a priority. Its always better to have expandable storage.

I bought my S9+ 5 years ago, still using it. The phone is working just fine. For me the only way to upgrade when my s9+ is literally not usable

Watching on an s10 that still kicks ass and no plans to upgrade in the near future because I'm so satisfied with this phone. I heard the s20, 21, 22 and 23 have green line issues after an update. I don't need the headache.

I was considering upgrading from my s20 plus to the Pixel 7pro but I'm going to wait for the s24 series to come out and upgrade to the s23 plus.

One of the best Reviews I ever heard and to understand what you have bought. I bought S20 ultra and 23 ultra I bought my partner s20 and she been happy with that

i have s20 5g and have esim ???

I own a Galaxy S20 (with the Exynos 990, sadly) and I'm looking for an upgrade to the S23... And then YT recommended your video. Thank u. 👏🏼

I am still at s10+. Just got my screen replaced because newer ones are 5x expensive (thanks to inflation) and they dont add much value for all that money.

Just leave the nitpicks and give me major difference and similarities 💀

Watching on my base S20. I ain't upgrading till like a S25 or if my phone breaks.

i have an s20 snapdragon imported from china, for the chipset. it's a great phone. it's only cons are battery life, which is so-so, let's say acceptable for a medium user and that it overheats quite quickly in the sun with data + gps on. this means that when you travel, it's almost unusable and it's gets depleted very quickly. otherwise, it's great. great screen, great haptics, great weight, i love it. will see how s24 is, maybe i'll upgrade.

22:25 -- S20 has e-sim. I still use it as a secondary phone with an e-sim. I still have an S22 Ultra that I use as my primary phone and there are really noticeable differences between them, like the cameras, size and having the sPen on the S22 Ultra.

Im coming from an s21 and waiting for the s24. I actually had gotten the iphone 13 mini but after 2 years and no sign of another mini coming from apple, i missed android too much. Loving this comparison of 3 years of differences. I also disable a lot of animations because they make me nauseated 😂

Nah man! I had the S10 and upgraded and I wish I never!!! The S10 does everything the newer ones do and looks good too.

I have an S20 Ultra since I bought it 3 years ago. It has some small problems like everyone does such as battery life being poor (exynos 990) and other bigger quality control issues ect... I quite frankly had enough with android manufacturers and lack of samsung's care. Just saying. I won't upgrade just now, but 100% will be getting and iPhone next.

I was upgrading earlier this year, and I really had my heart set on the S23, but I all most sellers had was the Ultra. Coming from the S8(still a great phone BTW, if only I could root it, SD variant 😮‍💨) got the regular S22 instead, and it's been really great. The newer SoC makes everything just fly, and the 120hz(hits battery) is totally worth it. It's super fast charges. Cap it at 85%, so I'm fine for now.

Im from Havinf just s10+ for 4 years to now have both s10+ and s23 The s10+ just too iconic Tbh cannot be Trade in Must save

No. In fact, Samsung needs to go back and put the SD card slot back, as well as the headphone jack, the IR blaster and the charger back in the box...

actually the best video out there for s23

Picked up an s23 from a s10e. Love it so far. Awesome battery 👍

Would it be worth getting the S20 (whether is was new/refurbished/etc) now rather than the S23? I currently have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, but I switched to that from a S10+ (S8 before that). I miss the Android ecosystem and really like the curved shape of the S8/10/20.

Currently still own my S20 5G and it's literally the best phones I ever owned. It's awesome. The performance always shocks me even though it's quite old now. Thinking of upgrading to the s23 only because of poor battery life

The biggest drawback of s20 is slow battery charging compared to modern day smartphones that charge 0-60% in 20 minutes or something like that.

My only complaint for s20 fe snapdragon is only the camera video against newerr phone like iphone 14 and s23...

i went from the s7 to the flip and its fun

adaptive mode is much better for battery tho, goes on 10hz when ur not doing much, reading and stuff, goes up to 120hz when you need it for gaming or 60hz when ur watching videos. you get what you want when you need it and when you dont it slows as much as possible

I like the handfeel of s20 also I think other youtubers are missing out on the handfeel of the device, we have chamfered edges before and it's going backwards in terms of design

One of the most honest reviews out there that don't try and overhype the s23

I have both, honestly I prefer the S20

I switched to the S 23 from my S 10, it was worth the money!

Watching thos video as i just ordere an s23+ I have been using s20 fe since November 2020 and its been the best phone I've ever had yet. Hopefully the new one will outdo it!

What do you think about the green line? I want to buy this s20 this year and im worried about the issue i need your advice about this.

I'm currently comparing the S23 and S23 plus. The only reason I like the plus is the screen size but I don't think it's worth a few hundred dollars more for just that. For the first time I'm considering a smaller phone as I have a Tab S8 for longer viewing sessions. So I don't need a huge screen on a phone. Im just not sure I want to deal with the hassle of trying to sell my Pixel 7 Pro and buying a used S23. So I will probably opt for going through Verizon to trade in my pixel as Samsung no longer is accepting the Pixel 7 phones as trade ins on the S23 and plus.

Happy so see that people aren't upgrading every year. To me, a phone should last at least 4 years. For example: My mom bought a Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime in 2017, and used it until 2022, where i started using it, until december 2023, where i finally got my S21 FE. Loving this phone. So, the J2 Prime was used for 5 - 6 years, and still works.

No, no, no.... After S9 it's all futile... Every new model is just less of a useful device and more a clear theft! Iris scanner? Jack, card slot, oxygen and heart rate scanner, notification led, variable aperture lense? S9 is the King! And, oh it works just perfectly, still!

I have just bought a S23 coming from a S20 exynos. I think I could remain using the S20 another entire year, it has been a waste of money. I recommend to service a new original battery like I did. My mother inherit my old phones, needed one, so I will pass her the S20. First thing I dont like is the smaller screen and the absence of curves. Even so. If the battery improvement is big I think it will worth it after all. At first glace I am dissapointed.

this man right here droped the marketing mike anout refresh rate 😮😂

didnt know turning off animation can really make our phone look this snappy

What bothers me the most with old phones is the lack of updates. I'm not sure if it could be an issue or if they still work fine. Otherwise, I would keep my phones for much longer than three years, since flagship phones remain excellent when they're released and continue to be for years. However, the absence of security or Android updates does bother me. For those who keep their phones for more than 5 years, how do you manage this?

Wow…..this is what i call a review…….what a great job thanks

s23 = s22 = s21 = s20 They are the same thing other than design, atleast samsung changed the design not like a specific company *apple*

I want s23 because it's compact and powerful.

Hey great job on the video! Really enjoyed it and can meet some good points

Your videos have great visuals, nice editing and your voice is pleasant to listen to. You also do a lot of in-depth dives which I love. But I don't agree or don't relate to quite a lot of stuff that you say so it's actually a bit confusing to watch. It's like your needs are very different from mine even though we're both powerusers. Just an example, I also prefer single storage on a phone but why would it make me happy that there is no expandable storage option especially when I know it will make a lot of people unhappy? No one is forcing me to use the slot if it's there and as far as I know there is no impact on performance when you have an unused microSD slot on your phone.

I currently have an s20fe and have been really happy with it up to now, but the battery just isn't holding and I'm having to re start the phone every now and then just so the camera app works. I've also found that it's constantly over heating. I've been debating the new 23 plus, this video has been super helpful but I'm still questioning keeping my phone and just putting a new battery in (I know its a 50/50 that it will resolve the issues I'm having). If anyone is in a similar situation I'm all ears. I have also loved having the SD card slot because I take lots of pictures for work and it doesn't use up the memory on my phone

I am upgrading from the S8 to the S23+ in 2 weeks and I have to say. I am excited