Samsung Galaxy S23 review – A palm-friendly winner
Samsung Galaxy S23: Two-minute review Seen in a vacuum, the Samsung Galaxy S23 is an excellent, near-perfectly proportioned Android handset that meets or exceeds expectation. The mobile phone market, though, is not a vacuum, and the Galaxy S23 is inevitably judged against all the best smartphones , including its own stellar sibling, the big and bold Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra , and its nearest Apple competitor, the iPhone 14 Pro . In that light, Samsung's latest flagship acquits itself nicely, with an excellent camera array, the most powerful Qualcomm SoC yet, a gorgeous screen and a multitude of other capabilities. But it does not outshine the S23 Ultra or the iPhone 14 Pro. In some instances, I found the S23 equal to anything Apple threw at it. In others, I wondered why the Galaxy S23 was – leaving aside the refined design – so similar to the Galaxy S22 and lacking compared to the beast-like Galaxy S23 Ultra. At the very least, Samsung could've equipped the Galaxy S23 w...