Samsung Galaxy S23: What’s the rumours so far?

Samsung launches a few smartphones each year, from the Galaxy S range at the beginning of the year, to the Galaxy Z range towards the later half of the year, along with a few Galaxy A devices throughout. 

The Galaxy S22 series launched at the beginning of 2022, with its predecessors therefore likely due around the beginning of 2023, though there have already been rumors surrounding what we might be able to expect from the next flagship Galaxy S series.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 will likely arrive in early 2023 – probably around February time – though nothing is confirmed for now. 

In the past, almost all the Galaxy S devices have launched either on or near the Mobile World Congress, which takes place towards the end of February. The Galaxy S21 was the only exception to this rule, launching slightly earlier in January 2021.

In terms of price, the Galaxy S22 range starts at £769 in the UK while the S22+ starts at £949 in the UK and the S22 Ultra starts at £1149 in the UK.

It’s not currently clear if Samsung will stick to the same pricing, as they did between the Galaxy S21 and S22, or increase it slightly, but we would imagine the new devices will be within a similar ballpark.

There haven’t been any rumours surrounding the design of the Galaxy S23 series as yet so it’s not currently clear if we might see a change up in design this year or not. 

There was very little difference in terms of design between the S22 and S21 handsets so it’s possible we will see a little more change this time around, but for now, we’re in the dark here.

Like the designs, there aren’t many details on the display specifications of the Galaxy S23 line up yet. We would expect the display sizes to be similar to the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra respectively, though you never know, Samsung could mix it up.

It’s been suggested the Galaxy S23 Ultra could come with a quad-edge display. The S22 Ultra has curved edges on the left and right, though a quad-edge display would imply the top and bottom could be curved too.

It’s the camera department that has seen the most rumours so far. There have been claims the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will offer a 200-megapixel HP2 sensor.

There’s also been talk that the Galaxy S23 could offer an improved front camera, moving from the 10-megapixel snapper that we’ve seen consistently over the last couple of years, to a 12-megapixel snapper.