Switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the S23 Ultra a few weeks ago. Not missing the iPhone at all lol

The battery is a big improvement over the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The S23 Ultra really is a superb phone.

I just switched to the s23 ultra from iPhone. I have always been worried that if I switched to android I won't get the same feeling I got when I had iPhone. But I am actually blown away with how premium this screen is, how these speakers seem to be louder and more clearer in my opinion compared to the 14 Pro Max I had, the battery on this device is excellent, everything is so smooth with no bugs or glitches like I was getting on my iPhone. I can definitely say I'll be with Samsung for the long run.

S23 Ultra was the best "mistake" I ever made. Traded in my S22 Ultra for $250. The flatter screen, battery life and processor are amazing. It refuses to die from 100%.

The s23 ultra is the best phone I've ever used and owned coming from the s10 plus and why i gave the a53 to my mother. The Samsung s23 ultra is better than the iPhone 14 pro max and Pixel no comparison, and I've used all 3. For those of us who know tech, we always knew Samsung was way more fun to use with more capabilities than the iPhone. I used to be an apple sheep many, many years ago, and then I transitioned and never went back. I remember apple phones being the most boring limited phones I've used. The only thing I use on my old iPhone 6s is the imessage period. Even using the 14 pro max irritates me because my s23 ultra does way more. Also, the camera is way better than the iPhone and more fun unlimited features. IPhone sometimes give the perception of better battery because it doesnt do anything basically. Now, with the pixel, I don't prefer the operating system, but I respect the pixel camera. Only gripe I have is the missing micro SD card. When it comes to those things like edge panel multi tasking, and 10 x perfect clarity, UHD 60 and hdr 10 video , all those unlimited features are close to perfect. The s23 ultra is the most value for the money, no comparison!

Excellent review - I've had this phone for 6 weeks and I'm still learning about its capabilities. All the pros and cons you mentioned are right on. Kudos to you.

Galaxy S23 Ultra is the latest and the greatest that is out there right now in the market and nothing compares to it! I switched from iPhone 12 to the S23 Ultra and am very happy with my decision - the S pen and Dex are features so useful for my daily productivity. This is some serious piece of tech, you can even answer calls without picking the phone up and the battery backup lasts much more than a day. Excellent experience with Samsung this time!

Truly the best overall Android phone available. I am so blown away how good it is. My best phone ever.

Never been so happy with a phone until I sold all my apple products and got the s23 ultra absolutely love this phone so much it's perfect to me so happy I left apple I am much more happier 😊

i ve recently upgraded from a A32 To a S23U and it is amazing

Last samsung phone for me was note 8, I went to Huawei and xiaomi... now I came back to samsung s23 ultra today, I was sooo letdown with no charger, screen protector and slow charger considering what I got with xiaomi and Huawei in the past. Totally agree with him and subbed 👍

Excellent video. Always run to your videos when I get a new phone. Really liked your smoke video wallpaper, but didn't have much luck finding it.

I recently got my s23 ultra about 2 weeks ago. All i can say is it is a great device that lasts all day. I did immediately order a glass screen protector and and spigan case same day delivery. I waited to use the device until it came in a few hours tp my door and honestly made me not worry about the device nearly as much it feels like a tank, yet light.

Thank you Saki. I always appreciate your opinion. Some reviewers hardly use the phone and people go by their reviews. Later on, they discover issues that were not specified on the videos.

You left one of the biggest items that you neglected to touch on in this review of this expensive phone was the stereo speakers and their sound quality. I currently have over 5200 songs stored on my phone and wanted to know how those speakers sound. Many cell phone users do play music over there phones and I'm amazed that you left that out of this supposed in depth review.

I get up to 2 1/2 days of battery life life with moderate usage, settings all mexed out. As for battery charging speeds in a 1 hour time frame, no issuse with that at all. The build quality is 💯 and performance......no complaints. However the cost is very high at CAD$1800+ for the 256GB model

Most quick charging phones employ a dual battery for rapid charging. With perhaps specialized charger for that purpose. For samung to do that it requires a significant internal design change.

12:00 the thing i like the most about the night shot is all the shadows it adds in the pictures in all different directions

Thank you Foto your video Mr. Saki. Till march this year I uesed my Samsung Galaxy Note 10 +. And since march this year I use the Samsung Galaxy S 23 Ultra. What great jump Forward. Batterie life, photo quality and the Speed of the cpu. The qualcom CPU ist so much better, than the Samsung exynox. Greetings From Munich, Bavaria.

My guess is that, by now, how many chargers do we have? We buy what we want that usually isn't OEM so I can understand why accessoires are no longer included. If we buy the ultra, you can bet we are buying our own preferred aftermarket products that are better. I hated to give up my 512GB micro card from the Note 10+ but an issue I had with one app was fixed by moving the books from the micro card into internal storage. I did get a micro card reader with a C connection. It isn't meant to be permanent but it helps take away the pain of not behaving external memory. I realize now that removable memory can be limiting to the performance of the phone which is why it has been eliminated from high end phones. My opinion, of course. :)

Thanks for the video could I ask where did you get the Egyptian wallpaper from?

Hay !! Saki, good to have you back, I haven't seen you for quite a while.

You covered alot. Thank you. I just traded in my Note 20 Ultra (which made me cry a little) for this phone because I essentially only paid a couple hundred bucks to make the trade. I had no idea how astounding this phones features are. I do wish you got a starter case and screen protector. However, I have had a Samsung since the S7 and I don't recall ever getting those things so I order them at the same time order the phone. As far as the charging goes, I always thought they charged quickly. Apparently I must have had bad phones to compare to LOL. I do like the fact that if you are gaming on your phone, can have a feature where you can by pass the battery and feed power to the chip directly. I am not sure if that is something available on other phones.

One of the best product reviews I've ever watched. Thanks for posting!

great work mate, what case are you using mate

This very good news, I really appreciate did you find out when S24 ultra is coming out. I like getting next year with 1tb internal drive. Anything I know about it? 😊😉❤️ Take care

I came from an s10+ and upgradet to the 23 ultra its a beast of a phone you can do everything battery is insane feels super premium and the display is the best ive seen yet not to mention the insane camera and s pen

Hey Saki when I download the Expert Raw camera it does not sinc with the camera, it downloads as a separate app, is there a fix for this?

The video wallpaper is fenomenal!

Good timing. I am looking at upgrading my phone in the next couple months.

Can you please tell me what case that is that you are using ,I'm looking for a white case . Thanks

Thanks I bought it after your reviews. My CONS unless I'm app challenged, although my wife says I am 😁. We can't set reminder from within the text message app. You have to do it with the reminder section for all apps. And it's not accurate on time if set to 10 min, it goes off after 7 or 13 min and can't use the same sound for reminder. I used it alot for parking meters. Now I set my alarm instead of my parking app sending me the text message with time left. Haven't found other option around to avoid tickets.

Are the wallpapers in the video in the Galaxy store?

Using both the Pixel 6 Pro and the S23 Ultra, the Pixel gives me greater point and shoot confidence because sometimes focus on the S23 ultra can be a hit or miss especially when you're walking, on a ride, and you just want to grab a quick focused shot. Picture quality wise it's good. But an unfocused image can ruin even the best processed images.

What is the access panel below the power button for ?

Great content. I love my s23 ultra.

I Still rock my Note S10+ ( I made over 48'000 Pictures so so far with this phone, I use it for Nature Photography, Huskys, Snowboard, Bike, Landscape etc. and edit them with Lightroom) I want this Phone since release, but I decitet to buy a new Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon Comp Bike to replace my 13 Year old Scott Genius that I use daily and hold on a little longer to my Phone. It was an easy decision to invest in the Bike but a very hard one NOT on top of that buy the Phone 😉 Cheers

Could you please tell me if notifications sound is coming only from bottom speaker? Even in settings/sounds in preview, notification sounds are coming only from bottom speaker

Does assuming that the live background on your phone drains battery faster? I’m on an iPhone now and looking to switch.

I have the Samsung Galaxy S9 Note - It has an Edge Feature. Does this one also have the capability to Swipe on the Edge and a menu comes up with your most used apps?

Samsung just flexed their muscle 💪 with the S23 Ultra.... Hopefully, Apple will have a worthy response with their new iPhone Max version. I just sold my iPhone 14 Pro Max. We all know Apple is so limited, but people love the simplicity of iPhones. Honestly, it's not even a contest. The S23 Ultra is the best phone in the world.

Love the pyramid wallpaper, where can i get that?

does it have a file manager app to manage mp3/mp4 files??

Another good review. I prefer avoid super fast charging because it will degrade your battery much quicker and you run the risk of overheating or worse. I fly R/C Planes, we fast charge the LiPo's as a result they have a much shorter usable life. Why are all reviews hooked on low light photographs? I rarely take night time photos and when I do I want them to be a faithful representation of what I am seeing.

I bought this phone a few weeks back and I'm enjoying it. I've nowhere near scratched the surface of it's capabilities as of yet. I do love my iPhone 14 Pro. I'd never trade it up so i have both.

Great video Saki.

Great video (as usual).....Upgraded from a Note 20 Ultra 5G to the S23 Ultra 5G just for the camera and it has been spectacularly successful. Was always disappointed with the camera quality of the Note 20. Used the S23 as my only camera during a trip through Europe in late '23 and the quality across the ~17k photos is overwhelmingly breathtaking.

Pro: Spen,Dex,6,8 beautiful display, many good looking custom designs, Good Update support,Good Camera, Good feelings when holding this phone, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, not too much edge but this is only my opinion, very good battery life (8-9 hours) Cons: Slow charging, no charger in the box, Price Tag is okay but no charger included, little bit heavy but not as the 14 Pro Max, I think personally the cases from Samsung are not so nice, Yeah not much cons in m experience with this phone. Only that the battery life is worse since the June update. End of the Day the almost perfect phone of this year...

Excellent review! New subscriber. ❤️

What case do you have on the phone?

Hello Saki from Sakitech! Have a Question to you which app you use for wallpapers your screen is simply Awsome and Galaxy s23u is Best of the Best !

Thanks 4 the info"

😂 Hej Sakitech i have the S22 ultra in green color and love my phone but yes the S23 ultra is very nice and if I hadn't bought the S22 ultra last year, I would have bought the S23. And as others mention here, Samsung also offers very long support these days on the Samsung Galaxy series and also on some other Samsung mobile models which is very good. I upgraded from the S10 plus to the Samsung S22 Ultra last year and I don't regret it I'm looking forward to Android 14 and One UI 6.0 very nice features are coming take care Sakitech and have a nice day.

Just received mine today.

What themes are you using??

To add to the things they could give you for the price, would an SD tray be so terrible?

I can deal with the charging times but I would really like to see the micro-SD slot return and stop forcing people to get cloud storage.

Nice review! Subscribed

Im definitely gonna get this fcker this saturday. super excited.

Can I ask one question Sakitech I have a Nokia 8.3 5g phone running on Android 12 it carries to many bugs on running Android system the notifications choke it no day goes by it fills up with notifications too many bugs and software problems with operating system but Google 1 is very clean is the Samsung s23ultra on Android 13 a better operating system just wondering

also a shutter speed issue with blurred photos of a moving subject and very noisy low light video in all camera modes and front facing camera

Got my s23 ultra 2 days ago and I'm loving it

Can you provide the link to buy your phone case please 😊 white one

Great video 👍👍

I've had mine for about 3 weeks. Worth every cent so far.

I love the battery on this. I no longer charge daily. I charge when it needs it.

Trading my samsung zfold 4 for this phone hopefully im not making a mistake. My battery life and camera isnt the best on the fold looking forward to the s23 ultra

that was pretty good! thank you!

Will be getting my S23 U tomorrow. Retiring my Pixel 7 Pro. Had Pixel phones since the Nexus and want to try something different. Hopefully I wont be disappointed

This video made me decide to stick with the Iphone 14 pro max and move to the Iphone 15 pro max soon.

I wanted asked who used it for long How parctical is it in hand while using considering the big size because I'm a fan of it but not of big phones 😢 ?

People are always amazed when I make or receive a call with the call background video

I still got the note 9. About to update to the ultra 23.😊

I’m making the iPhone to s23 switch tomorrow, and I’m kind of nervous, is this the right move?? I’ve had iPhone since the 4..

I got this phone brand new 700 i got a c to c charger with it glad i waited !!

Long term Samsung user, with s22 ultra and the z fold 4 being my daily driver. With military discount at 200.00 off, and trading in my s22 ultra, I just got the s23 ultra for 249.00!! Best yet, I got the red version!!!!!! It comes in 4 days!!!

Just a quick question, guy!! Is the finger print scanner visible in bright light?

What's the case you are using on it

One other con is the curve screen, I switched from s22U to s23+ just because of the screen

I still have s22 ultra I'm waiting to upgrade next year s24 ultra you have a point about Samsung not giving us the charger case an screen protector in the box I feel the same way about that an chargering speeds

in my opinion, you missed one of the most important parameters and that is performance, yes at the beginning they are always fast, but what about in half a year or more. So I want to ask you if you felt any loss in performance or if the new processor is so good that it will be equal to the iPhone 14 pro even after a few months

watching from my S23ultra ❤

I want to know what I could get for my iPhone 📱 13 Pro Max and also the app ecosystem Vs. Apple. I am truly bored with my iPhone but also wonder about apps on Android

And further when I use my camera on the iPhone and i want to zoom i have to change the optical capability through the numbered disk and for me to do that take time and i miss my shot.

I've had a Note 9 for several years. Decided it was time to trade it in, while I could still get a decent value. I got $800 off in trade-in, on the s23 Ultra, making it a sweet deal! My s23 is on a FedEx truck, being delivered today; I can't wait!

You have forget that you could become Superuser(ROOT) in Android. This way you could disable all unnecessary actualization and have same performance from day one to day you replace it for something else because you are tired of using same phone for 3-4-5 years straight. Additionaly S23 Ultra and any other former NOTE phones allow you to keep screen clear by doing all tasks with help of s-pen only... I advice to use soft tips only, in hard tips a grain of harder than screen material might be trapped and act as sand paper(guess how I known).

I was actually surprised to learn earlier that since the 22 series there is no more samsung keyboard. My one gripe! Now its google messages, but does it use the google keyboard also?

Hi Good job I have a question I like this phone but hate curved screen, is it tolerable? I mean is it too much curve?

Been with apple since the 3gs, just changed to the s23 ultra and its astonishing good. Not going back to apple.

Whats with soft images? Most of them looks like water painting when zoomed in

Wonderful

thank you

Where can I get the all white phone case ?

I switched from the sony phone to this the only thing I miss about my sony phone is the 4k screen so it was a good switch.

I have the s 22 ultra I may wait for the s24 ultra to come out

Love my S23 ultra but after today's June software update, my fingerprint scanner icon has disappeared from my lock screen 😢

I hate that they're copying apple and taking out the charger from the box. Very anti-consumer

Hi , can I get that pyramids wallpaper please ??

Can you describe the features it has for the handicapped person who finds it extremely difficult to scroll up or down and left to right. I have Parkinson’s and my hand would freeze when I have to tap something on the phone. I cannot even speak because my jaw muscle are stiff. So i mumble and therefore I cant dictate anything. I love photography so I am going to get myself a S23 ultra but i had been using a iPhone all my life. It’s very easy because of i cloud ,if i take picture o my phone it immediately get downloaded to my i pad and my computer. I wont be changing my i pads r my computer so i don’t wat to loose that feature can join i could with a Samsung.please advise.

S23 ultra don't support 4k dex over usb c to hdmi cable Thought I would leave this out here in case any1 wanting to know this, just got the new s23 ultra a day back, was plugging it in to my pc monitor to watch a movie and view some holiday pictures using usb c to hdmi cable and the maximum resolution option on dex settings is 1080p. This is very surprising to me because my old note 20 ultra supports 4k on the exact same simple setup (usb c to hdmi cable).All Huawei models support HDMI also. Edit: Found out the new Samsung Galaxy all of them doesn't support this anymore