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The highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S23 has been officially unveiled today, with three phones in the lineup - the Galaxy S23, the Galaxy S23 Plus and the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
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The S23 Ultra starts at Rs 1.25 lakh, while the S23 and the S23 Plus are priced at Rs 74,999 and Rs 79,999 respectively.
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The top-spec variant in the line-up is the S23 Ultra, which comes with a huge 6.8-inch QHD+ display (3088 x 1440 pixels resolution) with a 120Hz refresh rate.
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It also gets S-Pen support and is powered by the latest-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, with up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.
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Samsung will also sell the Ultra in three lower-spec trims - 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage. All of this is backed by a 5000mAh battery, which offers wired and wireless fast charging right out of the box.
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In the camera department, the Ultra comes with a whopping 200-megapixel camera, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide angle lens. At the front, it packs a 50-megapixel selfie camera. And yes, you do get Astro photography mode with the rear sensor.
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In terms of processing power, Samsung claims the S23 Ultra has a 40 per cent faster GPU and NPU, which allows for the addition of real-time Ray Tracing.
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Coming to the standard S23 and the S23 Plus, both carry a similar design but you get a 6.1-inch screen on the former and a 6.6-inch FHD+ display on the latter.
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Both are powered by the same Gen 2 processor and come in a variety of memory and storage options, starting with the 8GB RAM + 128GB offered on the standard model and 8GB RAM + 256GB on the Plus.
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Both feature a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary shooter at the rear, along with a 2-megapixel ultra-wide and 10-megapixel telephoto lens.
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The biggest difference here is the battery sizes. The standard S23 gets a 3900mAh battery, while the S23 Plus features a 4700mAh battery, with wired and wireless fast charging.
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All three Samsung devices run on Android 13 with the company's custom One UI 5.1 and can be bought in four different colour options - phantom black, green, cream and lavender.