Samsung Galaxy S23+ S23+ Phantom Black 256GB
The customized Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and 4,700mAh battery deliver fluid app switching and all-day endurance. Its Nightography camera system captures usable low-light photos, while the 50MP main sensor provides crisp detail for prints and posts. This device is best for social creators and nightlife enthusiasts who need reliable battery life and strong camera performance in dim settings.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong build (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong camera (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong social proof (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong performance (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.6" |
| Display Type | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 2340 x 1080 |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Processor Model | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| CPU Speed | 3.36 |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 50 |
| Camera Count | 3 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Telephoto | 10 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| Video | 8K |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 4700 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 25 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Adaptive Fast Charging |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C |
| SIM | eSIM, Nano SIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| Fingerprint | in-display |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | Android |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy S23+ S23+ | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 | Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Display Type | AMOLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | OLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Apple A18 Pro | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 512 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 50 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 4700 | 4700 | 4685 | 5100 | 7300 | 6300 |
| Charging Wattage | 25 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 100 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android | Android | iOS | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy S23+ S23+ | 93.2 | 86.3 | 81.5 | 73 | 78.3 | 82.2 | 60.4 | 82.4 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 66.4 | 84.9 | 97 | 99 | 87.1 | 99.6 | 73.8 | 92.9 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Compare | 78.5 | 93.5 | 88.6 | 96 | 78.3 | 89.2 | 95.9 | 94.4 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 54.5 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 81.1 | 98 | 98.4 |
| OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.5 | 83.1 | 51.6 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 99.8 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 64.4 | 94.7 | 95.9 | 24.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 1 offers From $340
Newegg 4 offers From $348
Amazon 1 offers From $509
Price History
Usage Scores
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