Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Hardware Engineering Overview: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a high-performance mobile computing device engineered around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4nm TSMC, Overclocked 3.36 GHz) (8-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz + 2x2.8 GHz + 3x2.0 GHz), Adreno 740 (Overclocked 719 MHz)). It features a 6.8" Dynamic AMOLED 2X LTPO (1–120Hz, flatter curvature edges) at 3088 × 1440 px (500 ppi Quad HD+) with 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1750 nits peak brightness. Optics include a 200 MP 1/1.3" ISOCELL HP2 (0.6µm, 16-in-1 Tetra²pixel, 2x wider OIS) primary sensor with hardware OIS paired with Dual Telephoto: 3x Optical (OIS) + 10x Optical Periscope (OIS) zoom, powered by a 5000 mAh battery with 45W wired fast charging.

Compute & Processing Architecture

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4nm TSMC, Overclocked 3.36 GHz) equipped with 8-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz + 2x2.8 GHz + 3x2.0 GHz) and Adreno 740 (Overclocked 719 MHz). Runs Android 13 (One UI 5.1) with Ultrasonic In-Display Fingerprint.

Display & Luminescence Benchmarks

6.8" Dynamic AMOLED 2X LTPO (1–120Hz, flatter curvature edges) panel delivering 3088 × 1440 px (500 ppi Quad HD+) (19.3:9) at 120Hz and 1750 nits peak luminance.

Optics & Cinema Video Recording

200 MP 1/1.3" ISOCELL HP2 (0.6µm, 16-in-1 Tetra²pixel, 2x wider OIS) sensor (f/1.7) with Dual Telephoto: 3x Optical (OIS) + 10x Optical Periscope (OIS). Video capture: 8K at 30 fps (wider FOV), 4K at 60 fps Super HDR, Astro Hyperlapse.

Battery, Power & Build Metallurgy

5000 mAh battery with 45W wired fast charging. Chassis: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front/back, Armor Aluminum frame, embedded S-Pen with IP68.