Oddly, The Galaxy S23's battery test result was the same as the larger 6.7-inch Pixel 7 Pro.Įither way, larger devices are always going to be better choices if battery life is a higher priority for you. That's pretty decent compared to the 6.3-inch Pixel 7's 60% result, as well as the iPhone 14 Pro's 58% result. In our battery stress test, the Galaxy S23 had 56% remaining.
The Galaxy S23 competes with the iPhone 14 Pro in battery life.īeing a smaller phone, the standard Galaxy S23 has shorter battery life than bigger phones, like the Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. There's also the usual app and service duplicates from Samsung and Google, including Samsung Messages and Google Messages, Samsung Internet and Chrome, Samsung Pay and Google Pay, and Bixby and Google Assistant. It's not a deal-breaker by any means, and Android users at large will be used to bloatware, even going through the steps of deleting it if they want a clean app library. One thing that's not welcomed on a premium phone is excessive bloatware, and the Samsung's flagship still come with third-party apps like a range of Microsoft apps, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Facebook. Apart from up-to-date performance, the Galaxy S23 offers little variation compared to a recent premium Android phone with a 120Hz display in daily use. Still, the Galaxy S23 delivers an inviting premium experience that's typical in high-end Android phones. Indeed, the optimized processor for the Galaxy S23 phones offers a small boost in benchmark tests, and some apps occasionally open faster than the OnePlus 11, which runs on a generic version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It's the first time I've seen a processor that's optimized for a specific Android phone lineup.
The Android operating system and apps are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, which is basically the top mobile processor available to Android phones optimized with a minor performance boost that's exclusive to Samsung's Galaxy S23 series. It doesn't include the option to upgrade to a sharper 1440p resolution, like the S23 Ultra does, but I never felt the need for a sharper image. It's 6.1-inches with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate and 1080p resolution on Samsung's traditionally gorgeous OLED displays, just like last year's model. There's little to report on the S23's display from previous generations. The Galaxy S23 has the best screen and performance on an Android phone in the $800 range.
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