Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra first look

 

The leak floodgates for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 family opened yesterday with renders of the Galaxy S23 and S23+. Today, it is the missing member who is in the spotlight, we are of course talking about the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

It turns out that Samsung's most premium non-folding device for next year will end up looking like its predecessor. Seriously, it's almost impossible to tell just by looking at these renders that it's not the S22 Ultra.

However, that's all. These are all the obvious differences between the two, and let's face it, they're anything but obvious unless you look very closely. The S23 Ultra will measure 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.8mm, compared to the S22 Ultra's 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm.

With the Galaxy S23 and S23+ also taking on the split-camera island look, next year's high-end members of the Samsung family will finally look like they're part of the same family. For better or worse, that's to say they look like many A-series models as well. That clearly helps cement this as Samsung's design language.

On the other hand, having a device over $1,200 that shares a design language with a $200 device from the same brand is...an interesting stylistic choice, shall we say. It definitely sacrifices high-end exclusivity for easier global recognition. Whether the trade-off is worth it is anyone's guess at this point.

Some rumors say that the Galaxy S23 family will be announced a few weeks before the S22 models, which means we could see a presentation in January. Based on the leaks recently, we will definitely know a lot more about the S23 trio long before that.

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