Samsung’s held its first Unpacked event for 2023, where the company launched the Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra. Alongside that, Samsung powered up its ecosystem play by updating its MacBook competitor, the Galaxy Book line.
Related The Galaxy S23 Ultra ships with a 6.8-inch quad HD display. It’s AMOLED, as all Samsung flagships are, and it comes equipped with variable 120Hz refresh support. Design-wise, that big screen is ensconced in a chassis that looks a lot like the S22 Ultra. Samsung isn’t reinventing the wheel here. The S22 Ultra looked good, so why not follow that up with the S23 Ultra, after all?
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is available for preorder today from $1,200. It is available in Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender — or black, white, green, and purple. Diving into the specs, the S23 and S23 Plus ship with broadly the same camera setup as last year. There’s a 50MP main camera paired with a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera and a 10MP telephoto lens. That 50MP camera works a lot like the S23 Ultra’s 200MP ones, so most of the time, your photos should look similar. The main issue here is for those who use RAW photos resulting in the S23 Ultra having a much higher ceiling than the S23 and S23 Plus.
Samsung Galaxy Book and Galaxy Book Pro Finally, Samsung is also bringing three new laptops to the market today. These are the Galaxy Book 3 Pro, the convertible Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, and the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra — its first laptop to be branded Ultra. The newest Galaxy Books are the company’s attempt to compete with the Macbook Pro. They are all impressive, powerful devices.