Samsung Galaxy S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra now official!

After so many leaks and early sneak peek, Samsung has finally unveiled the curtains on their new flagship series — the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra — and it seems like there’s not a lot left to reveal.

As expected, Samsung has done some incremental upgrades to the S23 series but not much has changed in terms of design. Samsung is offering two chipsets this time — their Exynos 2200 or the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Well, there are new color options now, including the pantone color of the year.

Samsung Galaxy S23 specs:
6.1-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz refresh rate
Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC
8GB RAM
128, 256GB storage
Triple-rear cameras:
• 50MP Dual Pixel F1.8 OIS (wide)
• 12MP FF F2.2 (ultrawide)
• 10MP Telephoto F2.4 (3x tele, 30x Space Zoom)
12MP Dual Pixel F2.2 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner (in-display)
Face Unlock
AKG Stereo Speakers
IP68 water and dust resistance
OneUI 5.1 (Android 13)
3,900mAh battery w/ 25W fast charging, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging
70.9 x 146.3 x 7.6mm
167 grams
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus specs:
6.6-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz refresh rate
Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC
8GB RAM
128, 256GB, 512GB storage
Triple-rear cameras:
• 50MP Dual Pixel F1.8 OIS (wide)
• 12MP FF F2.2 (ultrawide)
• 10MP Telephoto F2.4 (3x tele, 30x Space Zoom)
12MP Dual Pixel F2.2 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner (in-display)
Face Unlock
AKG Stereo Speakers
IP68 water and dust resistance
OneUI 5.1 (Android 13)
4,700mAh battery w/ 45W fast charging, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging
76.2 x 157.8 x 7.6mm
195 grams
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Watch our hands-on of the Galaxy S23 and S23+ here.

From February 2 until February 23, 2023, customers who pre-order the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ , or the Galaxy S23 Ultra through samsung.com will enjoy discounts of up to PHP 76,000, including a FREE Memory Upgrade worth up to PHP 8,000.

They will instantly get the higher memory variant for the price of the lower variant within the same model lineup. Those who will trade-in their old devices can also
enjoy savings of up to PHP 13,000 on top of their old phone’s residual value. In addition, they will get an e-voucher worth up to PHP 5,000, a 50% discount on the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, and 30% off on the Galaxy Watch5 Series.

On top of this, they will also get a FREE 1-year Samsung Care+ coverage worth PHP5,999, and earn double Samsung Rewards points.

As for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, we’re getting two RAM options (8GB and 12GB), plus internal storage of up to 1TB.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra specs:
6.8-inch Edge QHD+ 3088 x 1440p Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Dynamic refresh rate
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (front)
Gorilla Glass Victus (back)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC
8GB, 12GB RAM
256GB, 512GB, 1TB storage
Quad-rear cameras:
• 200MP main (wide)
• 12MP (ultrawide)
• 10MP (10x optical)
• 10MP (3x optical)
12MP Dual Pixel front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner (in-display)
Face Unlock
AKG Stereo Speakers
IP68 water and dust resistance
S-Pen (9ms latency)
OneUI 5.1 (Android 13)
5,000mAh battery w/ 45W fast charging, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging
78.1 x 163.4 x 8.9mm
233 grams
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Watch our Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra hands-on here.

The Galaxy S23 series comes in four nature-inspired matte hues: Phantom Black, Cream, Green and Lavender. The Galaxy S23 retails for PHP 53,990 for the 128GB variant, and PHP 57,990 for the 256GB variant.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S23+ starts at PHP 68,990 for 256GB variant, and PHP 76,990 for the 512GB variant.

Lastly, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is available at PHP 81,990 and PHP 89,990 for the 256GB and512GB variants respectively. A samsung.com-exclusive 1TB Galaxy S23 Ultra is also available at PHP 103,990.