Yesterday the doors of leak opened for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 family with the renders of the Galaxy S23 and S23 +. Today the missing member is in the spotlight – we’re talking about the Galaxy S23 Ultra, of course.
Samsung’s high-end non-foldable device for next year will end up looking like its predecessor, apparently. Seriously, it’s nearly impossible to tell just by looking at these renders that this isn’t the S22 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has leaked the renders
Yet – it is not. The three ‘islands’ of the main camera rim appear to protrude slightly more in the S23 Ultra, while the other two visibly protrude less. The front also feels a bit flatter, so the radius of the curves has been further tightened: the Ultra was however squared off like a Note, now it’s getting slightly more squared off.
That’s it, though. These are all obvious differences between the two – and let’s face it, they’re far from 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 adopting the split camera islands look, next year’s top-of-the-line Samsung family members will finally look like part of the same family. For better or for worse, since they also resemble many A-series models. So this clearly helps solidify it as Samsung’s design language.
Plus, having a $ 1,200 + device that shares design language with a $ 200 device from the same brand is … an interesting stylistic choice, let’s say. It definitely sacrifices high-end exclusivity for overall easier recognition. Whether the compromise is worth it is no one’s guess at this point.
Some rumors have been talking about the announcement of the Galaxy S23 family a few weeks earlier than the S22 models, which means that we could see a presentation in January. At the rate at which leaks have occurred recently, we will certainly know a lot more about the S23 trio much sooner.
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