This is what the Samsung Galaxy S23 series costs in South Africa

Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 range of devices last week, including the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra. While the new devices look similar to last year’s, there are some crucial differences and updates. The S23 Ultra is again the top of the line, with a different design to the other two devices in the range. The prices of the Samsung Galaxy S23 range of devices in South Africa has been revealed, and might surprise some. It’s not as much as we expected after seeing the dire local price increases of the iPhone 14 range.

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You can read about all the most important changes compared to last year’s model here, but the highlights include:

  • 6.1-, 6.6- and 6.8-inch screens for the Galaxy 23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra versions, respectively.
  • Corning’s latest Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front and back to protect the phones in case they are, for example, dropped on the floor.
  • Big improvements in the camera department, especially for the Ultra model, with the main sensor size jumping to 200 megapixels, from 108 megapixels previously.
  • There’s also enhanced noise reduction for night photography and a new Astro Hyperlapse feature that allows users to take photos of the night sky (tripod required).
  • The Ultra also doubles the optimal image stabilisation angle for better stability in video, and it shoots video in 8K at 30 frames per second. All three models have a 12-megapixel “selfie” camera with Super HDR.
  • All three phones feature a customised version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC (system on chip). None of the new models ships with Samsung’s own Exynos silicon. However, reports this week suggested the company may look to reintroduce Exynos chips in the 2024 Galaxy S models.
  • The S23 and S23+ get bigger batteries – boosted by 200mAh compared to the S22 models to 3 900mAh and 4 700mAh, respectively. The S23 Ultra keeps the same 5 000mAh battery as previous models.

The prices of the Samsung Galaxy S23 devices in South Africa has been revealed.

  • Galaxy S23: R21,999
  • Galaxy S23+: R23,999
  • Galaxy S23 Ultra: R31,999