Samsung Galaxy S23 Unboxing and First Impressions


Samsung introduced the company’s flagship Galaxy S23 smartphone earlier this month. The successor to last year’s Galaxy S22 has the same compact design, and a 6.1-inch screen, but the company has bumped the brightness of the phone to up to 1750 nits brightness. It also gets an exclusive Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy SoC and has a slightly bigger battery. Here we have the first impressions of the phone.

Box Contents

  • Samsung Galaxy S23 8GB RAM, 256GB storage version in Lavender colour
  • USB Type-C to C Cable
  • SIM ejector tool
  • Quick Start Guide and Warranty information

The phone comes with a 6.1-inch Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels at about 425PPI, aspect ratio of 20:9, same as the predecessor, but the display brightness has been bumped from 1300 to 1750 nits, which is now same in all the S23 models. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. You can also notice minimal symmetrical bezels around the screen that makes it attractive.

It is powered by new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy that is clocked up to 3.36GHz, which is significantly higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s clock speed of 3.2 GHz that is used in other smartphones. The vapor chamber cooling which was not present in the S22 is now present in the S23 as well. There are two variants, the 128GB model has UFS 3.1 storage and the 256GB model has UFS 4.0 storage.

On the top, there is a new 12-megapixel camera in the tiny punch-hole, and the earpiece is present on the top edge that doubles up as a secondary speaker. The punch-hole is small and it is not intrusive.

The phone features Qualcomm’s in-display Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner and run Android 13 with OneUI 5.1.

The phone retains the Armor Aluminum frame that has a glossy finish. It is not prone to scratches, but it attracts fingerprints and might be slippery. You can see the antenna bands all around. Coming to the button placements, the power button and the volume rockers are present on the right side. There is nothing on the left side. The dual SIM slot USB Type-C port and the loudspeaker grill are on the bottom. The secondary microphone is on the top.

On the back, there is a triple camera module arranged in a single line, and the cutouts are now gone. There is a single LED flash next to the module.

  • 50MP main camera with LED Flash, 1/1.57″ 1um ISOCELL GN3 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS
  • 12MP 120° Ultra Wide sensor, f/2.2 aperture
  • 10MP Telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 3x optical zoom, OIS
  • 12MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture

Here are some camera samples

It is just 7.6 mm thick and weighs 168 grams, same as the predecessor. The phone has a frosted glass back with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection, so it doesn’t attract fingerprints or smudges and is also not prone to scratches with day-to-day use.

In addition to the Lavender colour variant that we have, the phone also comes in Phantom Black, Green and Cream colours in India. This comes with dust and water-resistant in freshwater to a depth of 1.5 meter for up to 30 minutes, with IP68 certification.

The Galaxy S23 has a 3900mAh battery, slightly bigger than the 3700mAh in the predecessor. However, it retains the 25W wired charging and also has Qi wireless charging and Wireless PowerShare.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 is now available to order from online and offline stores, priced at Rs. 74,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model and the 8GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 79,999.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram