It’s almost time that Samsung unveiled another generation of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone. Luckily for us, leaks have revealed many of the key beats ahead of the February 1st event. It seems that all show stopping features will come to the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Rumors have long pointed to the high-end S23 model with a 200-megapixel main camera – and then Samsung unveiled a new camera sensor that pretty much matches that spec. You might not see any other sweeping changes in terms of design, but according to leaked images, the camera array on the S23 and S23+ may lose last-gen’s cropped look, making it look more like the Ultra.
For the full S23 family, which will likely include the S23, S23+ and Ultra, well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims Samsung will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead of its in-house Exynos chips. Exynos-based Galaxy phones have a reputation for inferior performance and battery life, so this could be a good thing.
Alongside the phones, we’re expecting Samsung to launch a new ultra laptop, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra. The company’s mobile president, TM Roh, was even mentioned in one blog entry that there will be Ultra products in “more device categories,” so that has to be it. Samsung Display said the high-end Galaxy Book line will occur OLED screens with integrated touch, similar to smartphones. The Ultra is also expected to launch alongside more conventional Galaxy Book 3 PCs.
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This is from Xbox boss Phil Spencer.
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Meta’s pricey Quest Pro VR headset is currently $400 off
It’s a hefty first-time discount.
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