New Galaxy S23 leak suggests Samsung will be following Apple’s iPhone 14 path

A pretty similar line-up incoming

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TheSamsung Galaxy S23is likely to be one of the first major flagship phones to launch in 2023, but if a new leak is correct, then we shouldn’t expect the three phones in the line-up to be all that different in physical terms from theirSamsung Galaxy S22predecessors.

According to the usually reliableIce Universe(viaGSMArena), the dimensions of the 2023 handsets will be more or less the same as the 2022 handsets, and the respective screen sizes and resolutions are going to be identical.

This move would be similar toApple’s latest upgrades, where theiPhone 14andiPhone 14 Plus, in particular, look very similar to designs from the previous two generations.

The new Galaxy S23 leak matches up with aprevious rumorfrom the same source that said the Galaxy S23 Ultra would match the Galaxy S22 Ultra very closely in terms of how it looks. Now that information has been extended to cover the entire range.

By the numbers

Only the heights and widths are changing, apparently, and only by a few tenths of a millimeter. The Galaxy S23 is said to measure 146.3 mm x 70.9 mm x 7.6 mm (compared with the 146 mm x 70.6 mm x 7.6 mm dimensions of the Galaxy S22), and will stick with the same 6.1-inch, 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution screen.

The Galaxy S23 Plus will apparently measure 157.8 mm x 76.2 mm x 7.6 mm (compared with the dimensions of 157.4 mm x 75.8 mm x 7.64 mm of theGalaxy S22 Plus). The display will again measure 6.6 inches corner to corner, with a 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution.

And finally the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is reportedly going to have dimensions of 163.4 mm x 78.1 mm x 8.9 mm (up against the 163.3 mm x 77.9 mm x 8.9 mm dimensions of theGalaxy S22 Ultra). The screen is apparently going to be the same again, a 6.8-inch panel with a resolution of 3088 x 1440 pixels.

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Analysis: the same but different

We wouldn’t be too disappointed if all the upgrades on the Galaxy S23 were on the inside next year – the Galaxy S22 series is stylish enough, and there’s always a good chance thatSamsungwill decide to give us some new colors to pick from next time around.

There are sure to be internal upgrades, starting with the chipset. The next-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset is apparently set to go into the Galaxy S23 phones – and in a change from previous years, therewon’t be any Exynos chipset variants either.

Reports suggestthat a 200MP camera sensor is on the way to the Galaxy S23 Ultra, although the rear camera upgrades on the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23 Plus might be more modest based on what we’ve heard so far.

From what we know right now, it doesn’t look as though we’ll see anything as innovative as theDynamic Islandon the newiPhone 14 Promodels – but then Samsung has already put plenty of innovative ideas into its foldable smartphones, and there are still months for more leaks to appear.

Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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