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ReallyReallyGood

1,620 posts

129 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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the-photographer said:
S23 battery life

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS23/comments/10u81e...
In Korean but you just need to look at the numbers

https://tweakers.net/reviews/10834/6/samsung-galax...
Use translate, graphs are self explanatory, also includes a page on the cameras

GSMArena, visit the site to add other phones
Presumably the only fair comparison to make with the S23 is the S22 5G. In which case it's a healthy improvement in battery life? What's the 101 hours, standby?

the-photographer

3,479 posts

175 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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ReallyReallyGood said:
Presumably the only fair comparison to make with the S23 is the S22 5G. In which case it's a healthy improvement in battery life? What's the 101 hours, standby?
Yes, its a good improvement over the S22 and now competitive with the iPhone 14, Pixel 7 and others

R1gtr

3,424 posts

153 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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the-photographer said:
R1gtr said:
If you have TopCashback you can get another 12% off the final price. Where did you find a referral code?
You can try

https://twitter.com/search?q=i.soreto.com&src=...

Or its much easy to find someone on this thread who will PM their soreto link after they have ordered
Thanks for that, just used it for extra discount. Traded in my S21 Ultra so was left to pay £650

Tycho

11,554 posts

272 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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the-photographer said:
gangzoom said:
I'm staring to do exactly that with my Fold 4 and having to work across multiple sites. Rather than take the laptop plug in the Fold into the Hp docks we have at work. Company portal means I can now essentially access all my work files from the Fold, however annoying DEX still only does single screen support, when am use to x3 screen working now.
Is this a standard USB-C dock, does the phone recognise keyboards and mice connected to the same dock?
Yes it does although I use a BT keyboard and mouse with a usb-c to hdmi dongle.

simonwhite2000

2,466 posts

96 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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I received an email for £100 off the S23 or S23+ which is kinda more frustrating given I want the Ultra!!

_-XXXX-_

10,288 posts

204 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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I can't justify it, only got the S22 Ultra (late) last year. I'd only upgrade for the better processor, coming from an S9 the S22 Ultra is fine for now!

R1gtr

3,424 posts

153 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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Mine has arrived, can't see if it has a screen protector on or not, last few Galaxy's I have owned had one on from the factory

_-XXXX-_

10,288 posts

204 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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S22 Ultra didn't, bit tight!

JagYouAre

430 posts

169 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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R1gtr said:
Mine has arrived, can't see if it has a screen protector on or not, last few Galaxy's I have owned had one on from the factory
My S23 Ultra doesn't, and nor did my S22U.

drdino

1,142 posts

141 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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Got my graphite 1tb today, let's see what the new Snap is all about...

JagYouAre

430 posts

169 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Battery life on S23U seems way better than S22U! Used to be lucky to get through the day without charging, but I charged this over night Thursday night and still got over 20% now.

the-norseman

12,269 posts

170 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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JagYouAre said:
Battery life on S23U seems way better than S22U! Used to be lucky to get through the day without charging, but I charged this over night Thursday night and still got over 20% now.
Always the same with a new phone.

Ydnaroo

288 posts

201 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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50% off S23 for any BT Group employees: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bteeplusnetopenre...

I do not have access to this offer.

JagYouAre

430 posts

169 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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the-norseman said:
JagYouAre said:
Battery life on S23U seems way better than S22U! Used to be lucky to get through the day without charging, but I charged this over night Thursday night and still got over 20% now.
Always the same with a new phone.
S22U battery was always poor, I never had more than a day out of it from new. Apparently there's some new battery efficiency stuff going on in the new one so not sure if that would also improve the S22U with a software update.

gangzoom

6,254 posts

214 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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JagYouAre said:
S22U battery was always poor, I never had more than a day out of it from new. Apparently there's some new battery efficiency stuff going on in the new one so not sure if that would also improve the S22U with a software update.
I believe the battery life improvements is all down to the Snapdragen gen 2 processor. My Fold with the gen+1 processor has a BETTER battery life than my old Exynous S21U despite the Fold having a smaller physical battery and larger display(s) to drive.

Marques really rates what Samsung has done with the S23U, I suspect I will be very tempted to by the Fold 5 but needs must, saving ££££ is now our main goal due to starting work on a major house extension.

https://youtu.be/zhoTX0RRXPQ

AmitG

3,272 posts

159 months

Sunday 12th February 2023
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Currently on a Galaxy Note 9 and I think I am going to make the jump. Ideally I wanted to wait, but there is some stuff I need that doesn't run on the Note 9 due to the old Android version.

Has anyone hit any problems yet? Anything that doesn't work or makes them regret it?

HammyHamster

393 posts

171 months

Monday 13th February 2023
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simonwhite2000 said:
Finally ordered in green 512 version. Traded in an old iphone 6 for £150 off, 10% accessory discount with screen protector, 10% referral code, used Samsung reward points (£16) and 10% cashback via Quidco. Sold my S22 Ultra on ebay for £699 with 80% off fees selling offer. Less than £200 to actually pay
Good work. I managed to get the £150 off for an ancient motorola I had at the back of a drawer, 10% off the whole order with a cheap screen protector, and £60 cashback from Topcashback. Annoyingly I didn't realise I could layer a 10% referral discount until it was too late. Unless I want to go through the hassle of cancelling and re-ordering.

Where are you seeing the 10% quidco cashback btw? I can only see 2.25%

Anyone got any good quality slimline case recommendations?

simonwhite2000

2,466 posts

96 months

Monday 13th February 2023
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HammyHamster said:
simonwhite2000 said:
Finally ordered in green 512 version. Traded in an old iphone 6 for £150 off, 10% accessory discount with screen protector, 10% referral code, used Samsung reward points (£16) and 10% cashback via Quidco. Sold my S22 Ultra on ebay for £699 with 80% off fees selling offer. Less than £200 to actually pay

I still have a 10% off referral code if any wants it pm me
Good work. I managed to get the £150 off for an ancient motorola I had at the back of a drawer, 10% off the whole order with a cheap screen protector, and £60 cashback from Topcashback. Annoyingly I didn't realise I could layer a 10% referral discount until it was too late. Unless I want to go through the hassle of cancelling and re-ordering.

Where are you seeing the 10% quidco cashback btw? I can only see 2.25%

Anyone got any good quality slimline case recommendations?
It was 10% on Friday. I have been checking Top Cashback and Quidco each day and noticed it changes daily and can vary a lot. Top Cashback was 12% at one point but has dropped alot

Spigen is a good brand for cases

dontlookdown

1,684 posts

92 months

Monday 13th February 2023
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I dropped Samsung before xmas after more than 10yrs as a happy customer due to the cost of their flagship phones and the short support life of their cheaper ones.

Got a Pixel 6a instead, a good phone that does have some minor limitations but is solid where it counts. Overall great value and has several years of support from Google (assuming they don't renege on that promise). I paid £300 and got a free pair of pixelbuds thrown in.

The specs of the S23 haven't made me think I made a mistake. Yes it seems significantly better than the 6a in some respects, esp the screen. But is it more than 2.5x as good? No.

As an aside, Google's pricing is v aggressive right now. They are clearly trying to buy marketshare. Can't see them making much - or even any - margin at current prices.

simonwhite2000

2,466 posts

96 months

Monday 13th February 2023
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dontlookdown said:
I dropped Samsung before xmas after more than 10yrs as a happy customer due to the cost of their flagship phones and the short support life of their cheaper ones.

Got a Pixel 6a instead, a good phone that does have some minor limitations but is solid where it counts. Overall great value and has several years of support from Google (assuming they don't renege on that promise). I paid £300 and got a free pair of pixelbuds thrown in.

The specs of the S23 haven't made me think I made a mistake. Yes it seems significantly better than the 6a in some respects, esp the screen. But is it more than 2.5x as good? No.

As an aside, Google's pricing is v aggressive right now. They are clearly trying to buy marketshare. Can't see them making much - or even any - margin at current prices.
Pixel 6a a good phone for sure - have played around with one. Happy with the S23 Ultra purchase though especially as all the discounts trade in, selling another phone, cashback etc means I only have to dig out £158