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Samsung Galaxy S23 preorder reservations are live, score an S23 Ultra deal!

Samsung Galaxy S23 preorder reservations are live, score an S23 Ultra deal!

The $100 discount is valid only when you reserve an S23 line handset together with an upcoming Galaxy Book 3 device – laptops with OLED displays and the latest Intel processors – that will be unveiled at Samsung’s February Unpacked event.
Samsung calls its bonus a Reservation Gift and clarifies that it can’t be used to cut, say, the Galaxy S23 Ultra price directly, but rather towards “additional eligible products” on its website or via the Shop Samsung App in an “if you don’t lose it you lose it” vein. The Reservation Gift is limited to one person, not transferable to other people, and has to be used towards additional purchases in the Samsung store at the time of preordering the Galaxy S23 or Galaxy Book 3 devices.
Still, the $50-$100 discount will be applicable in addition to all the unbeatable deals and gifts that Samsung will have for early adopters who preorder by the prospective February 17 release date, like the rumored free Galaxy Buds Pro 2 or gratis cases, the best trade-in offers in the industry, or exclusive colors and storage amounts. You wouldn’t be able to grab those anywhere else but via Samsung, and that goes for the Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T Galaxy S23 models bought from it, too. There is some speculation that the extra color and storage options release will be delayed with a few weeks so as to keep interest fresh, but that remains to be seen.

Samsung is quick to point out all the benefits like the best trade-in values ​​you would get by reserving now and getting an S23 phone directly from it:

  • Guaranteed trade-in credit when purchasing several Galaxy phones, including trade-in credit for phones with cracked screens and the highest trade-in value for Galaxy devices.
  • Samsung Offer program, which includes additional savings for eligible Students, Military, First Responders and corporate partner employees.
  • 0% APR Financing with no down payment, and pay in 4 installments with Affirm
  • Samsung Care+ Extended coverage including:
  • Device protection for drops, spills, and mechanical breakdown
  • Same-day cracked screen repairs at 700+ Samsung authorized locations
  • Replacements as soon as next business day
  • Samsung expert support available 24/7 for new device setup, transferring content, and connecting with other devices

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series prices may by the same

Galaxy S23 series model Price (basic storage)
Galaxy S23 Ultra $1249 (exp.) for the 256GB model
Galaxy S23+ $999 (exp.)
Galaxy S23 $799 (exp.)

The leaked Galaxy S23 line price translate to $1250 for the S23 Ultra, but the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra prices will likely remain unchanged in the US. For the S22 Ultra, Samsung tucked the S Pen in the phone’s body, and put on a better screen, but still charged the same, so we keep our hopes high for a $799 Galaxy S23 starting price, $999 tag for the Galaxy S23+, and a $1249 Galaxy S23 Ultra price spot for the base storage versions.

This is actually a sweet deal, given that the 128GB models may only be limited to a very few countries, and most of the world, the US included, is likely to get 256GB starting storage for the price of last year’s 128-giggers.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Galaxy S23 Plus vs Galaxy S23 specs to expect

A Samsung-exclusive overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 would power all three phones, so let’s preview all rumored Galaxy S23 series specs to make it easier for you to pull the preorder reservation trigger on an S23, S23+, or the Ultra.

Galaxy S23 Ultra Galaxy S23 Plus Galaxy S23
display 6.8-inch, 3080 x 1440 pixels, 500ppi, 1-120Hz Dynamic AMOLED, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 6.6-inch, 2340 X 1080 pixels, 390ppi, 48-120Hz Dynamic AMOLED, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 6.1-inch, 2340 x 1080 pixels, 422ppi, 48-120Hz Dynamic AMOLED, Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Dimensions 163.4×78.1×8.9mm, 233g. weight 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm
main camera Custom 200MP ISOCELL HP2 sensor, OIS, Dual PDAF 50MP, F1.8 aperture, 23mm, 1/1.56″ sensor size, OIS, PDAF 50MP, F1.8 aperture, 23mm, 1/1.56″ sensor size, OIS, PDAF
Telephoto camera 10MP, 3.0X optical zoom, F2.4 aperture, 69mm, 1/3.52″ sensor size 10MP, 3.0X optical zoom, F2.4 aperture, 69mm, 1/3.94″ sensor size 10MP, 3.0X optical zoom, F2.4 aperture, 69mm, 1/3.94″ sensor size
Telephoto camera #2 10MP, 10.0X optical zoom, F4.9 aperture, 230mm, 1/3.52″ sensor size – –
Ultra wide camera 12MP, F2.2 aperture, 13mm, 1/2.55″ sensor size 12MP, F2.2 aperture, 13mm, 1/2.55″ sensor size 12MP, F2.2 aperture, 13mm, 1/2.55″ sensor size
Selfie-camera 12MP 10MP 10MP
Hardware Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 8GB RAM + 256GB, 12GB RAM + 512GB, 12GB RAM + 1TB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 8GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, 8GB + 512GB storage Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 8GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB storage, 8GB + 512GB storage
Battery 5,000mAh, 45W wired, 15W wireless charging 4,700mAh, 45W wired, 15W wireless charging 3,900mAh, 25 wired, 15W wireless charging

As you can see from the S23 series specs listed here, Samsung will upgrade its 2023 flagship line crop with the fastest processor and 5G modem available for Android phones, whose benchmarks put it on even keel with Apple’s A-series chipsets even.

Moreover, despite their larger batteries and more base storage, the Galaxy S23 and S23+ should launch at the same prices, too, as the LTPS display technology is expected to stay, just with wider refresh rate range.

Samsung, however, has pulled out all the stops for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and not only with the new 200MP HP2 camera sensor, increasing the specs gap over its siblings even further to an extent that it forecasts the most sales will go to its best 2023 phone now, and with a good reason. The S23 preorder reservation bonus you can get here will certainly help offset the price difference, too, so fire at will!

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